Since we are talking about kids magic I feel a vibe that I should post an extract from my most wondrous Wit and Wisdom book which can be obtain from
http://www.marklewisentertainment.com/h ... cians.html
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Here is a bit of nonsense I learned from watching the late George Wallman. I think it is especially useful when dealing with the birthday child.
Have the child help you in some trick or other. As they are about to go back into their seat in the audience say, “Oh, wait a minute! It’s your birthday isn’t it?”
The kid says, “Yes.”
You now say, “I had better give you something for your birthday (or for coming up to help me). Here you are.”
You give them some bit of Hong Kong toy c*** (not the best) and dismiss them. Just as they are about to sit down you say, “Wait a minute! You didn’t bow to the audience did you (or perhaps curtsey in the case of a girl)?”
“Come back and bow to the audience.”
The kid does so, and you say, “I’m going to give you something for bowing. Here you are.”
Give them something else and dismiss them once again, but of course when they are about to sit down in the audience you say, “Oh wait a minute! It’s your birthday, isn’t it (or use some other excuse)? I’d better give you another present.”
So he comes back and you give him something else.
However when he leaves, you call him back again and tell him he didn’t bow properly.
And you keep this up ad infinitum. He keeps going back into the audience and you keep calling him back to the front again. It gets to be a funny running gag. Back and forth he goes and you keep telling him he forgot to bow and you keep giving him a present for doing it right. In the end he gets about 5 different things. Mostly cheap toys or magic tricks.
You can keep the going and coming up as much as you think sufficient.
There. You will find this nonsense great fun.