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Hi All,
I have had my little boy this weekend, and in the hour before we get ready to go back to mum, we always play around with a few magical effects. This is often the funniest part of the weekend. Now please bear in mind my little boy is only 2 and a half!

1. A fellow magician friend of mine gave him a plastic magic wand today, and during the journey back to mine, he lost it in the back of the car somewhere! (Wow maybe he made it disappear!) Anyhow, when we got in and did our stuff to calm him down I gave him daddys special magic wand to use (A sharpie!) Even with all the telling him how it was very special he responded "But its just a pen! Not a magic wand!"

2. When I ask my boy to say a few magical words etc. I am expecting "Abracadabra" But I always get... "Please!" Quite cute as when he asks for something he is always asked... "Whats the magic word?" I am sure this is not unique!

3. Also wanted to ask what effects anyone would recommend for me to show him. He likes spongeballs and flash paper at the moment. But he obviously does not understand cards, (My main magical passion!) Any body got any ideas?

All the Best,
AL

I did a few bits at a neighbours grand daughter 3rd Birthday party this afternoon and did the usual spongebals, professors nightmare etc.

The biggest reaction came from a set of d'lites and nomatter what followed these it came back to 'make the red light's again'

Ah yes. D'lites, he loves them!

I agree with Dat - D'lites are always strong with kids.

get a rope light and pull lights of the rope and stick them in a bag for him to take home.

got to have something involving going "and look! here's a bit rabbit!" kida must love that. even if they don't see a magical side of it, there's a bit rabbit!
d'lites go down really well with 18/19 year old students too.

D'lites are always strong with kids

I got caught by a demo guy in a large London store a couple of weeks ago and he was selling (from a huge stock!) Marvin's Magic's own version of these at just under £18 for two. See http://www.marvinsmagic.com/Default.asp ... Product/49 for the details and a demo vid. I think I upset the guy by telling him that they're only £7.99 each from most online stores (such as magictricks.co.uk) or less than £6.00 each (from Penguin Europe!) so perhaps buying the original D'Lites is best?

Well, I have a similar situation: I did a simple torn and restored for my three year old, blowing on the torn tissue to restore it.

The problem is that now, he thinks that he can tear up any old tissue and then blow on it to make it restore and he gets very upset when it doesn't.

I really want to borrow a rabbit so that I can produce it for him ...

3. Also wanted to ask what effects anyone would recommend for me to show him. He likes spongeballs and flash paper at the moment. But he obviously does not understand cards, (My main magical passion!) Any body got any ideas?

How about colour changes ?
An understanding of the cards is not needed and I have always found that something visual always goes down well with kids. At least this way your cards are not out of use and the introduction of the cards can be seen as a learning curve. He will soon be naming the cards rather than just noticing that they are different.
Familiarity inspires knowledge.