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budja New user 98 Posts |
I am just going to share a personal experience with teaching children magic. I was very enthusiastic about teaching my son some magic but I realized that it may not have been such a good idea. The reason though is not because he can't perform simple magic. He actually is very good at it and can perform a few ones with several steps. Even at 5 years old, the reason I am now hesitant is the teasing part. He gets quite upset that other kids will tease him that they know how it's done. I mean even adults have a hard time with hecklers, can you imagine a kid who doesn't have the maturity or experience on how to react to this? One little girl kept telling him she knew all his magic tricks. It upset him so much. I told him that there is no way she knew all his tricks. "First of all, her daddy is not a magician like yours so she doesn't know all our tricks." One time, he got so flustered that he showed them his magic kits and exposed all the secrets. Oh well.... I will continue to teach him so he can learn to handle some of the teasing. Has anyone had a similar experience with their kids?
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corindaman Veteran user 396 Posts |
I work at a secondary school and there are a few budding performers amongst the students. Kids performing to kids does not work! As you have said they either shout out or worse grab the cards etc. Perform to adults to let him gain confidence. When he is confident enough make sure any magic presented to other kids is not done as a 'challenge'. Choose tricks that the spectator appears to be doing the magic.
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budja New user 98 Posts |
What kind of tricks would you suggest where the spectator appears to be doing the magic? The would mean giving the prop to the spectator wouldn't it?
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RNK Inner circle 7493 Posts |
I have not taught my boys, well the two oldest- 6 and 9, any magic. Well- I have bought them a few beginner plastic items like the cut and restored rope and pencil type things. But for the most part I do not want to expose them to most of the secrets yet. Reason being, I remember as a child that awesome feeling of "Amazement and Wonderment" I got after seeing a trick. I don't want them to lose that feeling - yet. And actually, I don't think they are into magic like I was as a kid.
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arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1773 Posts |
Don't teach kids magic. They'll only post bad versions of the tricks on YouTube. Or worse, expose the secrets.
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
I agree with ARTHUR STEAD--HIS FIRST SENTENCE, THAT IS.
We have too many "magician wannabees" today, who aren't good enough to get booked for $, so they accost civilians on the street, thinking they're another David Blaine, OR, they offer to teach a magic class to kids (for free yet). Those young people who really desire to learn magic, will find a way. Magic has "survived" for thousands of years. These "magician wannabees" won't be able to kill magic, but they are, IMHO, certainly trying!
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Dynamike Eternal Order FullTimer 24148 Posts |
A lot of popular magicians started at a very young age.
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