Holiday Balloon & Decor Intensive
Move beyond basic balloon drop-offs and learn how to create, stage, market, and sell full holiday event transformations.
Early bird pricing is temporary. Registration continues at the standard rate after the promotion ends.
From drop-off decor to event transformation
Build the kind of holiday work clients remember.
This is not a sit-and-watch seminar. Across two full days, you will learn, build, and decorate approximately 2,000 square feet of holiday-themed event space while creating concepts you can take directly into your business.
You will work through fast-build costume ideas, full-scale themed environments, ceiling designs, staging, marketing, and rental opportunities designed to help your holiday inventory work harder.
Style it.
Sell it.
Three complete holiday themes
Take one idea all the way to a finished environment.
Learn how scale, placement, backdrops, props, ceiling work, and staging turn individual balloon pieces into a cohesive experience.
Candy Cane
Develop a recognizable holiday concept across small, medium, and large decor layouts.
Snowflake
Explore winter-inspired installations, backdrops, ceiling designs, and specialty details.
Christmas Presents
Build layered, client-ready scenes with scale, color, props, and high-impact focal points.
The class agenda
Two days of building. One optional day to go deeper.
The main intensive runs October 5-6 from 9 AM to 6 PM. Add October 7 for two specialty classes of your choice and a personalized Santa photo experience.
Holiday Marketing and Costume Building
Make the holidays work for your business with practical marketing, packaging, and a repeatable Link-a-loon Santa build.
- Market and package holiday balloon and decor services
- Build a Link-a-loon Santa costume
- Create 30-minute holiday costume sets
- Explore pricing and rental opportunities
- Turn a one-time creation into reusable inventory
- Create additional holiday revenue
Build the Theme. Build the Experience.
Work hands-on with Candy Cane, Snowflake, and Christmas Presents themes at small, medium, and large scale.
- Balloon installations
- Columns and garlands
- Large-scale decor
- Props and specialty elements
- Backdrops and ceiling designs
- Layering for maximum impact
- Photo opportunities
- Magnet hanging techniques
Choose Two of Three Specialty Classes
Bonus Day lets you choose where you want to grow, then finish with your personalized photo experience with Santa.
Then stay for Santa
Leave with more than memories.
After your two selected Bonus Day classes, step into the holiday setting for personalized photos with Santa, including live-action opportunities with kid models. It is a festive finish designed to help you capture client-ready marketing content of your own.
Choose Intensive + Bonus Day – $370What is included
Training, inspiration, and useful business assets.
The experience is designed to help you return home with new skills and material you can put to work during the holiday season.
Two Full Days
Hands-on instruction from 9 AM to 6 PM on October 5 and 6.
Breakfast and Lunch
Continental breakfast and sponsored lunch are included on Days 1 and 2.
Immersive Build Space
Help decorate approximately 2,000 square feet with full themed balloon sets.
Portfolio Opportunities
Build photo-ready work and capture ideas for your own client-facing portfolio.
Marketing Materials
Take home ready-to-use marketing materials, holiday recipes, and design inspiration.
Business-Building Ideas
Explore packaging, rental opportunities, higher-value events, and repeatable inventory.
Your hosts and instructors
Learn with people who understand the work.
Alissa Murray Lane
Co-host and hands-on instructor
Guiding practical holiday balloon builds and themed decor concepts designed to move from the classroom into real client work.
Stacie Chase
Co-host, event consultant, and staging instructor
Bringing balloon work together with furniture, pipe and drape, decorative elements, large props, and complete event-environment design.
Ashe Owens
Featured Bonus Day instructor sharing DecoTwist holiday designs and ways to add movement, dimension, and entertainment value.
Jen Nykos
Featured Bonus Day instructor covering transportation, packing, preparation, organization, and job-site readiness.
Naperville Illinois
Make a holiday event of it.
Pink Spark Pro Intensive Location
536 Illinois Route 59Naperville, IL 60540
Hotels and food are available within walking distance. The location is next to David’s Bridal.
Open the location in Google Maps →Early bird registration
Choose your holiday intensive experience.
Both options include the complete October 5-6 intensive. Add October 7 for two specialty classes of your choice and the Santa photo experience.
Two-day intensive
Holiday Balloon & Decor Intensive
Standard $345 Save $50 early
- October 5 and 6, 2026
- 9 AM-6 PM each day
- Hands-on builds and full themed environments
- Continental breakfast and sponsored lunch
- Marketing materials, recipes, and portfolio opportunities
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Three-day experience
Intensive + Bonus Day
Standard combined value $420 Save $50 early
- Everything in the two-day intensive
- October 7 Bonus Day access
- Choose two of three specialty classes
- Set staging, DecoTwist, or install-readiness training
- Personalized photo experience with Santa
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| Experience | Intensive $295 | Intensive + Bonus $370 |
|---|---|---|
| October 5-6 intensive | Included | Included |
| Breakfast and lunch on Days 1-2 | Included | Included |
| October 7 Bonus Day | Not included | Included |
| Choose two specialty classes | Not included | Included |
| Santa photo experience | Not included | Included |
A separate attendee-rate photo package is listed at $50, compared with $195 for non-attendees. Ask the organizers for purchase details.
Questions before you register
Holiday Intensive FAQ
Here are the most important details from the current class information.
When and where is the intensive?
The main intensive is October 5-6, 2026, from 9 AM to 6 PM each day at 536 Illinois Route 59 in Naperville, Illinois. The optional Bonus Day is October 7.
What is included with the two-day registration?
You receive two full days of hands-on instruction, continental breakfast and sponsored lunch on Days 1 and 2, themed build experience across approximately 2,000 square feet, plus ready-to-use marketing materials, holiday recipes, design inspiration, and portfolio opportunities.
What happens on the Bonus Day?
Bonus Day attendees choose two of three specialty classes: DecoTwist holiday designs with Ashe, set and staging design with Stacie, or packing and job-site readiness with Jen. The day concludes with a personalized Santa photo experience.
Can I register for the Bonus Day by itself?
The checkout option provided here combines the two-day intensive with the $75 Bonus Day for an early bird total of $370.
Are hotels and food nearby?
Yes. The supplied class information notes that hotels and food are within walking distance of the Naperville location.
How long will early bird pricing be available?
Early bird pricing is a limited promotion and is scheduled to end soon. Register through the appropriate Square checkout while the early bird offer is still active.
Build it. Style it. Sell it.
Give your business an early Christmas present.
Spend two immersive days building the skills, designs, and marketing assets that can help you book stronger holiday work – or stay for the full three-day experience.