Abby the Magician provides the Philadelphia suburbs with top-notch children's birthday party entertainment. Imagine both the children and parents at your party being amazed and delighted. Imagine your child feeling truly special and raving about the magic show for weeks afterward. Imagine a smooth-running party with a minimum of friction and a maximum of happy good behavior. Abby specializes in achieving this. She practices only in Pennsylvania.
Abby the Magician's birthday party entertainment includes a range of different shows
What is your child's favorite? Cinderella? Harry Potter? Tinkerbell? Pirates? Animal Puppets? Abby has a show inspired by each of these themes, as well as Halloween, Christmas, and Chanukah.
The Petting Zoo Puppet Show for Younger Kids
In this show a host of animals pull stunts that spark giggles, belly laughs and squeals of delight. Some of them try to be magicians. This show consists primarily of puppetry with a little magic, with 5 animal puppets performing one at a time. For details and photos from the Petting Zoo Puppet Show, click here. Abby is an experienced puppeteer as well as a magician.
The Princess Party Magic Show
If your little girl likes princesses, then this magic show will be a treat. Cinderella look-alike Princess Abby will amaze your guests with fairy-tale themed magic tricks. For details and pictures from Abby's Princess Parties click here.
The Pirate Magic Show
Ahoy! Pirate Abby brings you a grimy, gross good time with a comical magic show based on the history and folklore of Caribbean pirates. For more on the pirate show, click here.
The Comedy Kid's Magic Show for a Broad Age Range
This magic show stumps adults and draws belly-laughs from children. For more information and pictures from the Kid's Comedy Magic Show, click here.
The Holiday Magic Show
Click here for details about the special magic show for the holiday season.
The Wizard Show Inspired by Harry Potter
This new show draws from all 7 Harry Potter books.
Click here for more on Abby's wizard show.
The Fairy Magic Show will be ready in 2009.
Or request a customized show
Abby the magician has tailored shows on a case-by-case basis for various themes, including Halloween, Yu-Gi-Oh, rock-and-roll, Cars (the movie), and even a frog party. Ask Abby about tailoring a show to your child's party theme.
Abby is a seasoned specialist
Many magicians perform for corporations, bars, and comedy clubs, performing more for adults than for children. Abby the Magician is different. For over a decade (since 1997) she has been specializing exclusively in children's party entertainment, and it shows in her ability to delight, captivate and manage such audiences. To see videos of this magician, click here.
She has worked the range of children's venues
Abby the magician has worked professionally entertaining children and parents at schools, libraries, country clubs, the Philadelphia Zoo, the Philadelphia Art Museum, Penn's Peak, corporate picnics, malls, wedding receptions, church picnics, first communion parties, department stores, anniversary parties, restaurants, movie theaters, reunions, parades and a circus. She has worked in all kinds of children's entertainment settings.
Birthday parties are her favorite settings
She likes birthday parties because they lend themselves to sentimental routines alongside awe-inspiring and comical ones. They are a great place to elicit not just "wows" and giggles, but also poignant "awwwws." Birthday party prices are fixed and all-inclusive. For prices and answers to other frequently-asked questions, click here.
Abby is one of the more educated Philadelphia magicians
Abby has spent a decade developing shows only for kids and their parents. She has taken five semester-long courses to develop material: a full magician's course, two college-level stand-up comedy courses, and two clown courses. She has training in stage magic and parlor magic through the generous contributions of her mentors at International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring 6 and the Magician's Alliance of the Eastern States. Every year she extends her education with regular study at conferences, such as the Kidabra Conference of Kid Show Entertainers and the Twist and Shout Convention for balloon twisters. She has lots of other education too, including a master's degree from the Johns Hopkins University in Social Psychology. Knowledge of this field proves helpful for shaping audience behavior at parties. To read testimonials from previous customers, click here.
Avoid disappointment. Book early.
Customers planning ahead by the usual couple of weeks usually miss out on booking this busy Magician. You may maximize your chances of booking any magician by calling as far in advance as you can, ideally before setting your party date. To find an open date on Abby's Schedule, click here.
Finish the fun with facepaints or balloon party favors
Unlike most magicians, Abby offers custom face paintings or balloon sculptures for the children after the show as part of the regular birthday party package. Click here for more about the balloon sculptures.
Things To Consider Before Hiring a Magician
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