Kids-Magic-Kits, all about magic tricks and kits for kids!

Right now the Dice Tunnel Magic trick is on sale for 50% off!!  This is a fantastic magic trick for kids and would make a great addition to the Amazing Magic Kit.

What happens in the Dice Tunnel Magic Trick is your kid slides a die through the tunnel and the number on the die change when it comes out the other side.  The tunnel fits exactly around the die, so there’s no room for it to move inside! 

This magic trick is soooo easy my daughter amazed my wife with it when she as 3 1/2 years old (my wife still doesn’t know how it works!)…however this trick is recommended for kids 6 and up.

Louie

Here’s a tip for when you are shopping for a magic kit for your kid.  Don’t get a kit that offers too many magic trick. Now you may be thinking, “I want my kid to have a lot of magic tricks“.  They can have a lot of magic tricks, but you don’t want them overwhelmed by the amount of tricks in the box.  It’s sort of like cleaning up a very messy room.  Where there’s soo much to do, it’s hard to find a good place to start and once you do start it’s hard to stay focused. 

So in my opinon try to find a magic kit that has somewhere between 15 and 30 magic tricks.  That’s a good number, there’s enough to keep a kid busy, but not soo much your kid won’t know where to start.

I hope that helps you pick out a magic kit for your kid!

Louie

http://amazingmagickit.com

Today is my birthday and here’s a little magic stunt that I only do on my birthday.   What I do is I blow out the candles on my cake from 7 feet away!!  This is a trick that I learned from a magic book as a kid and have been doing with the candles on my birthday cake ever since.

This is very easy to do, but will take a bit of practice to get the hang of it.  When blowing out the candles from a distance you aim your breath about an inch or two above the top of the flame.  It will take some experimenting to learn to do this from different distances, but it really amazes people!!

So there’s a neat little magic trick stunt that’s great for a birthday!

Louie

www.amazingmagickit.com

Father’s day is tomorrow and I was trying to think of a fun magic trick that a kid could show their dad.  Here’s a fun “mind reading” magic trick that your kids can use to amaze their father’s tomorrow:

The Mind Reading Kid Trick!

Here’s what the magic trick looks like:  Your kid has three crayons of different colors and turns their back to the table.  Then the dad picks one of the crayons and hands it to the kid.  The kid takes the crayon and holds it behind their back so they can’t see it and the other two crayons are put in the dads pocket.  Now the mind reading kid tells their dad the color of the crayon they picked!!

Here’s the secret:  When the dad puts the crayon in the kids hand behind thier back, the kid scratched the tip of the crayon with their fingernail.  Now all they have to do is peek at their fingernail to see what color of crayon in stuck under the fingernail.

Happy Father’s Day!

Louie

P.S. the Amazing Magic Tricks for Kids book is still on sale for 20% off!

One thing that I emphasize when I teach magic workshops for kids is that they need to have fun when they perform the magic tricks from the Amazing Magic Kit.

One easy way to make performing magic tricks more fun is simply to have your kid smile when they do the tricks from their magic kit.  Something magical happens when you smile, it’s very hard to not have fun when you are smiling!

Have a great day!

Louie

Yesterday I finished teaching a 3 week magic class for kids here in Seattle.  One thing that I learned is that kids pick up magic tricks fast!  They understand how to work the “secret” quickly, but it’s still a matter of practice before they can confidently perform the trick.

One thing that I noticed was the kids were either great at working the “secret” or at the showmanship part right away.  It’s rare that I get a kid that’s good at both parts of the magic trick right away.  That’s where practice comes in.  When your kid is learning magic tricks from the Amazing Magic Kit if you notice that which part of the magic tricks comes naturally (the secret or the showmanship part) then it’s important that they practice the other part.

Have a magicial day!

Louie

www.amazingmagickit.com

I just finished talking someone out of ordering the Amazing Magic Kit for thier four year old!   The recommended ages for the Amazing magic Kit is ages 6-12.  No matter how smart your 4 year old is (I have a 4 year old daughter and in my eyes she’s a genius!) the magic kit is not appropriate for a four year old.  A kid that young may be able to do a trick or two from the kit, but it’s not a good value for the kid and there’s probably a better gift. 

While I’d love to sell the the magic kit…I know what most 4 year old’s abilities are and I couldn’t sell him a magic kit with a good concious. 

That said with magic kits and amgic tricks it’s very important to consider the suggested ages on the magic kit.  They are there for a reason and if you wait until you kid is within the age range you kid will have much more success with thier Amazing Magic Kit!

Louie

http://amazingmagickit.com

This morning I dropped of a fresh batch of the Amazing Magic Kits at Market Magic Shop in Seattle WA.  So if you are visiting  the Pike Place Market in Seattle this summer they have plenty is stock and you can get your kid’s magic kit in person!!

Louie

http://www.amazingmagickit.com

This is just a quick reminder that no Amazing Magic Kits will ship out on Memorial day (5/26/08) because it’s a holiday and the post office is closed.

If you place an order that would normally ship out on that day, your magic kit will ship out the following day 5/57/08.

Louie

If your kid has the Amazing Magic Kit or my book Amazing Magic Tricks For Kids and you are looking for a way to make the magic kit or magic book’s tricks even more fun, here’s an easy way.  What you do is make the magic prop used in the trick even more special.

For example if your kid is doing a coin trick you can go to a coin shop and get a coin from another country for the kid to use.  It doesn’t have to be anything super exotic or expensive, simply using a Canadian Toonie instead of a quarter. When I do teach my magic trick workshops for kids I use a “Louie Foxx” coin that I had made instead of regular coins.  The kids think that coin is a lot more fun to use than a regular quarter.

Another thing you could do is decorate their magic wand using glitter gel pens to make the wand more personal.

Those are just a couple of examples of things that you can do to make your kids magic kit’s tricks more unique to them.

Louie