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jondark445 Special user 716 Posts |
In my area there a sudden preponderance of girls having tea parties for their birthdays. I was speaking to one mother about this, and asked if she thought a magic show with the tea party would be a good idea. She said it would...it'd just have to be the right type of magic show. Of course, she had no clue what "the right type of magic show" would be for a tea party.
What do you think? What effects/routines would you do at a tea party for a group of girls between the ages of 6 - 12? --Jon |
Potty the Pirate Inner circle 4632 Posts |
What exactly do you mean? Are you implying that the tea takes up the whole length of the party, and you're thinking of doing magic during the tea? Or do you mean a show before or after the tea? In which case I see no difference to any other kids' show....
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Gerto New user Belgium 80 Posts |
A tea party on a little girl's birthday?
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Tony James Inner circle Cheshire UK 1398 Posts |
In the UK a tea party is something children have when they are young. More a girls activity than a boys. They are held for no reason other than a social occasion. The children often help make the afternoon tea themselves. It's just another play activity. In summer it might become a picnic on the lawn.
They used to be very popular but we have become an insular society and children no longer 'play out' with each other. Certainly not as they used to. So you don't hear anything like as much about tea parties as you did a few years ago. A birthday party, however, is really a tea party on a rather grander scale, with entertainment. Which is why I suspect British birthday party meals - the birthday tea - are more extensive and significant than the American counterpart, which I see being referred to as 'ice cream cake'. I presume this means a cake made of ice cream. So, from a British perspective, to have a magician to a tea party would be similar to having a magician to a birthday party - just rather less food and no birthday presents!
Tony James
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Cesar Munoz Veteran user 370 Posts |
There's a place in NJ--called The Teahouse--or something--I forget the exact name. You can go there and have tea, or you can have a party there. I was hired last year to perform at an 8 year old girl's party. I just did my ussual show and the girls had a great time. The only thing I did differently was I put on a very bad British accent and "airs". The girls thought it was funny. Just do your regular show--do what you do well.
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Ken Sibley New user 71 Posts |
You can do a routine with "Grants Teakettle" where you pour different colored tea or the name a drink (sodas, milk, lemonade, etc...), then produce different colored silks or streamers or any other items from the Teakettle. You can obtain this from "Abbotts Magic Shop".
Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand!
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Potty the Pirate Inner circle 4632 Posts |
You could also bake a cake with a dove pan, make a magic cookie trick (I believe there are some available off the shelf), bend a spoon or two....
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