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I bought Mark Wilson's cyclopedia of magic and it says complete course on the front cover. Is this the same book as a complete course in magic or a revised edition?

A Marvin's magic set is also a very good starting point. I started with some Marvin's tricks and to be honest I'm still occasionally performing with one (dynamic coins) in one of my routines.

Cyclopedia is pretty much the same - but without some of what's in the complete course. If you can - get hold of complete course, but cyclopedia works.

well I just bought cyclopedia so don't think I will be buying complete course as well. If like you said its pretty much the same then I don't mind too much that I didn't buy it instead.

the person who said they thought a magic trick would be too difficult for their 8 year old son and they told them it wasn't really mind control that made the card spin in mid air, I would say that nothing is too difficult if you practise granted that at 8 year olds don't have that much patience

Wow. You guys are terrific. Thank you for all the suggestions. I will look into them. Perhaps I should mention that I live in the states, not in the UK, though I don't really know what difference that would make.

My son loves to make people laugh and tells us that he wants to be a comedian when he grows up. Is there any comedic magic that would be appropriate for him? Something easy to learn and would get him the laughs that he loves to hear?


Thanks again.

~Sleet~

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three ideas to get you started all easy to do.

How about that egg turning into a jar full of candy trick? it made me laugh the reaction on the womans face when she thought she was gonna end up with egg in her hair

Magic is HARD! Fascinating but hard. I think that even some of the above suggestions will be too much for a nine year old. However there are plenty of easy tricks available for that age group.

I would suggest the coin in drawer box (minature version) or the Ball in Vase for that age group. They can go onto harder stuff as they progress.

The best advice is to find a local magic shop in your area. The shops in Vegas are for tourists and offer overpriced merchandise for that market.

A good magic shop owner will guide your son and not sell him stuff he can't do because he wants satisfied customers to come back. In Vegas they don't care if you come back or not.

Which city in the United States do you live in? They are mostly Brits here but there is the odd Yank here who might know a dealer in your area.

I just thought of another easy one. Try and obtain the colouring book from someone. This can be done easily by a nine year old.

'the ID' is a great trick that can be bought at every magic shop. Its really simple and can be easily afforded with pocket money

Hi Sleet,

I have 2 children who both want to do magic and rather than spend loads of money on props they might never use or loose interest, I got them a book by Karl Fulves - tricks with everyday objects, My son has now progressed on to some Marvins magic props and is hooked.

I just put a review on the book here: http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic11916.php