Posts Tagged ‘school show’
KEH 116: Creating Puppets Educational Shows
Creating Puppets Educational Shows Welcome to Season 6 chapter116 of the Kids Entertainer Hub! Lauren Agnew from Australia is our guest in this spectacular show. Today we talked about how her journey to becoming an entertainer. She shared her 8 year journey and how her style and show evolved. Here are some of the important…
Read MoreKEH075: Educational Significance and Magic Workshops: Kids Entertainer Tips for Increasing Your Bottom Line
Educational Significance and Magic Workshops: Kids Entertainer Tips for Increasing Your Bottom Line How is an educational show different from an educationally significant show? Professional kids entertainer and educator Tommy Johns discusses their difference in this podcast and also gives clever, useful tips on creating, offering, and selling magic workshops. There’s a wealth of information…
Read MoreFour Things All Successful School Assembly Shows Have
In my previous post about the top 4 performing styles for kids entertainment events, I talked about what artistic disciplines work best in various children’s venues, including school assemblies. In this post, we’ll go into the factors that make a school assembly show a raging success. The school assembly is a unique venue in many…
Read MoreKEH070: Using Backing Tracks in Children’s Shows
Using Backing Tracks in Children’s Shows: Kids Entertainer Tips for Adding Sound Effects and Music to Make Your Production Bigger & Better Among the tried and tested ways to make any show outstanding is to add backing tracks. Music and sound effects do make performances livelier, funnier, and more professional, and they even allow you…
Read MoreKEH066: Educational Magic: Tips for an Engaging, Powerful Show
Educational Magic: Tips for an Engaging, Powerful Show We kick off Series 4 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast with no less than educational magic show master, Doug Scheer. In turns insightful and entertaining, this first part of his interview will inspire and encourage you not only to try your hand at school assembly performances and…
Read MoreWhere You Can Find the Best Audiences Ever
Last month, Mark Beckwith and I touched on the pros of doing school assembly shows. Now we’re back with a post that’s all about where you can find a great audience. We’ve all had bad audiences, the ones that sit there with no response, talk among themselves, read the paper, or get up to leave.…
Read MoreKEH060: School Assembly Entertainment
School Assembly Entertainment: Tips for Kids Entertainers Who Want to Venture into the School Show Market In episode 2 of our From the Experts series, we tackle the school assembly entertainment market with seasoned pro Obediah Thomas. From the pros of offering school assembly shows, to tips on how to be successful at it, to…
Read MoreCreative Learning Is Magic
In my previous post, I shared how to do the educational 21-Card Trick. In this post, I’ll detail how, with some creativity, we can use magic to educate. “Creativity is the greatest gift of human intelligence. The more complex the world becomes, the more creative we need to be to meet its challenges.” – Sir…
Read MoreWhy Educational Magic Is Perfect for the 21st-Century Classroom and Entertainer
I remember being inspired by a quote that said, “Teaching children is an accomplishment; getting children excited about learning is an achievement.” In today’s information-rich and social media-crazy world, it is easy to understand why for some children learning at school is just not that interesting. Playing games online or watching funny cat videos seems…
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