For the first time on video you can learn Kidshow Magic from David Kaye, one on one, and watch him perform his magic show live in front of 300 children. It’s called Seriously Silly Live.

By watching this DVD you will learn powerful principles that you can apply to any trick in your show (or in your closet!) and create a wonderfully funny, entertaining, and interactive magic routine for children and family audiences.

With these six simple techniques you can turn any routine into a hilarious experience that children will remember for years.

As examples of these techniques you will also learn how to perform six incredible routines right out of David’s professional repertoire. Your audiences will be in stitches when you perform these routines, which David has perfected during thousands of performances. Watch him perform live in front of 300 children and then watch the detailed explanations. Nothing is held back!

Learn his famous Crystal Silk Tube routine as well as the mile-a-minute World’s Greatest Coloring Book Routine. Plus four more priceless routines, including a trick where the shyest 3-year old will get the biggest laugh of the show.

PLUS! Enjoy more than 20 minutes of hilarious bonus features including Street Magic with Silly Billy and The Masked Magician Returns.

David Kaye has appeared on the covers of MAGIC, Genii, M.U.M. and Funny Paper. For eight years he has written a column about performing magic for children in Magic magazine. Of his book, Seriously Silly, Terry Herbert said, "This is one of the best books on entertaining children ever! I cannot recommend it too highly." This DVD is a companion to that book.

Running Time: 2 hours 26 minutes

Genii Magazine says -

"If you perform magic for kids, you cannot do without this resource! ...Put this disc in your DVD player. Click "Play All." You will immediately begin smiling, laughing, and learning. ...The value for dollar is exceptionally high. ...There is no substitute for seeing Silly Billy in performance. ...It is difficult to imagine a more thorough or effective way to provide real-world instruction on how to entertain children than this." (Read the entire review here.)

M.U.M. Magazine says -

"This disc is a treasure for anyone who enjoys entertaining kids and making them laugh, regardless of skill or experience. Highest recommendation for children's entertainers. ...You can buy 3 DVD sets for $90 to $120, which contain far less content than this single disc. ...You can easily apply this theory to make every single effect in your current repertoire get more laughs and reactions." (Read the entire review here.)

Magic Magazine says -

"Seriously Silly is widely regarded as not just the best book ever written for the kid-show performer, but one of the best books ever about performing magic, period, and now he has released a companion DVD. The production values are top notch, and the DVD is very entertaining in unexpected ways. But Kaye’s real purpose of the DVD is to teach, and he does it well with a very smart structure." (Read the entire review here.)

Announcing a complete guide to performing magic for children. New York's top kid show magician, featured on television, in newspapers, and magazines, shares his secrets of success. Featuring six never-before published routines, 27 secrets of funnier routines, 7 essays, plus 21 tips to keep parents from talking during your show, and more! Work more and make more money!

The reviews have been excellent! Michael Close in Magic magazine wrote, "This book may well become the definitive resource on this type of magic. For the kid show performer it is indispensable. Highly recommended." And in Genii, Jamy Ian Swiss called it, "Quite possibly the smartest book ever written about performing magic for children. This is a must-have text for any practitioner of that art form."

• Turn your show into non-stop laughter with the techniques you'll discover ONLY in this book.
• Learn the psychology behind children's behavior and how to apply that to a successful show.
• Unlock the top ten keys to performing memorable children's magic.
• Get the secrets to making parents laugh, too, so you get hired again and again.
• Discover simple steps that make kids demand you for their party.
• Understand the differences in performing for different aged children.
• Six steps to getting the most entertainment from a child volunteer.
• Solving the top ten problems of performing for children.
• Step by step instruction on how to create your own hilarious routines.
• BONUS: Includes behind the scenes stories of working the parties of Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Susan Sarandon, and many more.
• This is the first time David has released his routines to the magic community. These are his favorite routines from his hugely successful show. These will be the funniest routines you have ever performed. Illustrated with dozens of photographs.
• Five minutes with a milk pitcher that will change your show completely.
• The funniest Mis-Made Flag routine you have ever seen.
• Win your audience over with a charming routine to perform with very shy children, even 3-year olds can be stars with this trick.
• Now you can have his secrets to successful kid show magic in one idea-filled, easy to read volume.

Available for immediate delivery.

Read reviews of Seriously Silly!

Genii Magazine says -

"Quite possibly the smartest book ever written about children's magic. Having read it I can assure you that there is no magician on the planet, no matter your specialty, who will not derive immeasurable if unexpected benefit from reading this book." (Read the entire review here.)

Magic Magazine says -

"This book may well become the definitive resource on this type of magic. Seriously Silly is a tremendously valuable book, containing insights that only come from years of experience. For the kid's show performer, it is indispensable. ...highly recommended." (Read the entire review here.)

M.U.M. Magazine says -

I believe that every kid show magician will benefit from reading this book. David's full-day workshop at the S.A.M. Convention was extremely popular. Now he shows a fine talent for writing and teaching the rest of us the elements of performing magic for today's kids. This is a wonderful book. (Read the entire review here.)

Terry Herbert says -

"I have just read a book that in my humble opinion is one of the best books on entertaining children ever. This is a must read for anybody who entertains children whether experienced or novice and I cannot recommend it too highly."

Richard Kaufman says -

"There is no book regarding the performance of magic for adults that is the equal of David Kaye's Seriously Silly. The psychological insight the author has regarding his young audience is staggering. Seriously silly offers lessons in performance and psychology that every performer, whether working for children or adults, can use to greatly enhance their shows. I don't publish many books these days, but I had no choice here: Seriously Silly is the best book ever written on how to perform magic effectively."

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Note: The book contains new information never published before. However, this book also contains all the information from the lecture notes: Kid Show Kliff Notes, How to Perform the Perfect Kid Show Trick, and Solving the Top 10 Problems. That information has been greatly expanded and updated.

Now you can own both the Seriously Silly book and the companion Seriously Silly Live DVD for a special low price of only $75.

Ahora también en español, la guía más completa sobre la presentación de magia para niños. David Kaye, el mago infantil más cotizado de Nueva York (solicitado en programas de televisión, periódicos y revistas) desvela en este libro todos los secretos de su éxito. El libro contiene 6 rutinas nunca antes publicadas, 27 claves para añadir diversión a cualquier rutina, 7 interesantes capítulos teóricos, 21 consejos para evitar que los padres hablen durante el espectáculo... ¡y mucho más! ¡Haz más shows, y consigue más dinero por ellos!

Los comentarios sobre el libro han sido excelentes. Michael Close, en la revista Magic, escribió: "Es posible que se convierta en la obra definitiva sobre el tema. Para el artista que actúa ante niños, este libro es indispensable. Altamente recomendado". Y en la revista Genii, Jamy Ian Swiss dijo de él: "Posiblemente, el libro más inteligente nunca escrito sobre magia para niños. Es un libro imprescindible para cualquier artista de este terreno".

• Transforma tu show en una risotada continua con las técnicas que vas a encontrar SOLAMENTE en este libro.
• Aprende la explicación psicológica de la conducta de los niños y cómo aplicarla a tu espectáculo.
• Descubre las diez claves para conseguir una actuación memorable.
• Aprende los secretos para hacer reír también a los padres, para que te contraten una y otra vez.
• Descubre puntos sencillos que harán que los niños quieran tu show para su fiesta.
• Comprende las diferencias entre niños de distintas edades.
• Seis pasos para sacar el máximo partido de un niño voluntario.
• La solución a los diez principales problemas que se presentan al hacer magia para niños.
• Paso a paso instrucciones de cómo crear su propio hilarantes rutinas.
• BONUS: incluye historias personales de actuaciones en las fiestas de famosos como Madonna, Bruce Springsteen y Susan Sarandon.
• Ésta es la primera vez que David desvela a la comunidad mágica sus rutinas favoritas, sacadas directamente de su show de gran éxito. Explicadas con todo detalle y profusamente ilustradas, se convertirán en las rutinas más divertidas de tu repertorio.
• Cinco minutos con la Jarra de Leche (Milk Pitcher) que cambiarán completamente tu show.
• La Bandera Chapucera (Mis-Made Flag) más divertida que jamás hayas visto.
• Métete a tu público en el bolsillo con una encantadora rutina para hacer con un niño muy tímido. Con este juego, incluso niños de 3 años pueden ser los protagonistas.
• Por fin puedes conocer los secretos de David para conseguir un show infantil de éxito, en este libro repleto de ideas y muy fácil de leer.

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¡Lee las reseñas de Serio de Remate!

Revista Genii -

"Posiblemente, el libro más inteligente nunca escrito sobre magia para niños. Después de leerlo, te puedo asegurar que no hay mago en el mundo, cualquiera que sea su especialidad, que no sacará un enorme provecho al leerlo". (Lee la reseña completa en inglés aquí)

Revista Magic -

"Es posible que se convierta en la obra definitiva sobre el tema. Serio de Remate es un libro de enorme valor. Contiene ideas que sólo se pueden adquirir tras años de experiencia. Para el artista que actúa ante niños, este libro es indispensable. Altamente recomendado". (Lee la reseña completa en inglés aquí)

Revista M.U.M. -

"Cualquier mago infantil sacará buen provecho de este libro. El taller de David en la Convención de la S.A.M. atrajo a muchísima gente. Ahora demuestra también un gran talento para escribir y enseñarnos a todos nosotros los elementos clave para hacer magia para los niños de hoy. Es un libro maravilloso." (Lee la reseña completa en inglés aquí)

Terry Herbert -

"Acabo de leer el libro, que en mi humilde opinión es uno de los mejores jamás escritos para entretener a los niños. Debería leerlo todo aquél que actúa para niños, tenga o no experiencia. No me cansaré de recomendarlo".

Richard Kaufman -

"No hay otro libro sobre magia para niños como Serio de Remate, de David Kaye. La comprensión psicológica que tiene el autor con respecto a su joven público es asombrosa. Serio de Remate ofrece consejos sobre actuación y psicología que todos los artistas, tanto si actúan para niños como para adultos, pueden utilizar para potenciar en gran medida sus espectáculos. Últimamente no publico muchos libros, pero en este caso no tuve ninguna duda: Serio de Remate es el mejor libro jamás escrito sobre cómo hacer magia para niños".

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Nota: Este libro contiene información nunca antes publicada. Sin embargo, también incluye el contenido de las notas de conferencia Kid Show Kliff Notes, How to Perform the Perfect Kid Show Trick, y Solving the Top 10 Problems, cuya información ha sido ampliamente extendida y actualizada.

An 8" wand turns into a twisty, silly wand that is 28" long. Comes with a booklet of 75 gags and bits of business that you can do with the wand. Use it like a trouble wit, spell letters and numbers. Silly Billy's favorite bit is to hand it to your child helper. It stretches out and everyone laughs. Do funny stuff with it (from the 75 suggestions in the booklet). THEN say, "The wand can be long or short. For this trick, it must be short." Close the wand to 8 inches. Hand the wand to the child, turn your back to find a prop, and the kid pulls it to stretch it out! All his friends love it! He got the better of the magician. This is classic Magician in Trouble. Return to the child and reiterate that the wand should be short. Close it back down. Turn your back and the kid pulls it open again! Funny!

An ordinary 9" wand instantly changes into a feather duster. Hand the wand to your assistant. Then say, "Everyone is watching you, so you need to look your best." Retrieve wand, change it instantly to a feather duster, and begin to dust him off. Then tickle him under his arm. Once you start, all the kids want to be "cleaned off." Great for walkaround because its a visual joke that allows you to interact with lots of people. Makes kids laugh automatically (you are tickling them!) and resets instantly.

NEW! Use it the same way you would the old styrofoam wand, except this packs flat, inflates, self-seals, and is cheap enough to give away! Hit yourself on the head or just use it as a funny jumbo wand. Comes with a complete routine in which you start with a 4" wand and then magically change it into a 24" wand. Inflate it easily in one breath, and it self seals. No need to tie a knot. Use it in your show, then give it to your child assistant or the birthday boy. Or buy a bunch and sell them to the mom as party favors after your show, and make extra money. (Click below for lots of money making ideas.) Also available in large quantities and custom imprinted. Print your logo, name, and telephone number on the wands, and give them to all the guests at a birthday party. (Click below to learn about custom imprinting.) Ideal to sell at public shows like theaters and libraries. Not sure? Ask for a free sample with your order.!

Buy all three funny wands and save money! Get the Jumbo Inflatable Wand, Feather Duster Wand and Silly Wand for $49. Save $6.

React in fear at seeing a mouse in your table. The children brace themselves, only to discover that you are tricking them with a computer mouse! This happens again, and the kids protest. Finally, you scream there's another mouse. The kids expect it to be a computer mouse. You agree, but are found holding a real rubber mouse. Kids yell, It's a mouse! You see it, scream, and toss it into the audience.

A high tech gag that even 3-year olds get!

Includes a real computer mouse outfitted with a squeaker, so it squeaks! Plus a rubber mouse. (Your actual mouse may vary.)

Magician says to his audience, "Do you like baby magic or real magic? I wasn't sure, so I brought some baby magic with me." He then displays a bottle of Baby Magic baby lotion.

After the groans have subsided, the magician steps up to a spectator and squeezes the bottle in his general direction. In reality a string jumps out of the squeeze bottle to the relief of the spectators.

It’s the old Ketchup Gag updated. All the kids know the Ketchup Gag, so now surprise them with this one. Comes with string that perfectly matches the color of real baby lotion, Silly Billy's funny routine, and instructions to make your own squirt bottle.

Taped live at KIDabra, this two disc DVD features 20 (yes, 20!) of the best kid show entertainers in the country performing their favorite birthday party magic tricks and ideas. Many of these involve the birthday child.

The 2 DVD set contains the Routines, Explanations, and yes for the first time a Bloopers Bonus Section! And one more bonus — You get a free Napkin Rose Sample Pak to go along with the personal instruction found on the DVD to make a napkin rose for the birthday mom. (And get more tips!)

This project was directed by David Kaye. On the discs you will see David performing his original creation Magic Party Picture, the perfect trick for a birthday party.

Plus the Bloopers Section is full of David coming on stage between the other performers with hilarious results.

Highlights include Trevor Lewis performing and teaching a wonderful gypsy thread routine to use with the birthday child, Ken Scott perform his sensational Fantasy Magician routine, Bruce Bray teaching tip after practical tip, Greg McMahan presenting his Goody Bag idea, Eddy Wade with his great invention The Mommy Pak, all of which are in themselves worth many times the cost of the DVD set.

Also see routines from Sammy Smith, Dave Risley, Trixie Bond, Mike Bent, Barry Mitchell, Jozo Bozo, Ralph the Great, Michael Mode, Dave Hill, and Joe Lefler.

This is a must have collection for your working kid show library right along side the KIDabra Live Sessions for Halloween and Winter Holiday Magic.

Taped live at KIDabra, this two-DVD set is full of information on adding Halloween tricks to your show. Starring ten of today's top children's performers sharing tons of ideas on Halloween that you can use in your own shows. You will be able to create a full Halloween show using the material on the DVD.

David Kaye appears on the DVD to share several Halloween routines from his Silly Billy show. These are funny, interactive magic routines including a make it yourself Silly String Spider, Blythe Spirit, and more.

Then you will see David as his character Dr. Blood, a scary, spook show character for older children. He performs two effects: Skewer Through Tongue and Finger Chopper. This DVD contains the only video available of Dr. Blood anywhere.

You will also see Mike Bent perform his crazy King Tut Mummy routine and Duane Laflin with a killer pumpkin sponge ball routine. Both of these routines are so good they were featured in David's Magic column in October 2005. You will also see performances by Sammy Smith, Ken Scott, Dave Risley, Barry Mitchell, Tim Sonefelt, Jim Kleefeld, and Ralph the Great.

The Explanation Disc 2 features how and why segments of the cast giving explanations of their material. David Kaye appears again as he does a mini lecture on why it is important to theme your shows for any holiday.

Whether it's a quick idea to add into this years show or material to use for years to come- Things Go Magical In the Night is a must have.

Taped live at KIDabra, this two-DVD set is the only place you will find this much information on theming your show for the holiday season. Starring eleven of today's top children's performers sharing tons of ideas on the holidays that you can use in your own shows. Part show, part workshop, part dealer demo, this session is a full on idea generating brainstorm.

David Kaye appears on this DVD. He contributed several Christmas and Hanukah routines and ideas. Christmas items featured the Drooping Christmas Tree, a very funny Child to Balloon Santa and his Magic Christmas Picture. His Hanukah routines include a great Lota bowl idea as it becomes a lamp oil vase, which produces the "oil" each day to keep the lamp burning, a simple yet effective Eight Presents of Hanukah with a mirror box, an original multiplying candle Menorah routine, David's Silly Wands and finally a Menorah Silk routine. This DVD may be the only place you can find Hanukah material in print.

You will also see Dave Risley perform and teach a terrific Santa in the Chimney routine that is so good it was featured in David's MAGIC magazine column for December 2005. Marty Hahne teaches Karrell Fox's great tip on what to do when you're performing at the Christmas Party and Santa is late in arriving. Also featuring routines from Sammy Smith, Duane Laflin, Tim Sonefelt, Barry Mitchell, Jim Kleefeld, Terry Evanswood, Jeremy and Cheryl from Practical Magic in England.

After the show, join the cast in Disc 2 for a behind the scenes lesson on tips and workings on the Explanation Disc.

Whether it's a quick idea to add into this year's show or material to use for years to come- Holiday Magic! is a must have for your working video library.

Buy more than one DVD and save lots of money. Individually these DVDs sell for $45 each.

Buy any 2 DVD sets for $75, that means the second DVD only $30.

Or buy all 3 KIDabra DVD sets for $100, save $35!

England's top children's magician teaches you how to entertain the younger set. You will see a live show taped before an audience of children plus explanations. The show features Terry's hilarious warm-up, his legendary routine with the Silver Scepter, an incredible comedy puppet routine (that uses no ventriloquism) that will have you laughing and laughing, and much more.

There is also an extensive interview of Terry Herbert by David Kaye. Through this dialogue you will learn all the closely kept secrets of Terry Herbert regarding his theories, anecdotes, ideas, and tips on how to perform magic for children.

This is a marvelous DVD with material from a real professional.

This book teaches you how to analyze every aspect of your business to become the busiest performer in your area. Includes dozens of marketing ideas for Before the Show, During the Show, and After the Show. Learn what Silly Billy did to become the top kid show performer in New York City.

The only book you may ever need about how to entertain children. If you do only two or three kid shows a year or if you want to be a full-time kid show performer, this book teaches you all you need to know. The first book to explain the psychology of working with children. Learn the ten steps to relating better to children, the six steps to getting more from your child volunteers, plus how to change your presentation depending on the ages of the children in the audience.

Note: The information in this book is also found in Seriously Silly, where it has been updated and expanded.

How to routine your kid show tricks. This book teaches you 25 easy techniques that you can use to entertain children. Then you learn how to take any trick you currently own and, using these techniques, create a hilarious magic routine for children.

Note: The information in this book is also found in Seriously Silly, where it has been updated and expanded.

Everything you need to know about performing for children that isn't about the magic. You will learn how to eliminate distractions like:parents talking, babies interrupting, children yelling out "I know that one!" Learn the 5 steps to handle any problem, plus scores of funny lines to say to eliminate distractions without appearing like a bully.

Note: The information in this book is also found in Seriously Silly, where it has been updated and expanded.

Turn any child in your audience into a magical artist!

Show a simple black and white drawing of a room ready for a birthday party EXCEPT there are no balloons, no decorations, no presents, and the cake has no candles!

A volunteer writes his name across the cake, draws candles on the cake (the number of his age), and writes his age on a party hat, with different colored crayons of his choice. (Click on the left to see examples.)

The performer asks the child to hold the picture while everyone says the magic words. When the picture is turned around, balloons, presents, and decorations have appeared in full color—all on the child’s drawing with his name and handwriting! The child keeps the magic drawing as a souvenir of the show!

This trick is not just for birthday parties. Go to any show and ask for a volunteer "who is having a birthday party this month." Now you can do this trick at every show.

Pure magic, no skill required, resets instantly. Includes the special gimmick, crayons, and supplies for 20 performances.

Similar to the Magic Party Picture, only themed for Christmas shows.

Show a black and white drawing of a rooftop with reindeer and sleigh ready to land - except the sleigh is empty! No color, no Santa, no presents, oh no!

A volunteer picks several crayons and writes his name on the sign in front of the house, colors the reindeer's nose, and adds some smoke coming from the chimney. The child holds the picture while everyone says the magic words. When the picture is turned around, Santa and a sleigh full of presents - complete with a Christmas tree- appears, all magically colored with crayons!

Best of all - the child keeps the magic drawing as a souvenir of the show!

In September 2004, David received the honor of a Genii cover. Read the 20-page interview by Richard Kaufman. Includes discussions of Silly Billy shows, David's never-before-disclosed Dr. Blood show (a geek show designed to scare children), the caveman "Og" show, plus two essays from his book Seriously Silly.

FREE COPY of this magazine, SIGNED BY DAVID, if your total order is more than $100. GET BOTH MAGAZINES FREE with orders of $150 or more.

In November 2005, David received the honor of a third major magic magazine cover - M.U.M. Read the 7-page story, written by David, as he struggles to decide which direction to go in after becoming New York's number one children's entertainer and his struggles with mid-life crisis and career choices.

FREE COPY of this magazine, SIGNED BY DAVID, if your total order is more than $100. GET BOTH MAGAZINES FREE with orders of $150 or more.