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magicgeorge Inner circle Belfast 4299 Posts |
That's a pretty open question it's much like asking what tricks are appropriate for a children's show. Lots of good suggestions above but everyone has there own personal favourites that work for them. I'd suggest picking 2 or 3 not too bulky effects, with a minimal reset, that you're comfortable performing and then adapting the presentation so there's plenty of interaction, comedy and magic that will get the kids interested and involved.
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Larry wrote:I am planning on adding a short ambitious card routine with blank cards and having the child draw a picture on the card. If this works out well, it will be a regular addition to my family/children strolling act. Comments on this?? I started doing this recently, aswell. I adapted Greg Wilsons effect "Point Blank" and get them to draw a kangaroo. It still need some polishing and I'm looking for a cleaner finish. I find it works pretty well as long as you cut out some of the phases and simplify it a bit. I play it as if the kangaroo is naughty and I'm getting annoyed at him bouncing around everywhere. They really go for the bit where I can't find him at all and then discovered he's bounced into my pocket. It works well because you have given there drawing a character. You get some pretty funny looking kangaroos,too. George George |
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Great information and a wonderful share here. Thanks all. I have seen listed a bunch of great effects for walk around, but I was wondering if anyone else can elaborate on how you change your routine and use of patter when doing the walk around or strolling magic for the children?
It would be interesting to hear folks ideas on routining for kids strolling magic and what you look out for and the do's and the don'ts. It might bring up some great discussions. Kyle
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Gideon Sylvan Special user Deerfield, IL 541 Posts |
If you have a bag of balloons, nothing else matters. Once a pinch of hair rushes into that long piece of latex, the world stops, and you are the only thing happening.
You know you are a magician when you have boxes full of lecture notes you have never read, but still are excited about going out and buying more.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
That is great if you are doing balloons, but what about the strolling performer who is doing magic for children? How do you adapt your style of magic and strolling magic to make it suitable for children and so that the children both understand it and have fun with it? Just playing devils advocate here to spark conversation. =)
I think that a lot of the classic pronicples used in children's stage type shows can still be used in a strolling or close up setting. Do others agree with this? Also, do you find that you try and shorten your routines when doing it for kids in a strolling magic situation? Kyle
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Steve Haffner Regular user Kentucky 108 Posts |
One effect I have not used personally but have seen used in a strolling for children situation is the packet trick "Done with Mirrors". It's one of the card tricks that works great for kids because they don't have to remember what the cards were. They can see that they were normal cards and now they're mirrors! It's a very alarming and visual transformation.
And it has the hallmark features of good walk-around bits - packs small and plays big. - Steve |
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Wild Magic has a great little card effect that is sorcerer based and themed. It works wonderfully for children becuase the cards are all images they can personally relate to well and this allows for you to develop patter andpresentations they can have fun with.
To them it becomes much more then a card trick and they can follow the journey and have fun along the journey to get the magical surprise ending. Kyle
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El_Lamo Special user Canada 589 Posts |
Sponge bunnies - just don't do a sex patter, make it more math focussed
cardtoon - fan the cards and have the kids point to one... then work from there folding coin / coin in bottle TT work chameleon coins mini hip hop bunnies JSBloom's scooby doo card trick Toonie / Centavo switch Peter Marucci's bullet catch Cheers - El Lamo
Life is a system of circumstance presented coincidently in an illusory way.
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jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts |
Each of the Wiz Kids in my magic group (The Wiz Kids, Inc.)is required to master some close-up magic for walk-around purposes at various shows given by the group. Each Kid needs a different routine and it must be something almost fool-proof because Kid magicians get "heck" from other kids if they make a mistake. Adults will forgive them because they're such "cute kids" but other kids jump right on them if they don't make their jaws drop with their magic.
With that in mind, here are some past routines we have used: Rather than sponge balls, we prefer the Sponge Bunnies (Peter Rabbit Goes to Town). The sponge ball routines (similar to Spellbinder's routine on The Magic Nook site) is reserved for adult audiences. It can end with a jumbo sponge bunny finale. Ken Allen's Jumping Gems - I still have an old jumbo set that I have been repairing every year for the past 20 years. The routine starts and ends with the felt bag carrying case bits. It can alternate with an old rhinestone "Hot Rod" routine. Color Monte - We have our own routines for this and make up our own cards to go with the routine. For example, this time of year, we would use an orange spot, a black spot and a "ghost" card finale. This alternates with our own version of "Dot's Impossible," again with dots colored for the season. Experienced Wiz Kids get to put together their own routines, but may start out with ones chosen for them: Table tricks:Coin matrix; Han Ping Chien Coins Across Hands only: Copper Silver; Copper-Silver-Brass I hope that helps.
Jim Gerrish
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