FUNfORCE ...
offers training in many skills which make up a strong, modern and varied
programme of entertainment!
From learning the words of favourite nursery rhymes to jumping onto a unicycle
there is something for every one to appreciate!
The programme is designed to be as entertaining to watch as it is to participate in!
The categories of training are listed below:
BALLOON MODELLING
From simply tying a knot to creating a smiling teddy bear holding a love heart and some tulips
for granny on her 75th birthday!
Learn how to handle and manipulate many different shaped balloons to great effect!
Add artwork for the complete finish to wow & amaze!
Enjoy hosting games and competitions using all sorts of balloons!
Whether you are entertaining one child down by the pool or a room full of children at a birthday party
use balloon modelling to suit any occasion!
It's bright, it's fun, it's colourful and it's great to learn!
JUGGLING
From brightly coloured scarves to shiny knives; from squeezy balls to circus clubs
and from multi coloured rings to juicy apples .............. juggling is catching!
This skill not only makes for great viewing but can also include a fun and productive workshop
for most ages!
Practise does make perfect however this simple and easy start to learning to juggle will set you on the right path to success and hours of enjoyment!
(The average time for teaching a novice to juggle three balls is 30 minutes!)
MAGIC
Choose the illusions and tricks that suit you!
Learn to create a varied magic show incorporating suitable patter, comedy and music!
From table top magic to children's birthday parties!
Impress and astound your audience of any age!
Handle the hecklers and become a competent performer with routines that will amaze!
Make a tissue or champagne bottle vanish before your very eyes!
Make a colouring book colour itself in!
Make your kids disappear for a fortnight! (still working on this one!)
This will introduce you to the world of magic and emphasises the fact that good magicians
never reveal their secrets!
PLATE SPINNING
Demonstrate how to spin a plate both ways in both hands!
Throw and catch like a circus performer!
Pass it around your body or balance it on your head!
Teach others how to learn this skill and then conduct a workshop with different games and tasks
to test their ability under pressure!
Spin a plate without even looking at it and become confident in your instruction
so that you can teach others to teach others!
BALANCING
Keep a table balanced on your chin; a broomstick on your head;
a magic wand on your nose or even a baseball bat on your foot!
The secrets are all passed on here and results are not as far away as you may think!
Start by using a tall object and learn and develop your skill
so eventually you can keep a pen balanced on your nose for ages!
Host an active balancing session or combine it with others to create a circus skills workshop!
Bewilder your onlookers with this impressive feat even if they may think you are a little strange!
UNICYCLING
This almost impossible activity at first, suddenly becomes a difficult goal
that can be achieved with a little determination!
It's just like riding a bike! This one however has only one wheel!
Learn to mount, ride and stop the unicycle under complete control!
Learn where and where not to practise and how to do so safely!
Set yourself tests to keep your standards high!
Fly through the stages of beginner, advanced and expert
and enjoy the thrill of mastering the art of unicycling!
COMPERING
Not everyone has it in them to jump on a microphone and start talking confidently
to a room filled with people!
There are different ways to host various events!
Learn what to say and when to say it!
Become more confident and confortable on a microphone!
Get the most out of children who find it hard to give you an answer
and learn to handle the kids who simply won't shup up!
Speak clearly to your audience over music or pass on instructions during dance routines!
Get a head start by picking up certain tips that all experienced MCs possess!
DANCING
There are many different dance routines to learn and enjoy!
Each song has a complete dance routine from start to finish so your dance floor can follow you!
Tracks include children's favourites; recent chart toppers; the most exciting line dances and
pop smashes from all decades!
It's fun, it's entertaining and it's great exercise!
There are dances suitable for all ages!
Some are simple, others require a little more practise!
So whether you like "Men in Black", "The Blues Brothers", "Grease" or "The Macarena"
you'll put smiles on the faces of all those you teach!
PERFORMING
Acquire the stage presence of an experienced entertainer!
Be visual, smart and professional!
Conduct yourself in the most appropriate manner either as a children's entertainer,
presenter, game show host or dj!
Be admired not only by children but by adults as well!
Learn how to handle the situations that do not go according to the script
and turn your mishaps into memorable occasions!
Have a good start, a great middle and a fantastic end! (Can I say that?)
ORGANISING
Set out and stick to a full and varied programme of entertainment for either a party,
a holiday venue or even a training package!
To do this you must have acquired the skills and knowledge of all the above categories!
The ultimate goal is to entertain all the people for the entire duration of the event!
Try never to get the children out of a game unless you give them something else to do
which keeps them involved!
Adapt this line of thinking to everything you do!
Run a programme for any age of child being the entertainer, the manager and the promoter!