MagicGizmo

The magician offers to let the birthday child use magic to produce a present for himself.

A magic bag (or production box, it is up to you!) is shown empty and placed to one side.

Five large cards are displayed backs to the children. Each card has the picture of a possible present on it. The cards are mixed, and the birthday boy names one of his friends. The performer spells the chosen name, putting one picture under the pile for each letter. At the finish of the spelling, the next picture will be of a present the boy is NOT going to have.

The magician looks at it and pulls a face. It’s a good job this is not going to be the present because this would be smelly, and everyone would go ‘POOH!’. At this all the children make the sound ‘POOH’.

He then turns the card round to show a picture of stinky socks! Once again the children go ‘POOH’ This spelling process is repeated for the next picture, and this turns out to be frightening, so all the children say ‘EEEK!’ as a spider is revealed.

This is repeated twice more and each picture elicits a DIFFERENT noise from the children.....sausages and custard - ‘UUURRRRGGGHHH’, an empty box of sweets - ‘AAAHHH!’ and so on. The kids really enjoy this and it is great fun.

The final picture turns out to be a proper wrapped gift and the boy uses magic to make a similar gift appear inside the bag to bring it to a successful conclusion.

There are SIX BRIGHTLY COLOURED AND LAMINATED cards supplied, these look really gorgeous, plus two coloured envelopes.

Very easy to do. Supply your own production device.