This is what I'm thinking...

Start the routine as usual, then turn it into a, "hey kids, guess where the PB is?" Make it a sort of shell game with only two shells. Maybe have a magic word, gesture etc. that can be done several times in a sort of musical chairs fashion. Then get (at a birthday party) the star of the show and a parent up to play the game. The child always gets it right, the adult gets it wrong. Could be good for a few laughs.

This may have been done before, but I can't search at the moment to find out.
Any thoughts?

Thanks
Jim

Sounds decent, and a way to get the birthday child involved.

I recently purchased the effect and came up with the idea of using a jelly jar and a can of spinach.

I haven't worked out the details of the patter, but my kids got a kick out of it when I tried it on them.

Basically I tell them this story of a great trick that I saw at the magic store. I proceed to describe the PB&J effect as described in the instructions but I add that at the end of the trick the sandwich floats out of the paper bag, across the room and into the hands of a surprised little girl. I tell them how amazing it was and how I immediately bought it.

Now I tell them that when I got home I was disappointed to find that I didn't get the correct props.
I lift one cover to show the Peanut butter and then lift the other lid to show the can of spinach. My kids said, "Yuck!!". "How about a peanut butter and spinach sandwich?!"

Anyway, I ended it by having my little boy use my "broken" wand to turn the spinach into Jelly!! Much better!!!

Then we went ahead and made a real peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Since there are no allergies to peanuts in my house to worry about, making a sandwich was great, but I'd probably leave that part out in a "real" performance.

Try it and tell me if you like it.

God bless,

Rudy Tinoco

Silly Billy has a PB&J routine posted on his web site that is great. It's worth a look.

Ambassador365 I like the gag with the can of spinach. Sounds like a very good routine. I hope to see the finished project. I think that as long if you ask the parents if their kid is allergic to peanuts before the show, you should make the sandwich using magic. I think it makes a nice closer for that routine.
Rob Pond

Thanks Rob

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