Once Upon a Time by Guy Hollingworth

There are not many card tricks out there for kids and the ones that are seem silly by today’s standards. Typically they would be in the form of a packet trick. However, there is a deck of cards that is entertaining to kids as well as adults. If you are willing to invest a little time and effort into a small, pocket-sized trick you will get a lot of mileage out of this one.

Once Upon a Time by Guy Hollingworth is a storytelling deck that can be used to magically tell three well-known children’s stories. Within this cleverly designed deck, you can magically relate Goldilocks and The Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Cinderella. The deck has been designed in such a way that the printed pages of the book magically turn into pictures, as well as having images appear and disappear and objects change from one thing to another. So clever is the design that what appears to be a book that has only one story contains three. What is nice about that is, if you tell one story more than likely you will be asked to tell another and yet another, and you can.

Once Upon a Time by Guy Hollingworth is a storytelling deck that can be used to magically tell three well-known children’s stories. Within this cleverly designed deck, you can magically relate Goldilocks and The Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Cinderella. The deck has been designed in such a way that the printed pages of the book magically turn into pictures, as well as having images appear and disappear and objects change from one thing to another. So clever is the design that what appears to be a book that has only one story contains three. What is nice about that is, if you tell one story more than likely you will be asked to tell another and yet another, and you can.

Some basic card handling skills are needed, this is not an automatic, flip a switch card deck. Knowing a double lift and finger breaks are needed slights as well as a false cut. Once Upon a Time marries card magic with storytelling which allows you to exercise multiple skills at one time. Along with the deck, you will get a fully illustrated booklet showing all the moves, slights and handlings of the deck. There is no DVD or video instruction.

With one deck of cards, you can entertain for fifteen minutes or more while appealing to all age levels except for the very youngest. Once Upon a Time is not a cheap trick. For a deck of cards, it is quite pricey, to be honest. However, as a kid’s magician how much would you have to invest in typical props to get 15 -20 minutes in a show? Probably a heck of a lot more. Once Upon a Time is highly recommended as an item to have with you if you know you’re going someplace where there may be children to entertain.

To watch a trailer on Once Upon A Time click here: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic/beginners-magic/Once-Upon-A-Time/