Do you eat carrots because someone told you that they are good for your eyes? Can help you see through a box? Not really, but I can show you how to make your friends think you have X-Ray Eyes.

Stunt:

You need a box of crayons.

Say: “Do you have a box of crayons? If you don’t, you can borrow one of mine. Please empty the box. “

Do: Turn your back and tell your friend:

Say: “Drop just one crayon into the box and give me the box behind my back. (The other crayons should be out of sight so you cannot see what colors are missing.)

Do: Turn and face your friend. Keep your hands behind your back. Secretly open the box. With a little practice, you can do this without anyone guessing what you are doing. Scrape your thumbnail against the tip of the crayon.

Do: Close the lid and bring the box out in front of you.

Do: Hold up the bocx and pretend to use your X-Ray vision. Actually you look at the bit ofg crayon on your thumb or in your nail. It is easy to call out the right color!

Do: Repeat this a couple of times, if you wish

Chatter:

Have you ever made someone think you are a mind reader? Did you make them think you could tell the future?

I did. In fact, it was one of my favorite stunts. Many years, I had the delight of taking kids on field trips. Each time, students were given bright colored name badges. After an hour or two, I would approach a child by himself and say, “George, are you having a good time?” Nearly every time, George, or whoever I addressed would say, “How do you know my name?” I would just smile. People forget they are wearing name tags!

Have you ever surprised yourself by remembering someone’s name? I do not give myself a chance to doubt. If I meet someone a second time, I say the first name that comes to my head. I often guess right! Try it some time.

Have you ever looked up and imagined you saw a flying saucer, an alien or more likely, a shooting star? Did the other person look up and frantically look for something unusual to see? I have had this stunt back-fire on me. Often, there is something unusual the other person spots. This is when things really get fun.

Try this one: Yawn a really, really long time and someone will start yawning, too.

How about this trick! Smell a geranium flower. Tell a friend this is a chocolate geranium. You may not be fooling this person. There are scented geraniums. People always imagine the scent.

Here is a song that makes us think the ending is worse than it really is. The verses lead us to believe the imaginable!

“She Waded in the Water” author unknown

She waded in the water
And she got her feet all wet
She waded in the water
And she got her feet all wet
She waded in the water
And she got her feet all wet
But she didn’t get her (clap, clap) wet,
(clap) yet (clap)

Glory Glory Hallelujah!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
But she didn’t get her (clap, clap) wet,
(clap) yet (clap)

She waded in the water
And she got her ankles wet
She waded in the water
And she got her ankles wet
She waded in the water
And she got her ankles wet
But she didn’t get her (clap, clap) wet,
(clap) yet (clap)

Glory Glory Hallelujah!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
But she didn’t get her (clap, clap) wet,
(clap) yet (clap)

She waded in the water
And she got her knees all wet
She waded in the water
And she got her knees all wet
She waded in the water
And she got her knees all wet
But she didn’t get her (clap, clap) wet,
(clap) yet (clap)

Glory Glory Hallelujah!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
But she didn’t get her (clap, clap) wet,
(clap) yet (clap)

She waded in the water
And she got her thighs all wet
She waded in the water
And she got her thighs all wet
She waded in the water
And she got her thighs all wet
But she didn’t get her (clap, clap) wet,
(clap) yet (clap)

Glory Glory Hallelujah!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
But she didn’t get her (clap, clap) wet,
(clap) yet (clap)

She waded in the water
And she finally got it wet
She waded in the water
And she finally got it wet
She waded in the water
And she finally got it wet
She finally got her bathing suit wet!

Glory Glory Hallelujah!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
She finally got her bathing suit wet!
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Scriptural Application.

This is a different song with the same title. It is very symbolic. You will find it interesting to share:

How Harriet Tubman used “Wade in the Water” to help slaves escape

By tellersuntold -February 15, 202102

Singing as a form of communication is deeply rooted in the Black culture.

Negro Spirituals are considered the first distinctive music genre of African people in the American diaspora. However, It started with the slaves from Africa who were kidnapped and violently put on ships across the Atlantic during the Middle Passage. Slaves from different tribes and cultures used singing to communicate during the voyage.

Harriett Tubman’s connection with the song

If you grew up in the black church, you have sung “Wade in the Water.” This song is associated with black churches and the Underground Railroad as a Freedom song. However, Harriett Tubman used “Wade in the Water” and other spirituals as a code to instruct enslaved escapees by telling slaves to hide under the water to avoid being captured.

"Routes of the Underground Railroad, 1830-1865." — Compiled from “The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom” by Willbur H. Siebert Wilbur H. Siebert, The Macmillan Company, 1898.

Water is an essential image in the Negro spiritual and a primary aspect of the slave experience. Africans began their captivity by traveling across the ocean to a new land in slave ships.

For the slave, the Ohio River divided slavery and freedom on the Underground Railroad. The song’s reference to the Jordan River was part of the coded message representing the Ohio River. Below is an example of the lyrics from Wade in the Water showing it was a map song. In this map, directions were coded into the lyrics.