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Silver Scepter
One of my favorite opening effects! This 16" long gleaming silver color metal rod comes alive in your hands! It rises up from under a handkerchief, then rises from its carrying case which is supplied, then moves horizontally right and left, and finally shoots itself... high into the air! Absolutely no threads. Gets tremendous reaction from the kids! Just $10

PS: For a great routine with the Silver Scepter, check out Terry Herbert's DVD, "Magic for Under Fives."
Click here to read about Terry's DVD.

6 Foot Ruler New Model with Kicker Ending!
Here is a classic kid-show gag, made with high quality materials and a great kicker ending! You call a child up, and explain that they have to be 6 feet tall to assist with your trick. You ask if the child knows how tall they are, and since most kids don't, you offer to measure them to make sure they are tall enough. You bring out your ruler, open it up, and six panels drop down, with each panel having a "foot." (The kind found at the end of your leg, not on a ruler!) You hold it next to the kid, and say, "yep, you're six feet tall!" Then you explain at your last show, you had a few people from Canada in the audience. They use the metric system in Canada, and 6 feet is about the same as two meters. So, you turn the ruler around, and you show two meters...parking meters, that is! A funny bit of business that always gets laughs or groans--and a groan is as good as a laugh! This model is made by Fairchild, and features bright yellow plastic panels, and vinyl graphics. When closed, measures 8 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches. Open, it is 46 inches long. Try it--you'll like it! $35.

What's My Job
Another highly visual and easy to perform effect from children's entertainer Sammy Smith. The magician displays a picture book of people at their different jobs-a doctor, chef, plumber, police officer, welder, fire fighter, artist, farmer, etc. A spectator freely selects one picture, let's say a fire fighter. A prediction envelope-in full view the whole time-is now opened. "And here is my prediction, the fire fighter-when he was just a baby!" The performer removes a picture of an infant in a baby bonnet! (Groans and laughs from the audience.) "Well, he knew from the very beginning what he wanted to be when he grew up, and of of course, he decided to become ..a fire fighter." The picture is turned around, it's a fire fighter!
Large, clear drawings make this great even for large audiences. Comes complete. Only $20

Strat-O-Spheres
This kid-show classic belongs in every magician's repertoire. This trick has a place on my list of five favorite tricks. Whenever I perform this wonderful effect, the kids keep asking me throughout the show to "do it again!" Effect: Although there is only enough room in the tube for the three balls, one on top of the other, the ball placed on top of the three magically appears on the bottom or in the center of the stack of three. The red one seems to be the ball that likes to do the wandering. Finally, the magician takes this roaming ball and places it in the wooden box. He grasps the box by the ends of the doors and flips it open. The ball has vanished! The audience sees completely thru the box. The ball reappears in the plastic tube between the other two.
The red-green-yellow color combination offers several safety routine possibilities. Manufactured by MAK Magic, and supplied complete with decorated metal cylinder, clear plastic tube and base, the balls, and the vanish box. Only $65.