The Vtech Magic Star Learnjbg Table Pink: Fun and Educational for Every Stage of Development

The Vtech Magic Star Learning Table in pink is a toy designed for toddlers and young children to learn and have fun. It features a variety of interactive activities that promote learning and development in areas such as language skills, numbers, colors, and more. This educational play table includes a removable panel with piano keys, gears, and buttons that can be pressed to trigger different sounds and responses. The piano keys introduce numbers and colors, while the interactive book teaches letters and shapes. The Vtech Magic Star Learning Table also features a pretend phone that allows children to engage in role-play and communicate with their imaginary friends. This helps to develop their social and language skills, as well as their imagination.

The later chapters in the book are the most valuable for a beginner, or any magician. Chapter 15: Ten Basics of Good Magic. Chapter 16: Ten Classic Moments in Magic History. Chapter 17: Ten Dead Magicians Worth Knowing. Chapter 18: Ten Things to Say When Things Go Wrong. Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Get More into Magic. At the very end are useful appendixes. Appendix A, for example, lists some good Magic Stores, Publishers, Societies, and Magazines. Apendix B offers a glossary of magic words, letting you in on the lingo.

There are easy tricks, body tricks, geek tricks, clothing tricks, office supply tricks, money tricks, restaurant tricks, matches tricks, pick a card tricks, party tricks, rope tricks, etc. OK, you can call me Percy Pedant, but I do have an instinctive dislike of the for Dummies concept due to its failure to differentitiate between stupidity and ignorance.

This helps to develop their social and language skills, as well as their imagination. This toy is designed with young children in mind, with its sturdy construction and rounded edges for safety. It has adjustable legs, allowing it to grow with the child as they develop and stand on their own.

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Magic for Dummies book by David Pogue, boasts “over 90 easy-to-perform tricks using everyday items like money, silverware and playing cards!” and “Includes favourite tricks from 35 top professionals magicians” Also Lance Burton is quoted on the front saying “A book that all magicians of any age and level of experience will cherish and refer to for years to come”

I got this as a Christmas present, The RRP is £18.99 but you can get it for £9.49 here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Dummies-s . 842&sr=1-1

Difficulty: 1-2
(1=Easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)

This is a book aimed at beginners so most of the effects in here are pretty easy.

The author is joined by a collective of magicians including Jeff McBride, Johnny Thompson and Lance Burton amongst others. For the purpose of this book they are known as the advisory pantheon and contribute tricks. There’s an introduction on each at the start and their tricks are credited in the trickography at the back
Also included sprinkled throughout the book are advice and anecdotes on the fundamentals of magic as well as icons informing you of needing to do prep work, misdirection, acting etc next to each trick point to enhance the effect.
The book is 369 pages long, 18 chapters in all but the last 4 are to do with advice and history and magic events in history.
My favourite chapters in this book are the ones on cards and building your own card trick which contains both forces and reveals and the chapter on mentalism.
I particularly enjoyed the torn and restored toilet paper effect in chapter 14, “Don’t show me the money” in chapter 3 where the magician puts down three $1 dollar bills and one $20 dollar bill on the table and turn his back and the spectator switches the bills and then the magician tells them to keep taking bills off the table until there’s only one left which is the $20) I thought that was fun, same with “give me a ring something – and a string” where the magician hooks a ring on a looped string and with a couple of twists he manages to pull the ring off the string even with both ends wrapped around the spectators thumbs. I decided to skip a lot of this book because I didn’t like the tricks because I didn’t think they were real magic but I’ve gone into more detail about that below.

I would recommend it for beginners only who want to get something easy to get started with as not to put them off magic but unfortunately this book did because a lot of the stuff included are more gags than magic or tricks that are really easy to figure out or are impractical but there are a few chapters which I did enjoy and a few more tricks from other chapters I enjoyed as well but I didn’t think these justified the price of the book, I probably wouldn’t have bought this book if I hadn’t got it as a present, however it did give me plenty of ideas and taught me the basics of magic.
3/10

"Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken"
"Self improvement is masturbation of self destruction"

by Replicant » Nov 11th, '07, 20:35

I agree with your summary of the book. I got this when I was first starting out in magic and thought it was ok; like you say, there are a few gags and jokes in the book which I don't really care for. Definitely not worth the RRP of £19-odd, in my opinion, but typically for a Dummies book, it is quite an enjoyable and humorous read.

Check my review index for an existing review on this book. http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic1759.php

by memorire » Nov 2nd, '08, 08:23

I disagree with the review. This book does have some very strong effects in it. Perhaps they are even too good for the general public.

In my opinion its a very good introduction for a beginner and thats how it should be rated. for a beginner i would rate it 9/10 (the amateur magicians handbook having 10/10)

@reviewer. if it taught you the basics of magic then it has fulfilled its purpose. why such a low rating?

by Alraune » Nov 2nd, '08, 10:38

Most reviews of the book are positiv. I personally agree with the negative one here.
I got this book to start with magic and I didn't. Years later I made a second try with the Royal Road and Wilsons Complete Course and those beginners book are simply on another level than the Dummy-book. It includes some nice gags but nothing you can really use in a performance (and thats what IMHO is the reason for learning magic).

by Misanthropy » Nov 4th, '08, 16:40

I gave it a low score because as you said there are much better beginner books out there and it did put me off a little because some of the things in it were really dumb but maybe I was a little harsh and should have given it 5/10

"Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken"
"Self improvement is masturbation of self destruction"

by drewj » Feb 4th, '09, 23:07

I got this for my daughter when she was about twelve and expressed a (passing) interest.

OK, you can call me Percy Pedant, but I do have an instinctive dislike of the 'for Dummies' concept due to its failure to differentitiate between stupidity and ignorance. However, I was pleasantly suprised by this. There are some strong effects here, and quite a lot of the sort of filler material of gag/fun stuff things that you might used between tricks. The writing style is quite relaxed, without overdoing the folksy feel that could be a problem.

All in all, about a 7 out of 10.

Incidentally, my daughter decided that her future lay in the audience side of things. Unusually, she really preferred not to know how things were done.

I would recommend it for beginners only who want to get something easy to get started with as not to put them off magic but unfortunately this book did because a lot of the stuff included are more gags than magic or tricks that are really easy to figure out or are impractical but there are a few chapters which I did enjoy and a few more tricks from other chapters I enjoyed as well but I didn’t think these justified the price of the book, I probably wouldn’t have bought this book if I hadn’t got it as a present, however it did give me plenty of ideas and taught me the basics of magic.
3/10

In addition to its educational features, the Vtech Magic Star Learning Table also provides entertainment value. It plays catchy tunes and songs, encouraging children to sing and dance along. It also includes a light-up star that flashes along with the music, adding to the excitement. Overall, the Vtech Magic Star Learning Table in pink is a versatile and engaging toy that provides a fun and interactive learning experience for young children. It encourages exploration, creativity, and cognitive development, making it a great addition to any toddler's playroom or nursery..

Reviews for "The Vtech Magic Star Learnjbg Table Pink: Making Learning Engaging and Exciting"

1. Sarah - 2 stars - I was really excited to get the Vtech Magic Star Learnjbg table for my daughter, but I ended up being disappointed with it. The sound quality of the music and voices is really poor, and it's difficult to understand what they're saying. Additionally, the volume control is not very sensitive, so it's either too loud or too quiet. The activities on the table are also quite limited, and my daughter quickly lost interest in it. Overall, I don't think it's worth the price.

2. John - 1 star - I cannot recommend the Vtech Magic Star Learnjbg table at all. First of all, the construction feels flimsy and cheap, and it doesn't feel like it will hold up to any rough play. Secondly, the buttons and controls are not very responsive, which leads to a frustrating experience for both the child and the parent. Lastly, the activities on the table are not engaging or educational. My daughter quickly got bored with it, and it ended up collecting dust in the corner of the room. Save your money and invest in a better quality toy.

3. Emily - 2 stars - The Vtech Magic Star Learnjbg table looked promising, but it fell short of my expectations. The table itself is quite small and unstable, and it easily topples over if my daughter tries to play with it while standing. The learning activities are limited and repetitive, so my daughter quickly lost interest. The only positive aspect is that it is portable and can be taken on-the-go, but even that doesn't justify the high price. Overall, I would not recommend this product.

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