450+ Five-Star Reviews and Counting.
Bay Area’s highest-rated kids’ entertainer! Don’t just take our word for it — hear from the amazing families who’ve experienced the show.
Featured Reviews
Birthday Parties
"Chris is a phenomenal puppeteer and put on a wonderful show for my son's 5th birthday. We had about 15 kids ranging from 4 to 8 years old and everyone, including the parents, were in rapt attention throughout. My son was beaming as the puppet characters led the room in singing happy birthday to him. Chris is a natural with children and even had them surrounding him and playing with the puppets after the show. He's super professional and responsive every step of the way and truly made our birthday celebration special. I highly recommend Ricky Roo and Friends!"
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"Best birthday entertainment we've booked in five years of parties. Chris emailed us beforehand to ask about our son's favorite things and built little inside jokes into the show. The look on Theo's face when his favorite dinosaur showed up as a puppet that's the photo we framed."
"Our daughter is on the shy side and usually hides from entertainers. By the middle of the show she was front and center, helping the puppets find a missing hat. Chris has a real gift for pulling quiet kids in without forcing it."
Schools & Orgs
"As a children's librarian I've programmed a lot of family shows. Ricky Roo is one of the few performers who genuinely understands the developmental range of a library audience he gives the toddlers something to look at and the older siblings something to laugh at, all in the same bit."
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"Chris put on a birthday puppet show for my kindergarten class. I had zero expectations or ideas of what to expect of a puppet show via Zoom honestly, I wasn't totally sure how the kids would respond, but I was game to give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised. The show was lovely. Kids thoroughly enjoyed it. Chris did a great job it was developmentally appropriate, funny, and entertaining. By the end of the show, I was thankful for the opportunity. It was a special event. I would jump at doing it again."
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"Our after-school program has kids from kinder through 4th grade. That's a brutal age spread for any performer. Chris handled it so well the older kids stayed engaged because the humor has layers, and the little ones were on the edge of their seats."
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General Reviews
"Three weeks later our son still asks if Ricky Roo can come back. That's the test."
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"You can tell Chris actually likes kids. That sounds obvious but it's not a lot of children's entertainers are clearly going through the motions. He's not. The energy is real."
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"What makes this different from other party entertainment is the personalization. Chris asks about your kid before the show and weaves them into the story in a way that feels genuinely sweet, not gimmicky."
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