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| Project Magic in Belgium. 5K12D (former 3K6) is the children department for the cancer patients at the Universitary Hospital Ghent. Once a month we, Ivo and Lieve, visit the children at the ward. Before we go to the rooms, we have a short briefing with the pedagogic co-workers Sabine and Charlot. Some children aren’t allowed to sit up, others can’t move their arm well or have had medication. It is useful to know this information beforehand. |
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| We visit all the children. The smallest get a balloon
figure. From the age of 5 they’re old anough to learn some simple
magic tricks: float a magic wand or colour a drawing magically. The
somewhat older children learn tricks with ropes and cloths. The oldest
learn card tricks or how to make a prediction. After every visit, we write down which trick they were taught so we know for next time what they know and what’s new. |
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After a few visits the children get their own magic box. This way they can learn a few tricks on their own. |
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| A
testimony from 5K12D. Anoek Geens did her dissertation on 5K12D. At the site of the cancer fund for children, you can find more information. |
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