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Published on by Ritchie Rosson - Magic Shows/Family Entertainer

Having a children’s magician for your child’s birthday party is a brilliant idea ** particularly for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7, 8th birthday parties.

“She doesn’t know you are coming!” I have entertained at over 800 children’s birthday parties, half of those in people’s lovely homes, and have always had a cold reception from a birthday child whose family has made my visit a surprise. One 6-year-old girl actually handed me a note as I was setting up saying “STOOPID MAGICIAN!” Another friend of the birthday child at a party where I was a surprise, on arrival burst into tears saying “I hate magicians!” Both of these girls ended up having a great time in the show but it made breaking the ice tougher.

On the flip side, when kids know me from other shows or they’ve seen pics/videos of me, they feel excited to meet me and be less shy.  The other children will also be less shy when they know the magician. Good to share pics/videos of your magician in parents’ Whatsapp groups to the other children’s parents.

**Always check their online reviews and watch a video of the party entertainer/magician. Some magicians are great with close-up magic for adults but hopeless in a room of 30 children. Some entertainment agencies quickly train up out-of-work actors to do kids’ parties and they know a handful of simple tricks and are not experienced enough to give a great show and manage the party. The best are always busy so book 4-5 months ahead.

Magician and party entertainer Ritchie Rosson at a birthday in Surrey 2022. Entertainer near me

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Children’s Birthday Party Checklist

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Don’t Forget:

  • Ketchup – MOST FORGOTTEN ITEM!
  • Birthday Cake
  • Birthday Cake Candles
  • Matches and Lighter (check it works). Best to bring both just in case.
  • Scissors
  • Bluetack (some venues do not allow tape on the walls)
  • Sellotape
  • Table cloths/paper (if needed).
  • Knife for cake (keep it well out of reach of little ones)
  • Banners if you have them.
  • Coffee/tea bags
  • Milk
  • Soya Milk
  • Sugar/sweetener
  • Wine glasses
  • Tea Cups
  • Balloons and Balloon Pump
  • Bunting (better than balloons and re-useable)
  • Helium canister if required
  • Plates/cups/cutlery if required
  • Bottle opener
  • The birthday child 😉

Did I forget anything? Comment below.

Magician & Party Entertainer Ritchie Rosson – birthday party fun in London and Surrey, UK

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Magic Shows in Leatherhead for Halloween

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I’m back BABY! Bring the kids to see my magic shows at the awesome Halloween event at The Swan Centre in Leatherhead. It’s the 8th year I’ve performed there (is this right Miranda? I’ve lost count #adhd).

Halloween Magic Shows in Leatherhead 2022

It’s always always a brilliant day. One of my favourite events to perform at. Such a great atmosphere and lots going on for kids. Follow The Swan Centre here on Facebook to keep up with the great events they have on there.

I perform at lots of events. Want to know where I am going to be? Join my email list here. You definitely won’t be spammed. I only send an email about every 3 months.

Magician Ritchie Rosson’s mailing list BABY!

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11-1 and 3-5

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My weekend birthday party time spots are 11-1 (or earlier) and 3-5 (or later). All the top children’s entertainers that I know, do the same-day split. I’m afraid that I cannot do times outside of these time spots like 12-2 or 2-4 or even 2.30 start. It throws off my timings, and means I can only do 1 party that day.

I am a full-time professional entertainer, doing magic shows at schools, family events, and mostly fantastic, fun, children’s birthday parties. I work all week long on my shows; editing music, learning new tricks, practicing the show plus all the admin side.

Weekday bookings are infrequent. It doesn’t always happen, but I try to get two kids’ party bookings on each weekend day. I arrive 45 minutes early to my parties; fresh and full of energy with time to set up and pack down. I also don’t want to be running out of the door at the end of the party. If I have time, I like to do some close-up magic for the kids as they are leaving. For these reasons, I need to stick strictly to these time spots.

If for this reason, you have your party times fixed and cannot book me this time. Do keep me in mind for future events. Try to book me 3-4 months ahead to make sure I’m free.

Midweek, I can do parties any time and I have a bargain midweek magic show for £170 and a no-frills 45-minute magic show for less than 10 children for £120 (Mon-Thu). (40-minute drive from SM25TL. For further afield, please enquire).

Midweek bargain magic show

Top tip for your party booking times. Get into the venue at least an hour before to set up. 30 minutes to get in can be a bit of a rush and stressful. If you can get a bit more time from the venue to get in earlier that’s great. If not, bring a few friends and family members to help to set up the chairs and tables, etc. I have lots more party tips here.

Ritchie covers South London/Surrey for smaller events and further afield for bigger events.

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Bunting VS Balloons

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If you have a children’s birthday party with no entertainment, a few balloons to play with will definitely keep the little ones having fun for 5 minutes. We professional children’s entertainers ask for balloons to be tied to the walls or to not have them at all as the secret to entertaining children is having their attention. And a balloon flying around is the end of that.

I am still using a few of them in my show for a funny routine making a balloon octopus but balloons are also nasty for the environment and you can only use them for one of your parties. The answer……………BUNTING BABY! Bunting is awesome. It looks super cute and you can use it again and again and lend it to friends/families for their parties. And it’s really quick to put up and take down at parties unlike balloons that take a lot of puff and often explode through the party at the volume of a shotgun going off.

Bunting for children’s birthday parties is awesome!

Honeycomb decorations are also really pretty and reusable.