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I am teaching a magic class each week with about 8 kids ages 10-14. This is a ten-hour stint, and I am on lesson five at the moment...all close up stuff. The head of the school has just informed that they would like to have us put on a show at the end of the semester.

Now I have no budget for fancy stuff, and wonder whether any of you have any fairly foolproof and flashy tricks kids can do "on stage".

So far I wil probably use the "x-ray ropes" ( through the body) and a silk production from a gimmicked newspaper cone. Any suitable ones that you have tried in the "parlour" genre. I have lots that adults could do, but... kids this age need foolproof self-working tricks that are cheap and do not require hours of practice. Yeah, I know...I'd like world peace as well...

Uncle Bill from Porterville

Bill,
You might want to try any one of a number of torn and restored papers. I do Fresh Fish, ending with the pieces turning into a many-yards long garland (so-called mouth coil).
With a volunteer on stage to pull the coil out of the hand after you have started it, that's an easy way to fill a stage.

Peter,

Thanks for the good ideas. I have never done mouth coils, and I do not know "Fresh Fish". I appreciate the torn and restored paper idea, and will probably investigate that on Patrick Page's "Paper" video.

I assume that mouth coils are just that...sort of an open secret -but-flashy effect? Maybe I should get some...probably come with a routine?

Uncle Bill