Ritchie Rosson is back! Bringing his funny family magic shows to the awesome Bourne Hall in Ewell Epsom.
Tickets on sale soon.
Halloween 2025
Author: Ritchie Rosson - Magic Shows/Family Entertainer
Children's entertainer/magician based in London.
Charity shop spot
Good to see my Ritchie outfits getting worn. Gave some stage hats to the charity shop. This man I saw in Asda is NO DOUBT a huge fan of Ritchie Rosson’s magic shows 🙂
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Hiring a hall for a children’s birthday party
Avoid big, echoey halls as they are terrible for a children’s birthday party. Especially if are having entertainment like a magician. Every sound bounces around the room; children shouting, laughing, music, and adults talking; creating a headache-inducing ball of noise. Even many jokes are missed as you cannot hear what is said. So therefore less laughs, less fun. Your guests will have their fingers in their ears.
Look for venues with a car park for yourself and your guests. Small village halls and church halls are great. Home parties are great too. For parties at home, I recommend inviting no more than 15 children. For halls, around 30 is a good number.
Avoid town center venues as they are tough for guests to park in.
Check that the venue has a kitchen and if you wish to serve alcohol to the grown-ups, check they don’t have a “no alcohol” policy.
Booking 30 minutes before and after the party is possible to set up/pack down, but an hour each side of the party times (especially before the party) is best for you. Book the hall for a two-hour party for four hours if you can. Ask a few friends/family to help with setting up/packing away to move chairs, etc. 2 hours is the ideal length for a children’s birthday party.
Book your entertainer such as Ritchie Rosson (me!), before you book the hall. There are loads of halls around but only one Ritchie! “Oh no, you are booked already? Can you cancel the other party?” Sorry, no!
Ritchie Rosson is a magician and children’s entertainer based in Sutton, covering London, Surrey and Kent for birthday parties, school shows and family events.
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Meghan Markle Parody Video
Did you see Meghan on the Jamie Kern Lima podcast? It was quite a performance from them both. I had to make a parody video.
Here is a previous one I did! 300k views! Wow.
Life changing method for ADHD procrastination
The pomodoro method has changed my life. New video on my new ADHD YouTube channel. Subscribe if you like this kind of video.
Bouncy Castles
From my experience from entertaining at over 1000 birthday parties and many other kinds of events, when there is a bouncy castle, there are almost always children in tears and frequent accidents on them and they suck the joy out of the party. This firm of solicitors even has a page on their website just for dealing with bouncy castle injuries.
When I run a party, I have great control of the children and my reviews often comment on how amazed they were at the focus of the children I had. This is something I’ve developed from years of experience. When it comes to bouncy castles, nobody is really in control of the children and things often turn to chaos.
The companies drop them off unmanned and parents never seem to know how to manage the children. They all get on it at once and all the parents are stressed waiting for their little one to get bashed by a bigger child. At the last party where I did a show with a bouncy castle, a child was climbing onto the high sides of it (usually happens when the castle doesn’t have a roof) with a hard floor to the side of it. There were no mats on the side. I told the mum of the party, and she told the mum of the child climbing; to which she just laughed and let her daughter repeatedly climb there.
I want my parties to be brilliant fun and everyone super happy and to leave with big smiles.
If you are having a bouncy castle, the following guidelines are good to follow from this excellent article in The National Library of Medicine “Are inflatable play structures really safe for our children?”:
- ” There should be responsible adult supervision, paying close attention to the children at play at all times during its use.
- The equipment should be set up, operated and supervised by the hire company’s own staff.2
- A rotation system for different age or size groups should be used, together with the observance of an age limit for users. There are special inflatables available for adolescents and adults.
- A safety distance of 1 m to 2 m should be kept around the facility, leaving the entrance and exit points free at all times. At the access to the bouncer, there must be a ramp that covers the entire width of the entrance arch. Likewise, there must be some type of material that cushions possible falls, such as mats or foam. A simple carpet is not enough; also, curbs, benches, trees or other accessories should not be present in that area.
- The number of children using the bouncy castle must be limited to avoid overcrowding. This will allow each child to have safe space to play in.13,14
- It is forbidden to climb and/or hang from the walls of the inflatable.
- Children should not be allowed to use the bouncy castle in adverse weather conditions such as high wind or in wet weather (inflatables can flip over and slippery surfaces may cause injury). It is recommended to deflate the installation when winds exceed 45 km/h.
- All children must be made to remove footwear (always wear socks).
- Removal of hard or sharp objects such as jewelry, buckles, pens and other similar pocket contents.
- The castle must be adequately secured to the ground and sited away from obstacles such as fences or overhead power. They should be regularly inspected while in use.”
Chairs for magic show
It may sound odd, but the way you arrange the room with chairs for a magic/comedy show makes so much difference to the success of the show. There’s a reason that theatre’s have chairs fixed in that way as opposed to scattering them around the room.
Amazing, funny, children’s entertainer and magician; Ritchie Rosson for your children’s birthday party, school, or family event!
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Lazer Lions Holiday Camp
Ritchie is back! Come and see funny magician Ritchie Rosson at the awesome Lazer Lions holiday camp. Ah! I so wish that I was a kid so I could be there all day. They have so many fun activities and the staff are all brilliant. The children are always so happy there. Find out more info and book here
Ritchie will be doing magic shows at Lazer Lions on the following dates:
Tuesday 8th April 10 am – Grovelands Primary School, Terrace Road, Walton-on-Thames KT12 2EB
Tuesday 8th April 1 pm – Cleves School, Oatlands Ave, Weybridge KT13 9TS
Tuesday 15th April 1 pm – Carlisle Infant School, Broad Ln, Hampton TW12 3AJ
Wednesday 16th April 10 am – The Vineyard School, Friars Stile Rd, Richmond TW10 6NE
Wednesday 16th April 1 pm – St Andrew’s and St Mark’s C of E Junior School, Maple Rd, Surbiton KT6 4AL
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Soft Play For Birthday Parties
Soft play can be amazing fun for young children. Check online reviews to check soft play centres that have friendly, helpful staff, parking, and most importantly, great coffee.
I have entertained over the last 12 years at over 1,500 birthday parties and learned a lot along the way.
At a birthday party with an entertainer magician such as Ritchie Rosson (that’s me!) some parents have an idea that “we need something for the toddlers! Let’s hire some soft play.”) It’s a terrible idea. I had two of my birthday parties ruined by soft play being hired and it being thrown around the room and kids slamming each other into it.
Less is more! Because I want the children to have the most fun at my parties and my lovely clients to be super happy; as of Autumn 2023 I am no longer offering my entertainment at birthday parties with soft play.
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Tips and tricks for children’s magicians
I have so much advice to give to magicians and entertainers for making your shows and events the best success and to get the most laughs and the least stress. I have a new YouTube magic channel where I am going to be uploading lots of videos packed full of wisdom/rantings.
Ritchie Rosson – Children’s Entertainer & Magician 