Jump, Jump, Jump!
When Gage was about 2 years old, we went to a birthday party for a friends son. At the party they had one of those big Inflatable Toys that kids climb into and jump around. All of the kids loved it, some of the adults did too, actually.
Gage had such a blast in the bounce house. I would love to get one for a future birthday party for Gage. Or maybe buy one someday to use whenever we want — that would be fun. I can see how renting out those Inflatable Toys would be a lucrative business. The couple hosting the party we went to paid $100 an hour for theirs, and the husband worked for the company, so he got a pretty good discount. If I remember right, the regular rate for the size bounce house that they got was $250 an hour. Even at half that price, 2 4-hour parties in one weekend would make $1000. Since people have parties at different times, you could feasibly do 2 a day, doubling your income — to say nothing of having multiple toys to rent and employees to enable you to cover more parties.
Jumpions.com has a great selection of bounce houses, slides and even water games. I could definitely see getting into a business like this, especially if you like kids. Just seeing the way their faces light up when they see that big bounce house inflate. Then the delight as they climb in and bounce their way to exhaustion. Which is great for the parents too — since these toys always seem to lead to a good nights sleep.
Personally, I’d love to be able to get one of the water toys/slides. Just to have for summer fun. Yeah, Gage would probably love it, but I’d love it more. What can I say, I’m just a big kid at heart.