Birthday Party Ideas for Magicians
Magic can be a great theme for a birthday party. As a magician, there are many tricks you can do that are sure to entertain. If you are a parent on a budget, purchase some themed invitations, decorations and party favors, and then simply learn and facilitate a few tricks yourself for your child's birthday. There are many tricks that are quick and simple to learn and will leave your small children and their guests confused and excited. Does this Spark an idea?
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Magic Trick: Mind Reader
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For this trick, you must get one participant to help you out, but you have to do this in secret. Before the party, tell one of the children he will be the "mind reader." Then, when it comes time to play the game, tell him to leave the room. Once the mind reader is out of the room, choose one other child to be the "silly person." Have the mind reader come back in. Ask the mind reader a question: "Hey you, can you tell me who is the silly one?" The trick is that you phrase the question in a way that the first two words you say are the initials of the silly one. In this example, the silly one's name might be Harry Young, hence the "hey you." However you choose to phrase it, it's always fun to see people's flabbergasted reactions when the mind reader guesses it right!
Magic Trick: The Unpoppable Balloon
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Before the party, blow up about five balloons. Put a very small piece of clear tape on one of the balloons. At the beginning of the trick, announce to the crowd that you have a magic balloon. Demonstrate to the children which balloon is the magic balloon, but hold it so they can't see the tape. Hold up a needle and tell the children you're going to pop the balloons. Pop the first four, and then stick the needle into the center of the tape on the last balloon. It will not pop because of the tape. If you wish, you can then stick the needle into another area of the "magic balloon." It will now pop, and everyone will be wondering how you did it.
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Party Activity: Search for the Magic Beans
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This is essentially a scavenger hunt, but with a magic theme. Place jelly beans at each clue station, and tailor each clue to be related to magic. For example, come up with a riddle or ask a question that has to do with magic to lead party guests to the next clue. For instance: "When I am not inside of a hat, I might be found here." The clue has to do with a magician's rabbit, and the next jelly bean and clue would be found outside in the garden, perhaps. At the end of the scavenger hunt, include prizes for all; you can also have your scavenger hunt ultimately lead outside, where a small stage is set up and a magician is there waiting to perform his show for them.
Party Activity: Make Magician's Wands
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A great activity for magic-themed birthday parties is letting the children make their own wands. Do this before your magician arrives, or in between magic tricks. For this activity, purchase dowel rods and cut them down to size -- approximately 8 to 10 inches long. Set up a table with black paint and white paint as well as paintbrushes. Tell the children that a typical magician's wand is black with a white tip, but they may paint their wands however they like. If you would like to allow them to do more to their wands, you can also provide glitter glue; tell them to use it once the paint has dried.
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Anonymous
Sep 08, 2011
Ah, the writer here is one who breaks my heart. Magic is not for children only (as much as I like to see children faces light up and a spark enter their eyes it is adults who most need their imaginations sparked, their funny bone tickled, their thoughts stimulated and their heart strings tugged). Confusing someone is not really magical.... A professional magician needs a little set up time (my parlor show takes about 45 minutes on site to prepare) so while I have been a surprise at a few events it takes a little planning to pull it off. While these few effects here in this article might be able to be done by a novice after a little practice, for professional performers we spend a lifetime honing our craft, our presentations and how to create those magical moments where we transport the audience. So if you find yourself trying to do a few effects (tricks) think of a little story to wrap around the effect, what made the one balloon special and not pop? Did someone drink a potion that allowed them to be a mind reader for just a few minutes? That is where the magic lies and how it is created. Anyone might be able to do a simple trick...... but the key is to make it magical. -
Anonymous
Sep 08, 2011
Ah, the writer here is one who breaks my heart. Magic is not for children only (as much as I like to see children faces light up and a spark enter their eyes it is adults who most need their imaginations sparked, their funny bone tickled, their thoughts stimulated and their heart strings tugged). Confusing someone is not really magical. A professional magician needs a little set up time (my parlor show takes about 45 minutes on site to prepare) so while I have been a surprise at a few events it takes a little planning to pull it off. While these few effects here in this article might be able to be done by a novice after a little practice, for professional performers we spend a lifetime honing our craft, our presentations and how to create those magical moments where we transport the audience. So if you find yourself trying to do a few effects (tricks) think of a little story to wrap around the effect, what made the one balloon special and not pop? Did someone drink a potion that allowed them to be a mind reader for just a few minutes? That is where the magic lies and how it is created. Anyone might be able to do a simple trick...... but the key is to make it magical.
