What Are Your Three Favorite Kid Show Effects?

Hey there, gang. Been awhile. March and April were dead
months for me. You gotta love this economy. Anyway, things
have been picking up and I recently became a strategic
partner of SpiritBank, one of the largest banks in
Oklahoma, and I moved into a new office in their Business
Resource Center this week.

I'm sharing space with some friends I have worked with on
other projects, and I am thrilled to be back in a real
office. Working from home was getting to be a challenge,
especially with the summer approaching and the kids being
out of school soon.

Well, I let myself get talked into doing a magic show for a
friend's three year old son and his 15 friends next weekend.
I have to start pulling props out of the closet this weekend
and practice. May use my kids for assistants. Be good
experience for them. Picked up some balloon animals and have
to find my hand pump because I don't want to blow up those
260E's by mouth. It was hard enough when I was a teen, but at
age 50 it's going to be hell without a hand pump.

Speaking of blowing up balloons, is there anyone out there
who can explain just what the painful sensation is when you
blow too hard and something pops beneath your ears and hurts
like hell? Is that like a squeeze you get while scuba
diving? I never have understood it but know it hurts like
hell.

I'm kinda looking forward to doing this show. While I have
more fun performing for adults (who get my humor), there's
something about kids that makes me smile. No, I don't want
to become a kid show performer again as I was when I was a
teen. I know there's good money in it, but that's not me
right now.

What are you three favorite kid show tricks. Give me some
ideas and I'll share the results of the show and your
favorites in 2 weeks.

All my best,

Steven