This is not a magic show.
Your magician performs for fifteen minutes. Then the props come out and every child learns to do it themselves.
By the time we leave, they can each perform four tricks — and every one of them takes the props home.
Learn. Practise. Perform. Amaze.
This is the magic we teach and the kit we teach it with — proper brass cups, a real deck, a solid ball and vase. The same props a working magician carries.
Structured party entertainment
Ninety minutes with a shape to them, run the same way every time — whether it’s your living room or the village hall.
- 0–15 min
The showClose-up magic performed a metre from their faces. The room goes quiet, then very loud.
- 15–30 min
Trick oneTaught slowly, hands on, and nobody moves on until every child can do it.
- 30–45 min
Trick twoA different prop, a different skill. They perform it back to the room.
- 45–65 min
Trick threeLonger, because this is the one that looks impossible.
- 65–85 min
Trick fourThe finisher, and the one they will show you in the car on the way home.
- 85–90 min
Certificates, wands and the gold wandEvery child is presented with theirs. The gold wand goes to the birthday child, last.
Different magic for different young magicians
We choose the four tricks on the day — based on the ages in the room, how confident the children are, and whether anyone has been to one of our parties before. No two parties teach quite the same set.
So if your child has been to one of ours already, they will still be learning something new.
And because we know exactly what your child’s magic club has already taught them, the birthday child learns something new alongside their friends rather than sitting through a repeat.
Each child takes home a magic kit as their party bag!
Ten pieces of real magic equipment in a crushed velvet bag — and every child knows how to use all of it, because they have just been taught.
Velvet bag
Magic wand
Sponge balls
Playing cards
Mindreading cards
Certificate
Earned stickers
Holographic sticker
Then choose between these two
Every kit gets one of them. Pick either and the children can swap at the party to show each other something new.
Cups & Balls
Ball & Vase
Everything above is included in the price. Just tell us which of the two you’d like when you book.
A sticker for every trick.
A gold wand for the birthday child.
Each child gets a certificate at the start. Master a trick, earn a sticker. Fill the certificate and it’s on the fridge that evening.
One gold wand per party, presented last, and only ever to the birthday child.
Design the invitation together
Once your date is confirmed we send you a private link to our invitation designer, with your child’s name, your venue and your phone number already filled in.
Sit your birthday child next to you and let them pick the colour and the picture. Then download it and send it to the guests, or print a stack of them. It costs nothing and it takes about two minutes.
1 Pick a colour
2 Pick a picture
3 Send it out
Download it as an image for WhatsApp, or print them for the school bag. Your name and number are on it for RSVPs, ours is on it for the parents who ask where you found us.
See an exampleThree reasons this one is different
Building confidence
Learning a trick is one thing. Performing it to a room and hearing the reaction is another. That is the part children carry with them.
Something unique
Not a show, not soft play, not a disco. Most parents tell us their child has never been to a party like it.
Affordable
One price covers the magician, the workshop and a magic kit for every child. No extras, no deposit, no travel charge.
£250. Everything in.
- A professional magician for the full ninety minutes
- A complete magic kit for every child to take home
- Certificates, earned stickers and the gold wand
- Travel anywhere in Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire
£7 for each additional child
No deposit. No booking fee. Nothing to pay until after the party.
Hello, I’m Ketsy
I’m a professional magician. I’ve been running magic clubs in primary schools since 2011 — these days more than 45 of them, around 800 children every week.
I wrote this workshop myself and I’ve taught it thousands of times. I know which trick a shy seven-year-old will nail first, and which one gets the biggest reaction from the room.
Depending on your date, your party will be run by me or by one of our seven magic tutors — all trained on the same workshop.
Vetted, insured and safeguarding trained
Every magician who walks into your home or hall has been checked before they get there. We’re glad to send the paperwork across before the day — just ask.
- Enhanced DBS certificates held by every magician
- Full public liability insurance in place
- Regular safeguarding training for all tutors
Ketsy captivated twelve children in our living room for ninety minutes — which meant we could actually host the parents and get lunch out. The children came away so proud, performing their tricks back to us all afternoon.
Anna Marthur · party hostYou had them absolutely captivated and we are amazed at the magic. Arlo still won’t tell us how he does it!
Catherine BurnsThank you Richard for inspiring Rosie and her friends at her 11th birthday party — she had a really great time learning magic tricks with you and still talks about the lemon you made appear from thin air.
Donna RiceWow! What can I say, how you managed to control a group of 15 five and six year olds is magic in itself. Thanks Richard — highly recommend!
Mark ThompsonQuestions parents ask
Will a five-year-old manage it?
Yes. Tricks are chosen so the youngest can do them and the oldest are still stretched. Mixed ages are completely normal.
How much space do you need?
A living room is enough. We’ve run parties in kitchens, village halls and back gardens.
What actually happens in the ninety minutes?
Fifteen minutes of close-up magic, then four tricks taught one at a time, then five minutes of certificates, wands and the gold wand for the birthday child.
What if we have more than ten children?
£7 per extra child, and for larger groups we bring a second pair of hands.
Do parents need to stay?
An adult needs to be in the building, but not in the room. Most use the time to get food ready.
Do we need to provide anything?
Nothing. We bring everything, arrive set up and clear up after ourselves.
What if a child doesn’t get a trick?
We don’t move on until they have. That’s the difference between a workshop and a show.
My child is already in a Ketsy magic club. Will the party repeat what they know?
No. We choose the four tricks on the day and we know what the clubs are teaching, so the birthday child learns something new alongside their friends.
What if the magician is ill?
We have seven tutors. If one of us can’t make it, another can — which a solo entertainer can’t promise.
Is there a deposit?
No deposit and no booking fee. You pay after the party.
How far ahead should we book?
Around six weeks for a weekend. Sooner? Ask anyway — we often have someone free.
Are you DBS checked and insured?
Yes to both, and happy to send the paperwork before the day.
Where we come toFarnham, Guildford, Godalming, Woking, Aldershot, Farnborough, Fleet, Camberley, Haslemere, Basingstoke, Alton, Winchester, Bracknell, Wokingham and the villages in between. No travel charge inside our area — ask if you’re just outside it.
Every child leaves a magician
Five boxes. We’ll come back within two working days with availability and a firm price. No deposit, no obligation.
Weekends go first
Most Saturdays are taken six to eight weeks ahead, and the weekends either side of half term go earliest of all. If your date is sooner than that, ask anyway — with seven tutors we can often still cover it.