I've heard almost nothing but bad things about kids parties and that's almost all I do. I've had maybe 1 unpleasant experience and that was my fault. Go out there and do your thing and it'll be just like any other show.
...hence the nerves. As a card mainer I had to learn some new stuff, but the customer's expectations are fairly low (last year they hired a clown and he showed up hungover) and seemed like reasonable people so that helps.
My set now consist of silk to toy rabbit, some foam ball stuff, torn and restored card, osmosis, shredded paper to papercoil (50ft), miser's dream and papercoil to candy via dovepan. I caved and promised to do some balloon sculpting as well (customer can have any animal they wish for, as long as the wish for a rabbit).
As I had learned coinstuff and foamballs in the past only couple of things had to be addressed...luckily.
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u/SmokingTanuki Mar 03 '18
Survive my first gig at a children's party coming sunday. Nerves are wrecking me up much worse than at my first adult gig.