Price$14.90
Media TypeTrick
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedAug 20, 2008
Coloring Butterflies
Card-Shark.de
(Based on 1 review)
You show four playing cards with four black and white caterpillars. Tell your audience that you need their help to magically paint the caterpillars in the colors of the rainbow.
You put two cards into the spectator's hand and keep the two other cards yourself. Now the miracle happens: instead of just merely changing their color, the caterpillars are magically transformed into four beautiful butterflies.
If you have four spectators you can give each spectator a caterpillar card to hold. You will have a miracle that happens right in their hands.
The handling is easy and the colorful playing cards and the poetic story will guarantee smiling faces and lots of fun.
Reviews
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I have a tendency to blow off packet tricks with illustrated cards. I’m glad I decided to give this one a closer look.
While the story would certainly qualify as “cute,” there’s much more to the effect. I had no hesitation showing this to adults. Even though it’s about caterpillars and butterflies, it’s not necessarily a trick for kids.
Actually, I’ve found it to elicit reactions similar to the sponge balls. That’s because the routine has you showing cards and then handing them to an audience member to hold. From their perspective, the cards change to butterflies in their own hands.
One of the main faults I find with packet tricks is the goofy moves that don’t look like anything a real person would do with cards. The moves in this routine are both natural and motivated.
And the method is very deceptive. In fact, I’d be willing to bet most magicians are fooled the first time they see this effect.
As is typical with CardShark, the quality of the printing is excellent. The backs are not Bicycle, but they’re normal enough that nobody is going to question them.
I would have given this an even higher rating if I didn’t have inside information about a new version that just hit the market. It’s superior in every way to this version. I can’t wait to review it...
While the story would certainly qualify as “cute,” there’s much more to the effect. I had no hesitation showing this to adults. Even though it’s about caterpillars and butterflies, it’s not necessarily a trick for kids.
Actually, I’ve found it to elicit reactions similar to the sponge balls. That’s because the routine has you showing cards and then handing them to an audience member to hold. From their perspective, the cards change to butterflies in their own hands.
One of the main faults I find with packet tricks is the goofy moves that don’t look like anything a real person would do with cards. The moves in this routine are both natural and motivated.
And the method is very deceptive. In fact, I’d be willing to bet most magicians are fooled the first time they see this effect.
As is typical with CardShark, the quality of the printing is excellent. The backs are not Bicycle, but they’re normal enough that nobody is going to question them.
I would have given this an even higher rating if I didn’t have inside information about a new version that just hit the market. It’s superior in every way to this version. I can’t wait to review it...