Trick - Teaching: Self-esteem and showing your talents (Magic umbrella)

Do you know the Magic Umbrella?

This is a brilliant magic trick, that can help you to teach children, teenagers and adults on self-esteem and showing your talents

This is probably one of my favourite magic tricks. I currently use it as an ending to two of my Christian children theatre shows. I like it because it is so easy, but it always gives a 'wow' effect. 

You take the red umbrella out of the tube. When you open the umbrella you can show that it is a normal one. You close the umbrella and put it back into the tube. Show eight several coloured silks to the audience. Then, put them into a bag, and suddenly the bag changes into the top of the umbrella and all the silks have disappeared. Pick up the tube and pull the umbrella out. Now the top has been disappeared and instead of the top, the eight silks are hanging on the umbrella.

In my show and at the end of a school assembly I use this trick to show the children that they don't have hide behind the words: "I can't do anything. Who am I?" Instead they can show their talents. 

You can buy your copy of the Magic Umbrella Deluxe through the site of Dynamite Magic. If they don't sell it anymore google 'Magic Umbrella Deluxe'

Themes:

Self-esteem, show your talents, developing of talents

Magic Umbrella:

You can use the Magic Umbrella trick:

Idea  To teach people about the names of Jesus
Idea  To teach on the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5: 22 - 23)
Idea  To teach on finding refuge in the names of God
Idea  To teach on self-esteem and showing your talents
Idea  To teach on unity and diversity in the church and on the question: 'Who may belong to God's family?'
Idea  To teach about who is welcome in the stable in the Christmas story

Watch the video:

Underneath I will show you how you can use this trick to recap with the children on the theme of talents.