Tag: kids show

Silver Dollars or Paper Dollars…

In my show I do a bit where a kid gets a dollar, loses the dollar, and eventually gets another dollar bill. I thought it would be fun instead of giving the kid a paper dollar. I swung by a coin shop and picked up some Eisenhower Dollar coins.

The problem I’m running into is that the kids don’t know what a silver dollar is and maybe 10% don’t want to take it. The finale of the routine plays a lot better when the kid takes the dollar (paper or coin) at the end. If the kid doesn’t take the dollar, the routine has a feeling like I hustled the kid, and that affects the applause at the end.

I’ve added a line that adds some context to what I’m handing the kid. I say, “…a silver dollar…also known as a giant quarter” and that’s upping my acceptance rate. I’m also thinking of buying it off the kid for a two dollar bill. I’ll have to swing by a bank and pick some up, that may be the solution…

-Louie

Low Inventory of Birthday Magicians

Right now is a great time to be a magician.  Magic is HOT right now, especially close up magic.  That got me thinking about one area where magic is always huge, but I think it currently an under-served market and that’s children’s birthday parties.   This is a market I don’t really work in anymore. … Continue reading “Low Inventory of Birthday Magicians”

Right now is a great time to be a magician.  Magic is HOT right now, especially close up magic.  That got me thinking about one area where magic is always huge, but I think it currently an under-served market and that’s children’s birthday parties.

 

This is a market I don’t really work in anymore.  I only do these for friends, or special circumstances.  It’s not that I don’t like doing them, they are fun, it’s just that my business has changed.  

 

It got me thinking about how people who perform in  this market is drying up. How many magicians that regularly perform at birthday parties are in my area that are  under 30 years old? I can think of maybe 2 people. Bump that up to 40 years old and that number jumps to about 5 people.  That’s not a lot for such a large pond of potential work.

 

My advice for someone young who is turning pro would be to put together a birthday show, it will help pay the bills while you are working on whatever market is your dream.

Louie

Magician Mark Alan Using Evaporation!

The summer is just getting started and I’ve heard from a ton of magicians that they are using my Evaporation trick in their summer shows.  Here’s Mark Alan (http://www.markalanmagic.net/) using it in his summer library tour: Looks like everyone is having a fun time! If you’ve got pictures or video of  you using the Evaporation … Continue reading “Magician Mark Alan Using Evaporation!”

The summer is just getting started and I’ve heard from a ton of magicians that they are using my Evaporation trick in their summer shows.  Here’s Mark Alan (http://www.markalanmagic.net/) using it in his summer library tour:

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Magic trick for kids show

Looks like everyone is having a fun time!

If you’ve got pictures or video of  you using the Evaporation trick in your show send them to me!

Louie
www.EvaporationTrick.com

Evaporation as a Kid’s Show Opener

Evaporation has a lot of uses besides my original routine for Juice in Light Bulb.  For example if you perform for kids here’s a way to work it into the show: The coils I use I make myself from cloth ribbon and they are reusable.  I simply rewind them around a straw that has a notch … Continue reading “Evaporation as a Kid’s Show Opener”

Evaporation has a lot of uses besides my original routine for Juice in Light Bulb.  For example if you perform for kids here’s a way to work it into the show:

The coils I use I make myself from cloth ribbon and they are reusable.  I simply rewind them around a straw that has a notch cut out of it.

Louie
http://www.EvaporationTrick.com