My Magic Hands is an eight-week magic program for children ages eight to fourteen.
For eight weeks, a professional magician teaches children the secrets of great magic tricks and how to perform them for family and friends. At the end of the eight weeks, the children stage and star in The Big Show, a production that showcases the children's accomplishments.
The program was originally developed by Magicana, with assistance from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and is now generously funded by Slaight Communicaitons.
Since 2004, we have run 94 sessions in different centres throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) engaging 1,670 participants, 584 volunteers and interacting with 5,695 community members.
Learning + Fun = Magic
My Magic Hands uses the art of magic as a teaching vehicle to reach children in disadvantaged communities in order to build self confidence and to teach essential life skills such as communication, critical thinking and problem solving.
By partnering with community centres and children's agencies we are also able to guarantee an enriched, fun and safe environment.
An Introduction to the Arts
Our program is also a cost-efficient way of providing the tools and the experience for children to learn about the arts in communities that do not normally have access to quality arts-related programming.
The power of magic
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