Magic Of The Nightingale

To the Park District of Oak Park,
Our family had the pleasure of attending the sensory friendly Cookies with Santa last Wednesday at Cheney Mansion. As our little kiddo has challenges, attending events can be very stressful and overwhelming for him and subsequently for the whole family. I wanted to share how incredible of an experience we all had. It was just a few families at a time, everyone with kiddos that process things a little differently. The four of us went and it was a dimly lit, quiet atmosphere at Cheney Mansion. Our son walked in and lit up, helped himself to cookies and juice with ease (unlike him!) due to the relaxing surroundings.

The Santa, Jeff Blake, that was there was amazing - he knew just how to talk to our son and others. He encouraged deep breaths at times when it was necessary and knew just how to engage with these special kids. Our son found Santa and talked to Santa for about 15 minutes about dinosaurs with so with so much joy with a calm body. Our daughter was overjoyed too. We were blown away at how wonderful his approach and interaction was with the kids and parents. The other staff members were patient and so engaging with crafts and pictures, truly impressed.

My husband and I were holding back happy tears at how amazing of an experience it was. It was one of the first experiences that went magically from beginning to end. We sincerely thank the Park District of Oak Park for hosting such an important and meaningful experience for these kiddos and families with different needs and will always be a supporter and advocate for more events as thoughtful as this in the future. If there is any way more of these events can take place and continue to be inclusive of kids with special needs, we will truly appreciate it.

Thank you and have a wonderful holiday - ours already has been delightful thanks to this experience.

All my best,
Shital Vora

I called less than 12 hours prior to the performance, so I was surprised but not disappointed that Batman was a woman. My husband is a minister so that wouldn't be a big deal for him; this telegram being for someone older, also male. I also changed the time at the last minute and this company accommodated my request. Her songs were ingenious. My family members gave their praise, thanks and laughed with high hilarity at the songs and stage presence of Batman. I am so glad that I called in on the same day. Many joyful photographs and an excellent video was taken of Batman singing and doing magic for my husband.

Client Ratings
Professionalism: 4.5
Quality of service: 5
Ability to handle special requests: 5
Willingness to recommend to a friend: 4.5
Overall satisfaction: 5.0

Our customer wrote:

September 16, 2017
We hired Jeff for Our Mid Autumn festival. He is a magician who has an amazingly effective way of getting children on their feet to see that anything is possible. He simultaneously delights an individual’s inner child while delivering a colorful magic show that even the most stern adult can learn from and appreciate.
Toni Pham, Vietnamese Association Of Illinois H.V.A.I.