Prairie Village’s Inflate KC offering ‘cute’ bounce castles for rent

Inflate Kansas City Prairie Village white castle — Inflate Kansas City, a bounce house rental company, calls Prairie Village home with its solid colored bounce castles like the one pictured above. Photo courtesy Emily Thibault

Inflate Kansas City, which plans to rent out sleek-looking bounce castles for local events and backyard parties, is set to make its debut out of a Prairie Village home this spring.

These aren’t your more typical inflatable party playpens, which often come in gaudier primary colors or with cartoon character themes.

Gabe and Emily Thibault, the Prairie Village couple behind Inflate KC, say they plan to offer bouncy castles in more toned-down shades of solid white and pink — which Emily says is more suited to accompany any event aesthetic.

Bookings are open for April

Emily said there are still a few logistical tasks to take care of before Inflate KC is ready to start renting out inflatable castles.
People are able to book for events starting in April and beyond, though.
Bookings range from $300 for a mini-bounce castle to $425 for a larger bounce castles with a slide.
Emily said rentals will typically last for an entire day.

Inflate KC is modeled off an Arizona business

With 10 years of experience in event planning and social media, Emily said she knew she wanted to start her own business.
She stumbled across Inflate Forty-Eight, an inflatable rental business in Arizona which markets itself as having “cute looking” bouncy houses in muted colors.
Emily said while Inflate Forty-Eight helped she and Gabe get the ball rolling, Inflate KC is a stand-alone business, locally owned and family operated.
“Everyday is worthy of a celebration in my opinion, which is what I think draws me to party planning,” Emily said.

Inflate Kansas City Prairie Village — Photo courtesy Emily Thibault

They think JoCo is a ripe party-planning area

Emily said she and Gabe know that when Johnson Countians want to throw parties — whether it’s for birthdays or celebrating the birth of a new child — they often like to go all-out.
There are also a number of other local event planning companies nearby, including bakeries and party supply shops, she said.
“There are just so many amazing local businesses that we will get to partner with and help people celebrate momentous occasions in their lives,” Emily said.

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