Alexkazam children's entertainer

I am a children's entertainer based in Hampshire, on the border of Surrey. I first worked with children when I escaped a dull job to work for a major children's adventure holiday company. To my surprise, I found I really liked the challenge of working with children.

Later I managed a holiday play scheme for the local council...

I decided to combine my interest in magic with my experience of working with children to become ALEXKAZAM THE MAGIC MAN!

I perform a variety of shows tailored to your needs and to the age group of the children. My shows can be for children from four years old up to seven years old.
( Older children may be interested in a new show I am developing where I teach magic.)


Shows can consist of:

Magic with story-telling
Balloon modeling
Games

Everyone is entertained by the laughter and magical story telling
as well as making the birthday child a star in the show!

Younger audiences need quite a bit of variety and my show reflects this.

I include lots of audience participation and use volunteers to add fun

and interest to the magic and story telling to get maximum entertainment value.

The birthday child helps me with the magic in my big finish and
I give him/her a special balloon model.

At the end of the show all the children get a magic fun pack
which has colouring in, puzzles and some magic tricks to try.

My magic show can be performed in a room in your house, a village hall
or an assembly hall. I have a microphone and small amplifier/speaker which ensures

I can be heard comfortably without shouting!

I arrive with all I require to perform my show, I will need an ordinary
power socket for my amplification and two responsible adults present.

Naturally, you will be concerned that anyone working with your children is suitable to do so.

I have an enhanced disclosure dated 29 November 2007 from the criminal records bureau - which is the clearance required to show that I have no convictions.

I have one copy, the CRB has a copy on computer and Hampshire County council has a copy. If you wish to see this prior to booking please contact me.

My Introduction:

At the very start I introduce myself and get the children (and adults) involved- this breaks the ice and gets the
children used to listening carefully.

First Part:

If it's a longer show I would go into my games section which involves a mixture of noisy and quiet games and lots of fun. In a shorter show I would go into my story-telling with magic. Sometimes the magic happens to me when I'm not looking and the children shout like crazy to let me know!

The Middle Bit:

In the middle of the magic I make some balloon animals asking the children to guess what I'm making before I finish them, I give some terrible puns as clues!

I then go into more magic, involving volunteers from the audience to act as characters in my mini drama, all with a magical finish! All volunteers get a special
magician's assistant certificate for helping me with my magic!

The Big Finish

At the end of my show I involve the whole audience and can lead the happy birthday song for the birthday child.
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WHAT DOES YOUR FEE INCLUDE?
When you book me to perform, the fee is fully inclusive of travel costs, insurance, any equiptment and props I bring, goodie bags for each child, balloon sculptures for the birthday child. There are no hidden costs.
WHAT AGE RANGE DO YOU PERFORM FOR?
I do parties for children from 3 years old to 8 years old. Older children may wish to take part in my magic workshop where they will learn some simple magic tricks, but, more importantly, learn how to perform them.
HOW MUCH DOES YOUR SHOW COST?
The fee I charge depends on the length of show, season and distance I have to travel. I also have concessionary rates for charities and discounts for customer loyalty.
HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE SUITABLE TO WORK WITH CHILDREN?
I have an enhanced criminal records beareau certificate available for you to see prior to booking if desired. I can also provide references from previous bookers.

WHAT DO YOU REQUIRE FOR YOU SHOW?
I require a space safe for children, under cover with at least one power socket. I also need to have at least 2 adults present for safety and to comply with insurance.
HOW DO I BOOK YOU?
Contact me using the guestbook or by using the form on my website giving as many details as possible.
DO YOU PERFORM FOR ADULTS?
At the moment I specialise in performing shows for children, but I am developing a show suitable for adult audiences, I can also recommend performers.

A recent addition to my repertoire is a magic teach-in for children. This is made to appeal to older children who want to learn some magic instead of simply watching someone else do magic.

I teach easy to learn magic for kids using everyday objects so that budding magicians will be able to do magic without special props. This sort of magic looks more magical than using special apparatus and it means that they will be able to perform magic almost anywhere, like their favourate street magician. At the end of the session, your child will go away understanding the foundations of misdirection, performance and able to do at least one simple trick. They also get a booklet of tricks to learn.

If you are thinking about buying some magic apparatus or books for a child- I recommend buying a good quality prop that can be used in many ways over buying one of the many magic sets that contains lots of very cheap and nasty plastic props which end up in the loft!

Better still is to buy a good book of magic for children, or a DVD so that your child can learn by watching the magic being performed. Tricks using coins, rope or elastic bands are good and it's easy to find the right size coin, rope or bands to fit a child's hand.You may wish to learn magic alongside a child to keep them motivated to learn the moves well as it's a common mistake for people to think that knowing how it's done means they can perform a trick right away!

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