Comments on: Magic Tricks for the Kids http://thedadjam.com/toddler/magic-tricks-for-the-kids/ Fun, help, advice, tips and stories, all about parenting and being a dad. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Head Jammer http://thedadjam.com/toddler/magic-tricks-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Head Jammer Mon, 17 May 2010 12:33:08 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=1124#comment-1051 Hi Magicmummy, thanks for your comment and idea... that is a good one! Hi Magicmummy, thanks for your comment and idea… that is a good one!

]]> By: Magicmummy http://thedadjam.com/toddler/magic-tricks-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 Magicmummy Fri, 14 May 2010 21:01:53 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=1124#comment-1048 A great trick my parents used to play on us kids when we were younger was the mind reading game. Place 3 or 4 objects on a table (anything will do). One adult goes out of the room and the child is asked to pick up or touch an object. Adult comes back into the room and tries to read the childs mind to work out which object it was. The trick is that another one of the adults would tip off the 'mind reader' by a sniff or a cough (on the quiet of course) when they chose the right object. We were so focused on the adult who has gone put of the room reading our minds we never thought to pay attention to the frantic coughing or sniffing going on! :D A great trick my parents used to play on us kids when we were younger was the mind reading game. Place 3 or 4 objects on a table (anything will do). One adult goes out of the room and the child is asked to pick up or touch an object. Adult comes back into the room and tries to read the childs mind to work out which object it was. The trick is that another one of the adults would tip off the ‘mind reader’ by a sniff or a cough (on the quiet of course) when they chose the right object. We were so focused on the adult who has gone put of the room reading our minds we never thought to pay attention to the frantic coughing or sniffing going on! :D

]]> By: Head Jammer http://thedadjam.com/toddler/magic-tricks-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-875 Head Jammer Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:18:49 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=1124#comment-875 thanks Keith! It is a fun hobby indeed, just wish I had more time to practice! Kids are great for practicing on though! To learn coin magic, look out for Bobo's Coin Magic book... it is the bible of coin magic! thanks Keith! It is a fun hobby indeed, just wish I had more time to practice! Kids are great for practicing on though! To learn coin magic, look out for Bobo’s Coin Magic book… it is the bible of coin magic!

]]> By: Keith Wilcox http://thedadjam.com/toddler/magic-tricks-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-874 Keith Wilcox Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:21:44 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=1124#comment-874 wow! You're multi-talented :-) I had a fleeting interest in magic a few years ago but when I tried to master "the palm" I just gave up. I do know one card trick which the boys seem to get a kick out of. I would love to be able to do coin tricks though. To me those are awesome because I would be able to do them anywhere and they're always impressive to a little kid. the sponge balls are a good suggestion. Seem easy to handle and learn with. What a cool hobby to have. .-= Keith Wilcox´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.mekeliki.com/seo-sem/how-daddy-bloggers-suck-at-social-media/" rel="nofollow">How Daddy Bloggers SUCK at Social Media</a> =-. wow! You’re multi-talented :-) I had a fleeting interest in magic a few years ago but when I tried to master “the palm” I just gave up. I do know one card trick which the boys seem to get a kick out of. I would love to be able to do coin tricks though. To me those are awesome because I would be able to do them anywhere and they’re always impressive to a little kid. the sponge balls are a good suggestion. Seem easy to handle and learn with. What a cool hobby to have.
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]]> By: Head Jammer http://thedadjam.com/toddler/magic-tricks-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Head Jammer Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:28:05 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=1124#comment-794 Thanks Danny, that is a good one. A magician at a birthday party fooled me with that one when I was a kid. We were in the birthday boy's backyard and he did it with an acorn from the ground. Good idea with the nerf ball so that it doesn't knock anyone out! Thanks Danny, that is a good one. A magician at a birthday party fooled me with that one when I was a kid. We were in the birthday boy’s backyard and he did it with an acorn from the ground. Good idea with the nerf ball so that it doesn’t knock anyone out!

]]> By: Danny G. http://thedadjam.com/toddler/magic-tricks-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Danny G. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:57:35 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=1124#comment-793 I have a trick that I used to do at a childrens hospital which works well with the 4 or under crowd. Simply take a nerf ball or other small object and put it in your fist. Then hit your fist into your other hand three times with large swinging motions over your head. After the second hit in your hand when you are at the top of your arc with the swing, release the object and send it flying behind you (that's why it needs to be soft). If the kid doesn't see it flying behind you they will be amazed that the object disappeared. If they do see it flying behind you they will feel smart that they figured out the trick. Either way you can't lose. I have a trick that I used to do at a childrens hospital which works well with the 4 or under crowd. Simply take a nerf ball or other small object and put it in your fist. Then hit your fist into your other hand three times with large swinging motions over your head. After the second hit in your hand when you are at the top of your arc with the swing, release the object and send it flying behind you (that’s why it needs to be soft).

If the kid doesn’t see it flying behind you they will be amazed that the object disappeared. If they do see it flying behind you they will feel smart that they figured out the trick. Either way you can’t lose.

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