Halloween is a magical time; spooky fun happens all around from decorations, kids costumes, to even music on the radio and tv shows are all covering monsters and magic. Magicians, wizards (like Harry Potter) & witches are a big part of Halloween in subtle and blatant ways; magic shows at Halloween parties to a month of vampires, Friday the 13th movies on the television. Companies may even choose to do an employee Halloween function that parents can bring their families too. A couple years ago during the pandemic 2021 Oct. I was a roaming magician for a trick or trunk… Read More...
Festivals happen in the summer and fall for all kinds of events; like town celebrations, schools end of school or fall festivals, to holiday festivals. In a nutshell it's to allow the school, community, or towns to celebrate something they are proud of or want to highlight in a positive way. In New England, many towns have summer festivals to celebrate the communities; Windham Maine has Windham summerfest which is a 6 hour event starting with the parade, and vendors (companies) showcasing their services and products to families. Hampden, Maine focuses on the children with what is called Hampden's Kidsfest.… Read More...
What child has not been fascinated with magic; from a coin being pulled from their ear, to learning their very own card trick. Magic had been a secretive art passed down from pro to practitioner for over 100 years. When I was growing up a magazine became available on the newsstand called ' the Magic Magazine.' I remember hearing pros where so against the magazine because allow with great articles, advice, it introduced newer magicians like myself to some really great magic tricks to learn. Learning any art form can be challenging especially without a mentor/teacher. That is where I… Read More...
Jan-March is the time of the year that cub scouts, Webelo's, & boy scouts all celebrate and hold their award banquet know as a Blue & Gold Banquet. The challenge pack leaders run into is how to keep 25-50 scouts and their families all entertained and engaged? A magician is the perfect choice to help make the banquet, more fun, energized, and engaging. A magician with experience in family and children events is the key to a good program. If budgets allow he/she might even have a customized show for scouting. The scouts are at the banquet to accept their… Read More...
Magic…One of the oldest art forms in the world. The more years of practice the more experience and growth tend to fall hand in hand. Children have the ability to absorb information like a sponge. So the earlier someone learns an art the more likely they will succeed and maybe even excel at the craft! I know when I was first introduced to the art of magic at the age of 10 with a magic kit from Marshall Brodien I was thrilled with the notion of learning something so special from another magician although, via instruction booklet & TV ads. … Read More...
Schools are starting up all over New England and fall fairs and festivals are on the way. PTO's are planning harvest festivals and Halloween fairs to kick off the beginning of school's first trimester. Lining up parent volunteer's for baked goods, running the games and making the cotton candy are all part of making sure students of all ages will have a good time. Themed to fall/harvest for early Oct. school fairs or late Oct. for a more Halloween themed festival are all options depending on timing, planning, and enough volunteers. Fall harvest might include hayrides, outdoor games like toss the… Read More...
Imagine a room full of young magic camp wizard's all ready to start their journey into the world of make believe! Well as young kids isn't that what it's all about at those ages... imagination, creativity, problem solving, etc! As children we do it as we play and magic camp is all about learning life skills while playing!! A booklet of secrets is passed to all the young wizards and the excitement in the room is electrifying. I hear the students say, "look some of the tricks involve cards, of and this one includes magic with a finger ring." I… Read More...
Are you looking for a fun camp for your child(ren) this summer? Wizard's Workshop might just be what Harry Potter would order ! As parents we are always looking for fun and educational activities to keep our children happy and furthering their knowledge in safe environments. Wizard's Workshop is the kind of summer camp I wish I had as a younger child to learn the skills of a young Harry Potter:) A modern day Hogwarts to learn creativity, problem solving (how do I hide the secret move and make the illusion look real), increasing public speaking skills (part of… Read More...
Remember when you were a kid and it was your birthday or Christmas and you opened a box that had all these amazing skills you could learn? A red ball could travel invisibly back to an oriental looking vase, or a rope could only come out on your command, or 101 card tricks with a regular deck of cards! After a while you didn't have someone to share that enthusiasm with or perform for (mom and dad can only pick a card so many times:)) Imagine, a class full of young magicians just like your child, grandchild, niece… Read More...
What is a mentor and why are they important? In a world where children and adults are YouTube instructions, it's a great starting point. However, it's just that a starting point. When trying to learn magic tricks... you can watch and emulate another YouTube magician/trick, but you may be learning bad habits that are tough to shake off. A mentor/expert (think of Professor Albus Dumbledore for Harry Potter) teaches the student timing, pacing, angles, and a multitude of other super important elements to make a magic trick work correctly when performing for an audience. Someone to point out that the… Read More...
