We had our 8 year old’s birthday today. I hired a children’s entertainer for £300. He was going to teach them circus skills. For the first 40 minutes he gave them what can only be described as a TED talk. It was an interminable lecture about circus skills. He then let them juggle scarves for 3 minutes and then we stopped for food. During his lecture he shouted at the 5 parents who stayed, for whispering to each other, he told off the children for getting fidgety.
During the break I asked if the second half of his act could be more interactive. He said no. I asked if he could do some games, he said no the children would be captivated by him if total silence was respected.
During the second half he shouted at the parents again for dancing at the back to his mood music. Two women were vaguely swaying, well out of sight of the kids.
He kept threatening the kids that the show would stop if they made a sound.
The last 15 mins was fire juggling which is probably all the kids will remember but even that had no joy. He told them not to play with fire because he only could because he had the best teacher. A child called out that they had the same teacher and he said “no you didn’t because my teacher died”.
He told no jokes, there was no joy. I have saved all year for this party and it was miserable. AIBU to slate him on social media?