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2013 started out as most years begin in the moon bounce business: slow. As we reach the depths of the long and cold winter months of January, most of us are hunkered down indoors recovering from the holidays and getting back to work. Second semester at schools begin, the NFL playoffs kick off, and many […]

A couple weeks ago it hit me that we do not provide any music or playlist suggestions for moonbounce parties. I was reading the news and stumbled onto an NPR interview with Doug Shulman, former commissioner of the IRS, where he discusses what types of music he likes. I realized that if Doug Shulman and […]

How do you take a gigantic moonbounce and shrink it down to a manageable size for transport? You roll it. For those of us who work in the moonbounce and party rental business, there is an element of pride in every moonbounce roll. If a moonbounce, waterslide or other inflatable is not rolled correctly it […]

Last week Astro Jump offices from around the country gathered in Orlando, Florida for our annual meeting and to attend the annual International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) trade show. All of the Astro Jump offices are independently owned and we use this trade show as our time to discuss the industry and […]

We often hear from parents that they feel bad for their children who have either a late fall or winter birthday party. All the spring, summer and early fall babies get to have outdoor parties with waterslides, moonbounce combos and sno cones while the weather is nice, but their child with the November birthday always […]

Halloween is always a different kind of holiday for moonbounce company owners and employees. While most families are out trick-or-treating in the neighborhood, moon bounce company employees (in our case, Astro Jump employees) spend the day and night working hard to bring halloween events to our customers. Halloween tends to bring two types of events […]

Have you ever heard of a Sky Dancer? If your answer is yes, consider yourself one of the few. While most people who live in populated areas see a sky dancer every week, chances are they don’t know the name for it. Let’s see if I can describe it. A sky dancer is the tall […]

1) Adult supervision is necessary for any inflatable, large or small.   2) Do not overload the inflatable. No matter what else you do to ensure safety, an inflatable that is overloaded with people can be dangerous even if the jumpers are all the same size. How many people each inflatable can safely handle will […]

I had the pleasure this past weekend of attending the Redskins versus Bears football game. With Astro Jump’s inflatable football toss rental available, it seemed like the obvious entertainment to bring to the tailgate beforehand. With hundreds of items available for rent from Astro Jump, pretty much any entertainment situation can be complemented with something […]

Astro Jump of Metro DC prides itself on offering free delivery of all of our inflatable moonbounces and moonbounce combos to anywhere in our DC, Virginia and Maryland delivery areas. As part of this service we will come to the location of your choice and set up and take down the equipment at the end […]