When I was in Kuwait I became fascinated with Russian Nesting Dolls. I immediately knew there were magical possibilities for these little toys. I scoured Ebay and purchased several sets at ridiculously low prices. One was a set themed to the Grinch who Stole Christmas (from the movie). Another is based on the Russian tale of the Firebird. The effect is simple: a card is selected, the corner is torn off and given to the participant and the pieces vanish. They are found within the last nested doll. There are tons of stories that can go with the dolls. Find a set that is based on a fairy tale (Peter and the wolf, etc).
1. Place a duplicate of the card to be forced folded up inside the last doll.
2. Save the corner in an easy to obtain place, such as your side right coat pocket or front pants pocket.
3. Force the card. There are so many methods out there that you can do some homework and find one. Some simple suggestions: cross-cut force, cut-deeper force, Michael Ammar's Hofzinzer type force etc.
4. Openly tear the card into quarters.
5. At this juncture you have two ways you can go.
a. I like Steve Dacri's corner swith on his "No Filler" DVDs, volume 2. You obtain the corner to be switched in from your pocket, hold the torn pieces face down in your left hand adding the extra piece. It is this piece you give to the spectator to hold.
b. You can do Ammar's corner switch from his Encore Series or the Magic of Michael Ammar. The corner is added to the card (back) and handed to the spectator.
6. Now you "vanish" the pieces.
a. You can use a Devil's hank.
b. You can use a paper clip to clip all the pieces together and use a bobo-switch to switch the pieces for a second empty clip.
7. All that remains is for you or the spectator to open the dolls to the last doll to show the card.
For my fairy tale routine I play some light music, and do the above. Then tell the story pointing to the pictures as I do. (These also help me to remember the story).
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