subject: Working with Children [print this page] To besuccessfulas a kids entertainer you will need a good understanding of what kids like. As above you can see that a kids party is an exciting event with lots of distractions. You need to create a show that will capture their imagination and keep them interested. For the duration of your show/entertainment you must be theliveliestmost interesting thing at the party, if you are not then their interest will start to wander and the pile of presents, elastic bands or any other fun item becomes more attractive to play with. If youincorporatethings kids like into your show then you will have a much greater chance of keeping there attention. So the big question is "What do children like?" Kids love avarietyof things like activeinvolvement, this could be getting one of the children to help out and other children cooperating. Children like comedy especially if your getting hurt, if you have created aclumsycharacter engage the children with mishaps and comedy.Childrenlove fast action and lots of colour, you must keep your show moving at a good pace, longexplanationsand drawn out stories will surely loose there attention. Usecolorfulcostumes, props and sets kids love glitter and things that shine so try andincorporatethese, this will give you an edge to keep their attention. As you can imagine these kinds of costumes will be far better than a grey suit, or jeans and a white T-shirt.
Working with Children
By: Charles Manford
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