Palmine

What it is

Palmine is a mobile children's entertainment business run by Moira and Sabine D'Annunzio from 4313 Möhlin in the canton of Aargau. Its wedding page offers face painting, magic shows and a crafts corner for the children at a wedding, "in der gesamten Schweiz, von Basel über den Aargau bis nach Zürich" (throughout Switzerland, from Basel through Aargau to Zurich). A second page describes event childcare for trade fairs, company events and large gatherings, so the business covers both a play station at a small reception and supervised care for a big crowd of children.

The site footer lists the areas and specials it advertises: children's face painting in Basel, magic shows in Zurich, the canton of Aargau, Solothurn and Olten, the Fricktal region, a mobile beauty party, children's entertainment at weddings, seasonal specials, and a trade fair and event service.

The wedding offer

The wedding page describes a tailored entertainment program, from glittering face painting that the site says goes well with festive clothes, to captivating magic shows. It also promises a creative oasis where the children do crafts, laugh and marvel, so that the couple and guests can enjoy the ceremony and the wedding dinner in peace while Palmine looks after the children's entertainment.

The page is written around the timing of a wedding day. It points out that natural pauses occur, for example during the photo shoot or in the transition to dinner, and says that is exactly where its mobile children's entertainment comes in. Its heading for this section names three moments: "Kinderbetreuung für Apéro, Dinner und Hochzeitsfeier" (childcare for the apéro, dinner and wedding party). It promises to fit in with the couple's schedule, to need little space, and to provide entertainment without gaps.

On when to start, the page gives a clear answer: "Die meisten Paare buchen uns ab dem Apéro" (most couples book us from the apéro onward). The reasoning is that this is the moment to receive the children straight after the ceremony, while the adults congratulate the couple and raise a glass.

What the couple has to prepare

Very little, according to the site. The team brings all materials, professional face paints and magic props, and needs only a small activity area. The page gives three examples of settings it works in: a castle garden in Aargau, a modern location in Zurich, or Basel. That matters for a couple who has not yet seen the venue in person, since the only thing to arrange is a corner of floor or lawn.

Event childcare and larger groups

The event childcare page is written for organizers of large events, trade fairs, congresses and company celebrations, but it answers questions a couple with many young guests will also have. It describes the team as having a pedagogical background and says the service is more than supervision: creative craft workshops, supervised play zones and quiet retreat spaces, fitted to the event.

On capacity, the page says the team is sized to the expected number of guests, "Ob eine kleine exklusive Gruppe oder über 100 Kinder bei einem grossen Firmenjubiläum" (whether a small exclusive group or over 100 children at a large company anniversary), with the number of qualified carers set for a safe running of the event. It offers a full-service package covering high-quality play modules, setup and care on site, and states that the business is comprehensively insured for all its assignments in Switzerland. The page's examples of where it works run from the Basel trade fair to company headquarters in Zurich or Aargau.

For a wedding, this means Palmine can offer more than a face painting table: a couple with a large group of children can ask for supervised care and play areas through the evening, not only a show at the apéro.

Prices and booking

The site publishes no price list for weddings or events. Both pages carry an autumn promotion banner, "HERBST-AKTION: Jetzt Termin sichern & CHF 100 sparen!" (autumn offer: book a date now and save CHF 100), but no base price that the saving applies to. Bookings start with an inquiry: the wedding page has a "Hochzeit anfragen" (inquire about a wedding) button and the event page an "Angebot einholen" (get an offer) button. The pages shown here give no email address or phone number, so the inquiry form is the route in. The footer links to general terms (AGB), which a couple should read before booking.

What the site does not settle

The wedding page does not give an age range, a duration, or how many children one face painter or magician can serve. It does not say whether the magic show and face painting can be booked separately or only as a program. It does not state travel costs, though the business is based in Möhlin and advertises Basel, Aargau, Zurich, Solothurn, Olten and the Fricktal as its areas. It does not say which languages the team works in, and the site is in German; a couple with English-speaking children should ask whether the face painter and magician can work in English, since a magic show depends on the children following along. There is no cancellation policy on the pages shown here.

Who it suits and who it does not

Palmine suits a wedding in the area its pages name, from Basel through Aargau to Zurich, where the couple wants the children occupied from the apéro through dinner with something more festive than a babysitter in a side room. The combination of face painting, a magic show and a crafts corner gives children of different ages something to choose from, and the event childcare offer means the service scales to a large group of young guests.

It suits a couple who is comfortable asking for a quote, since nothing is priced on the site. For a couple planning from abroad, the low setup requirements help: a small space and a start time are the main things to agree.

The caveats: the site is only in German and says nothing about English; there are no published prices; and a venue outside the named regions should be checked for travel. A couple whose main concern is safe supervision of babies and toddlers should describe the ages in the inquiry, since the wedding page is written around entertainment and the pedagogical childcare description sits on the corporate event page.