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Who has seen fireworks on the 4th of July? Who has purchased their own fireworks to use on the 4th of July? If you answered yes to either of those questions you are like most Americans. Fireworks are everybody’s favorite July 4th celebration activity. While most of us at Astro Jump also love fireworks, they […]

The hot summer heat is here and will stay until probably mid-September. It’s this time of year that leads me to question why I live in Washington DC. Many people dread the cold winter; I dread the hot summer. Even so, I recognize that most people would prefer to have the sweltering heat of the […]

Sometimes I am asked what the most popular age group is for renting moonbounces. My answer is that the majority of our customers are children 14 and younger, but that actually people of every age rent moonbounces and other inflatable party rentals. As we have discussed before, depending on the time of year different inflatables […]

Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC’s moonbounce rental season unofficially begins on March 1st and ends on Halloween. The busiest times are in May and June when schools are ending and families are getting ready for summer plans. While we are not done with May yet, it seems an appropriate time to give a report card […]

The seasons have finally changed and inflatable waterslide season is here! Moonbounce rentals are popular all year round, but only when the temperatures consistently climb into the 80’s do waterslide rentals really start to become popular. If you’re thinking, “why would I want a waterslide now, it’s only May,” stop! The truth of the matter […]

Just this past week Astro Jump of Metro DC welcomed its newest inflatable waterslide to the family. It is sure to provide thousands of hours of fun for children celebrating birthdays or organizations hosting events over its hopefully long lifetime. We purchased the Emerald Ice Dual Lane Waterslide this year because of the popularity of […]

Every time one of the major production studios gets ready to release a new projected block buster movie we anticipate a lot of demand for the corresponding moonbounce rental if we have it in stock. With nearly 60 different moonbounce themes on hand at Astro Jump of Metro DC that can be joined with a […]

Astro Jump of Metro DC delivers our party rental equipment across Northern Virginia, Washington DC and Maryland. We have customers that have parties at all sorts of different venues. As such, we are used to setting up our moonbounces and other inflatable rentals on all different types of surfaces and in all different types of […]

Moonbounces, waterslides and other inflatables are generally durable pieces of equipment. There are, however, a few things that pose serious danger to the health of all of them. In this blog post we will explore some of these dangers so that you can make sure at your next moonbounce party our equipment is treated with […]

Spin art machines are one of the most popular package game rentals at Astro Jump of DC, VA and MD for birthday parties and large events. They are so popular, in fact, that they are the default game rental within almost all of our party packages. Yes, when choosing a party package customers can choose […]