Hello everyone. I'm new to the forums and relatively new to magic (three months).
My goal is to strictly be a hospital magician and teach my 5 year old daughter magic. I know a few one handed card flourishes and we're REALLY into the Tenyo magic tricks.
I've been in talks for the last month with a local children's hospital coordinator and one of the things I will be doing is strolling from room to room. Reading up on strolling and hospital magic. I'll have about 5 minutes in each room--which seems to translate into up to 3 tricks.
One speedbump I have run into is what exactly to perform for teenagers. I have tried numerous forums and the slightest inkling I can find is that older kids, teenagers, and adults like tricks in which you're using more common items (rope, coins, dice, cards. Basically, not unusual prop magic--at least you can't do an entire routine of all prop magic, I figure you could do ONE for variety).
With this assumption, I have come up with a 3 trick set for older kids and teenagers:
Tenyo - Burglar Ball
Tenyo - Ghost Lamp
Milton Bradley: Magic Works - Ghost Deck
Just so we're all on the same page, I like using the unusual tricks for two reasons:
1) because they are unusual, the spectator has more than likely never has seen them before, making it a more unique experience
2) Because I want to get into volunteering at the hospital as fast as I can, I'm going for easier to perform trick and focusing on the patter a lot more until I can get some good tricks under my belt (Ghost Deck will be easily replaced with a trick like 'Assassin' or 'Sniper' once I can do the darn thing.)
So yes, can anyone offer any suggestions on what tricks would appeal to older kids, teenagers, and adults for a hospital 'strolling' set.
My goal is to strictly be a hospital magician and teach my 5 year old daughter magic. I know a few one handed card flourishes and we're REALLY into the Tenyo magic tricks.
I've been in talks for the last month with a local children's hospital coordinator and one of the things I will be doing is strolling from room to room. Reading up on strolling and hospital magic. I'll have about 5 minutes in each room--which seems to translate into up to 3 tricks.
One speedbump I have run into is what exactly to perform for teenagers. I have tried numerous forums and the slightest inkling I can find is that older kids, teenagers, and adults like tricks in which you're using more common items (rope, coins, dice, cards. Basically, not unusual prop magic--at least you can't do an entire routine of all prop magic, I figure you could do ONE for variety).
With this assumption, I have come up with a 3 trick set for older kids and teenagers:
Tenyo - Burglar Ball
Tenyo - Ghost Lamp
Milton Bradley: Magic Works - Ghost Deck
Just so we're all on the same page, I like using the unusual tricks for two reasons:
1) because they are unusual, the spectator has more than likely never has seen them before, making it a more unique experience
2) Because I want to get into volunteering at the hospital as fast as I can, I'm going for easier to perform trick and focusing on the patter a lot more until I can get some good tricks under my belt (Ghost Deck will be easily replaced with a trick like 'Assassin' or 'Sniper' once I can do the darn thing.)
So yes, can anyone offer any suggestions on what tricks would appeal to older kids, teenagers, and adults for a hospital 'strolling' set.