Tag: comedy magician

Planning the company holiday party

PhilSmith 27th July 2012
When do you start planning the holiday/Christmas party? How important is planning? Think aboutthe project you and your team are working on…did that get accomplished in 1 day, most often it took planning, time, and research. Parties are the same…what location are you considering? What date is the office party? What will you have for entertainment? Are families included at the holiday office party? Location is important because you have to factor into your choices where are the majority of your co-workers driving from? Does the company want to hold it at a restaurant? A hotel so employees have the…
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Project Graduations- Entertainment that's interactive!

PhilSmith 15th May 2012
How do you know what kinds of activities and entertainment to choose for the seniors at their high school chem free party? A mixture of both is often a great solution. Some activities that allow the graduates to interact with each other thru games, inflatables, etc... and entertainers. You want to have some professional entertainers so the kids can kick back and enjoy the fun (it's a long night.) Make sure the entertainers you are considering have videos of them with the seniors; and then compare those with others w/ videos and go with the best reactions and skill/entertainment value!…
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The Magic of Children

PhilSmith 17th August 2010
My son is 5 years old and everything he does is magical. He has autism so every gain (new word, new activity, social interaction..is magical!!!) As I mentioned in an early post he goes to an amazing school in Portland ' All aboard Preschool' which is focused on educating autistic children. I highly recommend it to any and all parents. Just in the last couple days he has really taken on an interest in magic...he is watching me and trying to emulate my actions (very amazing and amusing.) He took cards up in his hands and was moving them around…
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Teaching the secrets of ‘the art of magic!’

PhilSmith 2nd July 2010
How young should children be to start learning magic illusions and the 'art of magic?'   Children are very creative in terms of not filtering thoughts and ideas as much as adults do.  So when you present a challenge to children they are not canceling out ideas before suggesting or trying them out. I've taught magic to kids for more than 26 years in park & recreation programs, jewish community programs, to birthday parties that include teaching a magic illusion.  For more than 20 years I taught at a wonderful summer program run called the Festival of Creative Youths.  This was a 3…
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