How are these two friends supposed to defeat the powerful dark forces threatening their town? Well, it may just take some sleight-of-hand, a bit of magic…and ( allegedly) a little destruction of public property.
After they ( accidentally) steal the witch’s magic wand, the duo uses it to put on an impossible new act - which draws even more dangerous foes to town in search of their secret. But when they discover that their neighborhood witch is more than just a local legend, their dreams of stardom quickly turn into a nightmare. About the Book:īest friends Duncan Reyes and Emma Gilbert want to be as great as Harry Houdini someday. When he isn’t writing, Adam loves practicing new illusions on his wife and two sons, who are rarely fooled. The Magicians of Elephant County is his debut novel. He has worked as an amateur magician, amusement park mascot, exotic fish salesman, cartoonist, creative director, and now an author. The son of an elementary school librarian, he discovered a love of stories at an early age. Tell them to look in the mirror for a surprise.Īdam Perry lives in Lancaster, PA. Carefully pull the deck away, leaving their card stuck right in the middle of their forehead, face out. Tell them to think really hard, harder than they’ve ever thought before. Step Six: Now, instruct them to think about their card.
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(Author’s Note: Feel free to use tape or sticky tack if your subject wouldn’t appreciate mashed potatoes smeared on their forehead.) Tell them they are going to find their card and press the deck against their forehead. While they’re laughing at your magical misfortune, dip your finger in some mashed potatoes and glob it on the back of their card, which is now on top of the deck.
Step Five: Okay, you didn’t really give up. Now lay the deck on the table and say you give up. As you look through the cards, cut the deck so that their card is on top. Pretend that they really stumped a magician of your caliber. Act frustrated and confused, like you can’t find the card. If you enjoyed learning these basic magic tricks for kids then be sure to check out my DIY table football and binary bracelets.Step Four: Have your friend put the card back in the deck and shuffle it again until they are sure their card is mixed in. If you can put on a performance, then even a terrible magician (like myself) can make a simple trip look good. The biggest part of doing a magic trick is the performance. Obviously don’t show the audience the back of your hand, they should only be looking at the palm of it. To make it reappear just close your fist again. When you’ve said the magic words straighten all your fingers, and hey presto the toothpick has disappeared. Now close your fingers around your thumb (your thumb should be on the inside of your fist with the toothpick sticking up). You might need to trim down the toothpick to fit the size your little ones thumb.īend over your thumb and tape the toothpick so that with the thumb bent the toothpick sticks straight up. Trick 3 – Disappearing and reappearing toothpick Then repeat the action with the other plate back onto the plate you started with. Hold one plate slightly over the other and gentle flick your wrist so that the coin on the plate and the one in the pouch move to the new plate. Pick up both plates, and make sure that the pouches are facing each other. To do the trick, place 1 coin in each pouch and have 1 on the plate. On the underside of each plate tape the squares of paper so that they make 2 little pouches to hide a coin in.
The trick here is to make sure that a) you have your hands placed around the top of the glass as you move it and b) don’t lift it too high as you move it. To make the coin disappear, lift the glass slightly off the paper and place it over the coin. Place a coin and the glass on a piece of paper (the same colour as the one that you have stuck onto the glass). To set up the trick draw around the top of glass, cut it out, and then stick it to the circle to the top of the circle. For these magic tricks for kids you will need: Trick 1 – Disappearing Coin Make sure you follow my activities board on Pinterest for more ideas. In the run up to EC’s birthday I thought I would teach them to EC and YC. But I did learn a few basic magic tricks for kids that are easy for them to learn. I was pretty useless at it, especially for the older lot. When I worked for Disney Cruise Line I did have to go a “magic show” for children aged 3-10 and 11-14. My knowledge of tricks is rather limited. He has been into learning magic tricks for the last few years. This year for EC’s birthday he did a magic workshop. Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Living, Crafts & Activities
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