This just in: Loads of new books! The book shelves here at The Red Balloon are jam packed with an excellent selection of new books and old favorites that you won’t find everywhere. Our friendly staff is well versed in our book selection and happy to assist you in choosing books for anyone on your [...]
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New Product Web Albums!
March 3, 2012 – 11:48 am
Whether you are shopping online, over the phone, or just curious as to what new merchandise we have in, The Red Balloon is always able to share photos and info about any of our products. We are always updating our web albums that we tailor to your child. Give us a call, stop in, or [...]
Vulture Sale!
January 17, 2012 – 11:42 am
Starting Thursday, January 19th- Sunday, January 22nd, we will be having a VULTURE SALE at our old location, 2060 N. Damen Avenue, during our regular business hours: Thursday 10-6:30pm Friday 10-6pm Saturday 10-6pm Sunday 11-5pm Stop by for amazing deals on bookcases, display furniture, decorative buckets, toy overstock, lamps, artwork, and all sorts of one-of-a-kind [...]
American Express presents: Shop Small Saturday
November 22, 2011 – 1:40 pm
American Express wants to help you make a difference. Get a one-time $25 statement credit when you register an eligible American Express Card and use that Card for a purchase of $25 or more at a small business on November 26th. Here’s how we are doing our part!: Mary, our web developer, will be shopping [...]
November 10, 2011 – 3:47 pm
Would you like to win 20 alphabetables pillows from the Red Balloon? Think of the possibilities: Christmas: done. Hanukkah: seven days complete. The favors for your child’s next birthday party: amazing! To enter, email a photo of you child in a Red Balloon Co. outfit to mary@theredballoon.com For more information, call us toll free: 877-969-9800
Chicago Gifts!
November 1, 2011 – 2:11 pm
We have a new section on our website that has our favorite Chicago themed gifts, ranging from clothing to postcards to unique home decor. Check it out: http://www.theredballoon.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=37_61 Or give us a call toll free for more ideas!: 877-969-9800
Share the Love: Custom Silhouettes
November 1, 2011 – 2:04 pm
Our silhouette artist, Betsy Robinson, will be in our Andersonville store on Saturday (11/5/11), and Bucktown on Sunday (11/6/11). It takes 5-10 minutes per child. The silhouettes will be available two weeks after the event, and make amazing holiday gifts! For more information & pricing, call us toll free: 877-969-9800
“Every Thing On It” Poems and drawings by Shel Silverstein
September 30, 2011 – 9:40 am
From the creator of “Where the Sidewalk Ends”, “A Light in the Attic”, and “Falling Up”, an all new collection of never-before-published poems and drawings! Shel Silverstein’s poems will bend your brain and open your heart with their observant, childlike magic. $19.99 Want to know more? Give us a call toll free at 877-969-9800.
“The Hundred Dresses” by Eleanor Estes
August 16, 2011 – 4:04 pm
The book centers on Wanda Petronski, a poor and friendless Polish-American girl. Her teacher, outwardly kind, puts her in the worst seat in the schoolroom and does not intervene when her schoolmates tease her. One day, after her classmates laugh at her funny last name and the faded blue dress she wears to school every [...]