It's like Magic!

So the kids have a talent show coming up at their day-camp place (and that was the best thing I did all summer was to put them in there, they were so bored without it.) Ali is going to do a cheer routine with some of her friends that have also done some cheer, so she's all set. Hunter, on the other hand, was stumped as to what he could do for the show. Most of his ideas were along the lines of setting up a giant ramp and doing Evel Kneivel-type jumps on his bike or skateboard or something. Needless to say, this was somewhat discouraged. I finally had a brain twitch & taught him a magic trick involving a ring & a piece of twine: you loop the twine over your volunteer's thumbs in such a way that the ring "magically" falls off. Not very complicated, no expensive equipment & mildly entertaining. Hunter loved it. He has been walking around practicing his patter for the trick -- "Abracadabra! Behold my magic wizard power!" Now I just need to dig up a simple card trick or two & he'll have an act all put together.