From marshall@windsor.software.org Mon May 18 13:10:46 1992 Received: from gawain.cif.rochester.edu by uhura.cc.rochester.edu (4.1/1.16) id AA01728; Mon, 18 May 92 13:10:42 EDT Received: from Software.ORG (SOFTWARE.SOFTWARE.ORG) by gawain.cif.rochester.edu (4.1/1.15) id AA14971; Mon, 18 May 92 13:10:13 EDT Received: by Software.ORG (/\==/\ Smail3.1.25.1 #25.6) id ; Mon, 18 May 92 13:07 EDT Received: by windsor.Software.ORG (/\==/\ Smail3.1.25.1 #25.5) id ; Mon, 18 May 92 13:07 EDT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 18 May 92 13:07 EDT From: marshall@software.org (Eric Marshall) To: balloon@gawain.cif.rochester.edu Subject: Re: Ballon routines Status: ORr This isn't an entire routine, just a "bit". I do childrens' parties (4-6 years old) where the kids usually sit in a group in front of me, and can easily see me sculpting. This bit can be used only one time per party, and you must be making a shape that all the kids know (I'll use a dog in the description). Eric ----- 8< ----- 8< ----- 8< ----- 8< ----- 8< ----- 8< ----- 8< ----- 8< ----- Me: I tell them I'm going to make a dog. I make just the head and ears and declare "It's a dog" and I show the kids. Kids: The kids of course will tell me it's not a dog. Me: I look at the balloon and agree I forgot "something". I put on the front legs, again declare "It's a dog" and I show the kids. Kids: The kids of course will tell me it's not a dog. Me: I look at the balloon and agree I forgot "something". I put on the rear legs and tail, again declare "It's a dog" and I show the kids. Kids: The kids will tell me that it is now a dog. Me: I bend down and start to hand the sculpture to the child which asked for it, and when the child is about to take the balloon out of my hands, I pull the balloon back, stand up straight, and look at balloon saying I really think I forgot something on it. I try to give the impression that I'm so involved with thinking about the balloon that I'm totally unaware of the child lunging for the balloon. Kids: The kids tell me I didn't. Me: I tell them if they're sure it is a dog then I can give it away, so I bend down again and start to hand back the sculpture to the child and just when the child is about to take the balloon out of my hands, whamo, I pull the balloon back. This can really fluster the kid :-) Kids: The kids convince me I didn't leave anything off the dog this time so I give the balloon to the child.