PICK YOUR NOSE - Physical Edition

A Practical Guide for Children’s Entertainers

115 pages of practical ideas, routines, games and lessons learned from almost 2,000 birthday parties, school shows and family events.

PICK YOUR NOSE is about getting more from the material you already have - building stronger shows, managing audiences, creating better routines and becoming a better children’s entertainer.

This isn't just a collection of tricks.

It covers the thinking behind how I structure and perform my shows, how I approach audience management, how routines develop through repeated performance, and the lessons I've learned from years of working professionally with family audiences.

There are plenty of routines, games and practical ideas in here too - including my complete structure for a 2-hour children's party.

Inside you'll find:

PYN Theory

The thinking behind creating stronger children's entertainment and getting more from the material you already perform.

Routines & Show Material

Including Christmas Wishes, Clean Cake-Make, Balloonicorn, Magic Yellow Line, Magic Carpet and more.

Games & Party Structure

Practical games I've used in real parties, plus my complete 2-hour children's party structure.

Audience Management

Working with children without talking down to them, maintaining control without killing the fun, choosing volunteers and dealing with the glorious unpredictability of a live family audience.

C.H.A.O.S.

My approach to creating, developing and improving material through performance.

Structure, Mindset & Marketing

The stuff surrounding the tricks that can make just as much difference to the quality of your shows — and your business.

Who is it for?

PICK YOUR NOSE was written from my experience as a children's magician, but it isn't only for magicians.

If you're a children's entertainer, family performer, clown, balloon artist, party entertainer or anyone regularly standing in front of a room full of children, there's material and thinking here that you can apply to your own work.

You don't necessarily need another trick.

You might just need to get more out of the ones you've already got.

About this physical edition

This is the physical, A4 spiral-bound edition of PICK YOUR NOSE, containing all 115 pages.

These copies are produced by me in small quantities, rather than being a mass-produced paperback. The spiral binding also means the book can be laid flat while you're reading or working from it.

Price: £40 + postage

Prefer instant access? The digital PDF edition is available for £35 - https://payhip.com/b/tkGKN

Magic Gareth

Children's entertainer, magician and author.

After almost 2,000 birthday parties, school shows and family events - along with hundreds of online shows and performances further afield - PICK YOUR NOSE brings together the ideas and lessons that have had the biggest impact on the way I work.