Magic Tricks

Dan Harlan's elaborate presentation of the PB&J (passé passé peanut butter and jelly) is full of great ideas. I wanted to incorporate some of his ideas into my routine, but didn't want to have to keep buying loaves of bread every time I had a kid show - especially if I have more than one performance a day. So, I purchased a few of these Alan Wong slices of Sponge Bread to put into a Wonder Bread bag. The Sponge Bread looks great - just like real bread - although they are a littler bigger than actual bread slices, so the fit in the bag is pretty snug. In Harlan's routine he does a vanish of individual bread slices. The same technique can be used with Alan Wong's Sponge Bread. In fact, you can use the same slice of sponge bread for each piece of bread vanished and there is no clean up afterwards - it resets itself. Now I just keep this in the prop case with the rest of the set and it is good to go anytime, anywhere without making trips to the grocery store. Alan Wong's Sponge Bread is a little expensive, but if you do a lot of kid shows (and I do), you save in the long run by not buying loaves of real bread for every performance. It is well made, durable and will last forever.