I recently purchased the Epic Board and Spirit Slates. I did perform with them at a few kid's shows. Does anyone of you any kinds of mental magic at a kid's show?

I used to do a balloon busting one where kids mentally threw a dart at the balloon of their color choice (I had 8 small balloons of different colors on a rack) and whichever color balloon they said they were concentrating on burst without my going anywhere near the balloons. After this trick was over, another balloon would burst and I would look at the audience angrily and ask, "OK, who did that?" Then suddenly all the kids would begin glaring at the balloons as if trying to make them break and one by one they all rapidly broke.

I perform Uncanny Hanks with colored ribbons - the kids go nuts over it. I also do some card effects in the show. Only certain effects, played a certain way, will work well with the kids. Mentalism doesn't make sense to kids, sometimes, because they often aren't able to grasp the concept of mind reading - but they do grasp similar concepts. Invisible Deck is one that I've found doesn't work well for kids, and other performers have said the same thing.

Mental Epic has been a staple in my show for years. I slant it towards a kid’s perspective ... favorite cartoon character, favorite zoo animal, etc. If you have the version that requires a force to tie up any loose ends, I can't recommend "Psychic Crayons" enough. A sure-fire force with kid-friendly crayons - how could it get any better?! Richard Lyn recently made me aware of a different angle using Mental Epic ... instead or reading the kids' minds ... write your "prediction" on the board and send the "mental image" to your volunteer. Make the kids the star!