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Funny Magic for Funny Kids
Any Child Can Learn Magic!
Your child then pretends to read the volunteer's mind for a moment. Then she casually says, "But there are no orange kangaroos in Denmark."
The volunteer is amazed and is forced to bust out laughing at your child's mind-reading powers.
How does she do it? The trick is that for any number between one and 10 that is multiplied by nine, the digits always add up to nine. Doing the math correctly will always give the volunteer the letter D. Most people asked to think of a country that starts with D will think of Denmark. Similarly, most people asked to think of an animal that starts with K will think of a kangaroo. Finally, most people will think of orange when asked to think of a color that starts with O. Of course, if your child runs into that stray odd person who says, "I was thinking of an olive-colored koala in the Dominican Republic," it's time to move on to the next trick.
The friend scoffs at this, but your child says it's true. So your child places the washcloth on the threshold of a door. He stands on the other side of the door and closes it.
"Go ahead," your child says through the closed door. "Punch me in the nose."
Magic triumphs again. Make that humor triumphs again.