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KEH103: Keeping Everyone Engaged and Working for Tips the Right Way
Keeping Everyone Engaged and Working for TipsThe Right Way It’s episode 103 and we have a new co-host for this episode. It’s Annie Bannanie! This was also recorded at her birthday so Happy Birthday Annie Bannanie! In this episode we talk about how to get everyone engaged in the show. Not only the kids but…
Read MoreKEH086: The Fundamentals of Stage Craft
The Fundamentals of Stage Craft: Going Back to the Basics of Performing for Kids Entertainers With the brimming—sometimes overwhelming—treasure trove of available information out there, sometimes we lose sight of what’s essential. In this podcast episode, Danny Schlesinger brings us back to the fundamentals of stage craft to help us pack more impact to our…
Read MoreWhopping Warm-ups: Show Starter Ideas for Kids and Family Entertainers
Need something to hook your audience’s attention from the get-go and open your show with a bang? Here are 5 ideas for warm-up routines by Leslie Ann Akin that you can use right away to get your show off to a fantastic start. Remember when theatres showed Tom and Jerry cartoons before the feature film?…
Read MoreKEH074: Social Currency & Meaning: How to Create Empowering Children’s Shows
Social Currency & Meaning: How to Create Empowering Children’s Shows In this week’s Kids Entertainer Podcast episode, Guinness World Record holder and all-around entertainer Carisa Hendrix graces us with an interview that is positively brimming with insights and advice on how to create empowering children’s shows. Talking in detail about where to draw inspiration, to…
Read MoreKEH071: How to Have a Kid-Friendly Look That Appeals to Young Mums
How to Have a Kid-Friendly Look That Appeals to Young Mums In this podcast episode, we take a fresh look at the main target market for many kids entertainers: modern young mothers who need modern children’s entertainment. Looking at this through the eyes and experience of Regina Martinez, a young mum, a graphic designer, and…
Read MoreTop 4 Performing Styles for Kids Entertainment Events
In my previous post The Best Children’s Gig, I compared 7 venues for which children’s entertainers perform. I offered my experience on the pay one could expect, and my opinions about the pros and cons of each venue. In this post, I wish to talk about which performing styles (disciplines) work best for each venue.
Read MoreKEH053: Lessons Learned from Decades of Performing
Lessons Learned from Decades of Performing: Tips and Insights from a Seasoned Children’s Entertainer In this episode in the Vault of Wisdom series, we share lessons that a long-time kids entertainer has learned from years of performing. Greg McMahan, an all-around professional entertainer who uses magic, comedy, balloon twisting, juggling, and clowning in his shows,…
Read MoreKEH051: Hospital Entertaining Tips for Children’s Entertainers
Hospital Entertaining Tips for Children’s Entertainers Hospital entertaining is rewarding—there’s no doubt about it—but it isn’t as simple as it sounds. From the condition of the child and his/her parents, to the almost constant coming and going of medical personnel, to the culture of the different wards, to sanitary precautions and hospital regulations, there’s actually…
Read MoreRubber Chicken Nuggets – Sylvester the Jester
Welcome to the seventh and final instalment of this series of interviews that originally appeared in Rubber Chicken magazine. Editor and publisher Peter Aubery has made them available for the Kids Entertainer Hub audience. In this series, Peter picks the minds of kids entertainers Charlie Frye, Jimmy Carlo, John Kimmons, Bill Abbott, Michael Diamond, and Paul…
Read MoreKEH 044: The Psychology of Play
The Psychology of Play See Performing for Children from a Fresh Perspective Play is such a big part of a child’s life, and it’s astounding at times how we as kids entertainers often don’t think about the psychology behind it and view what we do in its light. Professional clown Adam Zimmerman has made it…
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