Free kids gig at the The Minories Galleries
Today was my first gig at the Minories for kids. The idea was to provide a free show and workshop to test to see if there would be a  demand for more shows and classes in the summer. The understanding being if it's a hit we will get paid for the gigs in the summer.
I have learnt a few lessons about performing kids magic, mainly being

a)  Keep an eye on the props, and make sure you can keep things that do not bare close inspection well out of reach.

b) Try to arrange things so you only need to make one trip to the car, two tops.

c) Make a lift of effects and then a check list for props, both to be packed and set up.

I made a rough running order and more or less stuck to it.
The introduction was weird, as they tend to be. With no stage to walk out onto you have to just be hanging around when people show up.
 As we waited for people to show up I performed a little elastic band magic.

I opened with the coke bottle. I wanted something with crowd interaction and kids love sweets.
Reaction, The shock end had the crowd  hyped.

I moved into diminishing milk (or red fluid in my case - reaction was amazed by some, others were moderately impressed

The mirror glass turning fluid to silk, kids found it fun, not so magical

Shrinking and transporting the silk. Spun it out for AGES using the hole in the change bag and getting kids to put their hands through the bag and acting freaked out by the monsters.
-A major high point

The crystal tube. How I WISH amber traffic likes meant "Slow Down" like in America, again a good reaction.

The colouring book - And the crowd goes wild:)  IT's funny, some kids "know that one" and one did know the method. One girl insisted she knew it before hand but she still joined in with through colours!

What I learnt.
1) Kids love my magic

2) I have enough props and material to throw on a good show.

The workshop split between Darren and I worked very well as well :)