And we have a magician in the house

Believe me, when I say this

we have a magician in the house.

OR

A Little Magician would be better to say.

As they say,

seeds are sown right in the childhood itself.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

presenting before you

Harjas, The Magician :

with all his props and accessories.

It so happens that our little boy

Harjas had a fancy dress competition in his school.

And the theme was

"What do you want to be when you grow up"

To which the prompt reply was

"A scientist"

"Ohk, that will not need much preparations.

Just a wig and some test tubes would do the trick"

But the idea did not generate much excitement.

Neither with him nor with us.

Then the Professor Google came to our help

and I found this picture on the net

I wish I had copied the source also.

(A lesson for next time)

and we knew in our hearts he was going to enjoy being a magician.

The royal feel, the cloak and magic - all so fictional and all so magical.

We found him a black satin shirt and trouser.

We decided to do away with the vest, it being sweltering outside.

Mum stitched the cloak and also put an insignia on the back with silver ribbon.

He had bought black formal leather shoes

for his annual day dance performance

and we decided to use the same this time also.

Then I found this tutorial

How to make a magician hat

This done, we proceeded to make his wand.

We used the same chart paper as we used for the hat

and decorated it with a red and silver paper.

This gave it both strength and shape.

The last step was to teach a trick or two.

And again, who better than Professor Google

http://magic.about.com/od/libraryofsimpletricks/Easy_Magic_Tricks_for_Beginners.htm

We chose the magic tube trick and made him a blue tube

(seen in the collage above too)

and put in the light blue ribbon.

As a standby,

we taught him a magnetic pencil trick also.

The final topping was to teach him his lines.

And the magician was ready to rock the show.

I am imagining the little boy of ours

walking up on the stage mumbling,

"Good morning everyone,

I am a magician.

I believe

The power of thought is the magic of mind.

Now let us enjoy a magic trick.

Can you see this tube ... 

is this all empty ...

If so, from where does this ribbon come ...

It comes from magic

and all the magic comes from learning.

Thank You."

He won the competition.

But

he told me that after the performance

he scared away the bullies showing them his wand

and telling them that he would make them fly in the air.

Oh well, you lose some you gain some.

This is what I had been doing

this last week.

Have a wonderful week ahead.