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		<title>Magic Party Games for an Illusional Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 04:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These parties can be made a whole lot exciting by calling in a professional magician or these can be arranged by putting together different magic party games. Magic Freeze Just tell the kids to be prepared for a magic party game and tell them the rules. Play a song with good beats and ask them [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These parties can be made a whole lot exciting by calling in a professional magician or these can be arranged by putting together different magic party games.</p>
<p>Magic Freeze</p>
<p>Just tell the kids to be prepared for a magic party game and tell them the rules. Play a song with good beats and ask them to dance and wave their magic wands. Then suddenly stop the music and the kids who will be waving their wands after the stop command will be eliminated. This process will go on until the last kid standing, who will be the winner of the game. Just to make things really exciting, tell them about the different prizes in a closed bag and ask them to grab their prize in five seconds. This magic party game will just rush adrenaline through all the kids.</p>
<p>Do As The Wizard Sez</p>
<p>This game is very much similar to Simon Sez, but instead of saying Simon Sez, you are going to say Wizard Sez, which the kids would love as magic party games. Get all the kids in one line and say Wizard Sez &#8220;Turn Around&#8221;, the children will &#8220;Turn Around&#8221; and then say &#8220;Turn Around&#8221; and if any of the kids turn around, they will be eliminated from the game. Some of the other commands that you can give are &#8220;Raise Your Arm&#8221; &#8220;Look Up&#8221; and any other commands that you can come up with. Just continue giving the commands like that and the kids will be eliminated till one kid survives the game, who will be the champion of Do As The Wizard Sez of the year.</p>
<p>The magic party games must be really creative so that every kid who is a part of this event just have some real time fun.</p>
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		<title>Magic Tricks Revealed &#8211; The Magician With the X-Ray Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Magic Tricks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This card trick is fairly simple in principle, but the audience will never figure it out. You will be convincing the audience that you have powerful X-ray skills and can stare through the top card on a deck, and read which card it is Here&#8217;s how it will seem to your amazed audience. You ask [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This card trick is fairly simple in principle, but the audience will never figure it out. You will be convincing the audience that you have powerful X-ray skills and can stare through the top card on a deck, and read which card it is</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s how it will seem to your amazed audience. You ask somebody from the audience to shuffle the cards, and check to make sure it&#8217;s not a marked deck or anything. You then take the deck, shuffle it once more for good measure, and then hand them back the deck.</p>
<p>After they are holding the deck, you tell them to separate the deck into four equal stacks. They don&#8217;t have to be exactly equal, only approximate. Then you stun the audience by staring directly through the top card to the other side, reading the name and value of the card. You will be able to easily do this many times and never come close to being discovered.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the trick. As you shuffle the deck one last time, take a quick glance at the bottom card, and secretly place it on top of the deck. This may take a wee bit of practice, but after you do it a few times at home, you&#8217;ll be a natural in front of others.</p>
<p>Once you know which card is on top, you&#8217;re ready to proceed. Watch them as they cut the deck into four stacks, and remember which one has the card you just peeked at. Let&#8217;s call it card one to make it easy. Pick any stack that doesn&#8217;t contain &#8220;card one,&#8221; but you actually say &#8220;card one.&#8221; Then pick it up, and set it face down in front of the stack. Remember this card now as card two. You&#8217;ll need to have somebody remember all four cards, so you can reveal them all at once. On the next pile of cards, you say &#8220;card two,&#8221; and look at the next card, which in reality is card three. The trick is to stay one step ahead of yourself.</p>
<p>After you&#8217;ve finally come to the stack that has &#8220;card one&#8221; on top, you&#8217;ll actually be saying &#8220;card four.&#8221; Then with all four cards laid face down, you have the audience member who was recording the cards call them out again. After they do this, you quickly flip all the cards over, showing them your accurate readings. This takes a little of memory, so it can help to practice with your friends before doing it in front of strangers. Have fun.</p>
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		<title>Tips on Organizing a Successful Magic Show For Your Kids Birthday Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arranging a party magician for your child birthday can be a treat and an enjoyable experience as there are a variety of interesting features you can include in the magic show to make the event a great success, as discussed below: 1. Plan well ahead of time &#8211; The best way to having a successful [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arranging a party magician for your child birthday can be a treat and an enjoyable experience as there are a variety of interesting features you can include in the magic show to make the event a great success, as discussed below:</p>
<p>1. Plan well ahead of time &#8211; The best way to having a successful magic show at your kids birthday bash is to start making preparations at least a month before the event so that you have enough time on your hands without any last minute rush.</p>
<p>2. Search through online websites and references &#8211; Most successful party magicians have a website through which you can view their profile as well as their past performances which makes it a good idea to surf the net. Asking for references in your neighborhood and workplace for suitable magicians is also a good idea.</p>
<p>3. Book your magician early &#8211; In order to get the best kids magicians for your child&#8217;s birthday it is advisable to get in touch with them well before time as there are chances that they might be booked out.</p>
<p>4. Discuss the performance &#8211; Once you have booked your party magician discuss your requirements and get a good idea of the acts he would be performing so that you are satisfied on the day of the event.</p>
<p>5. Send out early invites &#8211; In order to ensure that all your kids&#8217; friends are there at his birthday sending out early party invites is a good idea.</p>
<p>6. Involve the children &#8211; You can also ask the magician to interact with the children as well as your own child by teaching them a few tricks and involving them in the performances.</p>
<p>7. Stick to your theme &#8211; To make your child&#8217;s birthday more fun filled the decorations, cake and giveaway presents can revolve around the theme of the magic show. You can also look up various online sites that offer magic theme birthday goodies at bargain offers.</p>
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		<title>How Do Magicians Find New Tricks?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do magicians go about it when they desire to cause something to appear mysteriously? The most common solution of the problem is a laborious and tedious search. Catalogues are thoroughly shifted. Textbooks on magic are thumbed from cover to cover. The performances of other magicians are eagerly scouted. And the magic shops are visited [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How do magicians go about it when they desire to cause something to appear mysteriously? The most common solution of the problem is a laborious and tedious search. Catalogues are thoroughly shifted. Textbooks on magic are thumbed from cover to cover. The performances of other magicians are eagerly scouted. And the magic shops are visited again and again.</p>
<p>Of course, the deliberate decision to add an effect of a definite nature is not the usualway the average magician adds to his routine or repertoire. The usual trick is added by the run-of-the-mill magical enthusiast simply because something in the number appeals to him. It might be the appearance of the apparatus. Or the apparent profundity of the method, the deceptive feature. Or the comedy potentialities. Or any of a number of other factors. I&#8217;m convinced this is not the correct way to add program material. It seems far better to me to add material from the viewpoint of its importance in adding entertainment value to the performer&#8217;s routine.</p>
<p>However, should a magician decide to add a production or appearance number to his program, usually through search he finds some type of trick that supplies the desired general effect. The specific trick selected usually determines the object with which the effect is accomplished. Then, the object to be used established, if he desires to tie it into a unified routine, he shapes and warps and changes matters until he meets his requirements as nearly as possible.</p>
<p>The somewhat more exacting magician will usually adopt the second method. Here, he will decide to add some type of production or mysterious appearance. Before embarking upon his search, he will determine the object or objects with which he wishes to accomplish the effect. Then, as before, he will make the search. But this investigation is not so general. Specifically, he knows what he wants to cause to appear. His hunt is limited to tricks in which the desired object is used. If he fails in his search, or if the tricks he finds do not seem satisfactory to him, usually he will decide upon a second object to take the place of the first choice</p>
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