Materials
books with pictures of dinosaurs
coloring pages featuring large simple outlines of dinosaurs
textured items (plastic berry basket, corrugated cardboard, sandpaper with
assorted grades, cheese greater, colander, piece of screen, piece of bark)
crayons
Instructions
do Step One: Create a curtain on a
frame for your magic show.
1. Attach one 4' length of PVC
pipe to each PVC "foot."
2. Attach an elbow joint to the
top of each 4' length of pipe.
3. Attach the 6' length of PVC
pipe to the two elbow joints,
thus joining the two 4'
lengths together.
4. Drape the fabric over
the 6' length of pipe
and use glue or any
other means to
attach it to the pipe.
The fabric should drape to the floor, and should be thick enough that the
children cannot see through it.
5. Cut a slit up the center of the fabric almost to the top.
Step Two: Create a magic box in which you will make
a child "disappear."
1. Place a refrigerator box on its side. Cut a door in
one side of the box large enough so a child to
crawl in and out of the box. Cut another door in
what will be the top of the box. It is through this
door that the child will enter the box in front of
the audience.
2. Let the children help paint and decorate the box.
Step Three: Make a magic wand or purchase one from a dollar store.
1. Paint the dowel rod a bright gold or silver.
2. Sprinkle glitter on star cutouts and set aside
to dry.
3. Attach the star cutouts to the top of the
dowel rod with hot glue (adult only).
4. Attach several pieces of metallic ribbon to
the base of the star.
5. Coat the dowel rod in glue and
sprinkle with glitter. Set aside to dry.
