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The original thread is from 2008. Please don't dredge up old threads.

For 10 to 12 year olds, you can do card tricks provided they are presented right. I'd avoid doing a whole show of them, but one or two will work.

I think the key is what is edited out of the video. Does it conceal the method or does it conceal a trade off that would need to be considered in buying the effect. That is, it is fine if someone complains that they feel ripped off because if they could have seen the entire video multiple...

Unfortunately, that is the new Standard.

I'd avoid three card monte. It can come across as a challenge and that age group might just grab the cards to see what they are.

I'd go with the color changing deck / Chicago Opener routine. It is easy to follow and color changing deck should get a really good reaction. With the right scripting, you can get it to fill the time and be entertaining.

Sorry. I'm not going to help because you have not purchased the book. I do not condone piracy. Thread closed.

Richard Kauffman's Knack Magic Tricks Joshua Jay's Amazing Book of Cards Joshua Jay's Big Magic for Little Hands Joshua Jay's Magic the Complete Course Although not specifically for kids, John Scarne's Scarne on Card Tricks (one of my favorite books).

So I like Walking Liberty halves, to me they sort of look elegant. Morgan dollars s have a classic look to them - I may use them with Victorian Coins routine. The Peace dollars have almost an art-deco look to them. My recommendation is to find a coin that you like the look and then see if the...

It depends on exactly what you want to do and what methods you want to use. My usual mode is to review a variety of methods and then adapt from there. The routine I perform is one from Simon Lovell's Packet Killer DVD. There are a lot of great routines in Frank Garcia's Wildcard Miracles.

What is the page number of the effect you are looking at in Ascanio's Studies of Card Magic?

How about a Wildcard routine? https://www.conjuringarchive.com/list/category/1294

Let's start with Card College -- If you don't have the set, you should. The teaching and effects are top notch. For close-up in the hands, get the Art of Astonishment series. For standing up in front of a group, get Drawing Room Deceptions. For some really well crafted routines, get One Degree

What books do you already have? What are your favorite books? Are you looking for routines to do close-up on a table, close-up in the hands or standing in front of a group?

Most of the people in this thread aren't active on the forums. Vior last logged in 9 years ago. That is the reason we discourage resurrecting old threads.

Now I want both.

I'd avoid YouTube. Most of the teaching is bad and most of the effects are not original. If someone has something good, they are not going to put it on YouTube. I prefer to perform effects that my spectators can't find on the internet before the end of the show.

A follow-up question.... how old are your kids? I have a bunch of tried and true effects that work great for various ages.

Welcome to the forums and welcome back to magic. Card College is an amazing learning resource and Mnenonica is another great book. I started magic around age 39. Being older has its advantages -- you have more disposable income to buy more books (I think I'm over $200) and more experience in...