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Tips on Organizing a Successful Magic Show For Your Kids Birthday Party

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

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 – 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.

2. Search through online websites and references – 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.

3. Book your magician early – In order to get the best kids magicians for your child’s birthday it is advisable to get in touch with them well before time as there are chances that they might be booked out.

4. Discuss the performance – 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.

5. Send out early invites – In order to ensure that all your kids’ friends are there at his birthday sending out early party invites is a good idea.

6. Involve the children – 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.

7. Stick to your theme – To make your child’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.

How Do Magicians Find New Tricks?

Friday, November 27th, 2009

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.

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’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’s routine.

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.

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


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