He has a variety of interests. His more recent ones: Survivalist. Duct tape creations. Origami. Currently (and revisited from over a year ago) Magic. He has been You-Tubing magic tricks, card tricks and such every day to learn and perfect his craft. The whole family has been illusion guinea pigs and absolutely AMAZED by magic. I would be a rich woman if I could keep all the coins that have been pulled out of my ears of late.
The other thing you should know about Archie is that his weekly allowance is five dollars. Some time ago, we heard about a magic store in Cincinnati that is considered a must-see by folks in the magic industry. Haines House of Cards. We went weekend before last and Archie promptly blew his allowance that I handed to him on the way there. To be fair, it WAS a very cool store and I would consider it a must-see for those interested in magic. The guy behind the counter did lots of neat magic tricks to demo his products. Everyone was thoroughly entertained and thoroughly amazed. The allowance did it's own disappearing act from Archie's pocket and into the cash register. Ooooooh, Magic!
Archie and his friend from next door made a go of a new Yard Venture: Yard Magician! Twenty-five cents (or more! it's good to keep your options open...) gives you the opportunity to be utterly amazed by Archie the Great Illusionist.
Archie is getting quite good with his various shuffles and handling of the cards. Here he is with the ribbon display and is making it wave back and forth.
Here he is with an actual paying customer!
Archie is getting quite good with his various shuffles and handling of the cards. Here he is with the ribbon display and is making it wave back and forth.
The interesting thing is that all his other ventures turned out to be duds. Although I certainly don't understand it. I mean, who doesn't want to hear a cute kid strum a guitar and sing a song for a quarter? Apparently the people in our neighbourhood. No time to stop and hear a song, no time for one-dollar french toast (thankfully), a free cough drop, or a twenty-five cent glass of lemonade.
But magic tricks, however, have proven to be quite profitable. Even after splitting his take with his assistant, he made almost enough money to equal his allowance. And he was only out there for an hour on two days. Not too shabby for a nine-year old! Enough money to magically disappear along with another week's allowance at Haines House of Cards!
1 comment:
That's one positive thing about homeschooling...freedom to explore interests. By the way mom, you know his weekly allowance is suppose to be equal to his age..he needs a 4 dollar a week raise. ;-)
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