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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
I greet a lot of people in "Our New Arrivals" who have re-entered Magic because of their Child's interest in their old equipment and such.
I thought it might make a good topic if some Magicians in similar situations shared Magic they have worked on with their Children, how old the Child was at the time and how it worked out. Basically I'm hoping for a resource of Magic that is easily shared with a child and tips on how to help a child with some of the performance aspects as well as the physical operations of the effects. Since a Kid with some knowledge of Magic can be an absolute pain for a performer, I'm also interested in how you instruct your child to act around other Magicians. -Mary Mowder |
arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1773 Posts |
Sorry Mary, since I don't have children I'm not qualified to comment. But I do agree with your statement: "A Kid with some knowledge of Magic can be an absolute pain for a performer." Not always, but the older they are, the more they act like "wise guys."
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arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1773 Posts |
Sorry Mary, since I don't have children I'm not qualified to comment. But I do agree with your statement: "A Kid with some knowledge of Magic can be an absolute pain for a performer." Not always, but the older they are, the more they act like "wise guys."
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eralph357 New user 61 Posts |
I'm very interested in what magicians have done with their kids. I'm working with mine now (9 and 7). I've told them never to tell how a trick is done, whether they are doing it, or someone else. Not sure if that is working or not, but they seem to get it. I think they like being in on the secret.
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yllawwally New user Vegas 21 Posts |
I would be very interested in that type of topic. Me an Mary chatted a little when I joined. I joined to help my son learn some magic. I have never been a magician, but now spend all my lunches practicing. My son and I plan on making a family magic show together. Thanks for the advice Mary.
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eralph357 New user 61 Posts |
My children and I just had our first show, in front of around twenty people from Toastmasters clubs in the area. The show was the 'opening act' to a Tall Tales speech contest.
We started with the Haunted House from Mark Wilson's magic course, with daughter emerging from the shown-empty house. My daughter (7) did a color changing silk, then vanished it. My son (9) did a rope escape which would have been more impressive had the spectator been willing to tie tighter - probably should have thought of that in advance. Son then tied up a spectators hand and had the rope melt through, and did cut-and-restored rope from Mark Wilson's book. I then did a card prediction capped off with Calen Morrelli's DressCode where I change from a blue shirt to one with the spectator's card on it. Son then did another card trick from Scarne's book (can't remember the name). I then attempted a Francis Menotti coin prediction, which failed miserably due to my poor choice of spectator. Capped off the show with the invisible card. After the speech contest, I came back to talk about Houdini and Magic Week/Day. Then I did A Single Needle, which seemed to be the highlight based on reactions afterward. Things I think we did well: The kids practiced diligently for about six weeks, staying focused on a few key tricks and mastering them. We stressed not only the mechanics of the trick, but the presentation. I was the assistant, but they were the magicians of their tricks. Things that could have gone better: We needed an offstage helper to manage props a little better - a bit too much downtime for my taste, and too often I found myself with my back turned to the audience, looking for something we needed. I should have also impressed to my daughter that she was not to try to volunteer when we needed someone for a trick. Having her constantly with her hand up was a bit much. Lastly, I needed to practice my own stuff more - instead of focusing on just the kids practicing. All the most obvious mistakes were mine. The bottom line: The show was a lot of fun, both for us and the audience. We tied in well to the overall theme of the event. The kids want to keep doing magic, wanting to do shows at the library, maybe retirement/assisted living communities, and (according to my son) birthday parties (I shuddered a bit when I heard that). I had a lot of fun too, and hope we'll continue together since it was a great family activity. |
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