One of my favorite teaching tools is the Magic Coloring Book. I can amaze audiences with a coloring book that alternates between showing all blank pages, all outline pages, or all fully colored pictures. While it looks like “real magic,” it is surprisingly simple to master.
I just used it when talking about creativity: “Some people think they have none, some have a little, and some consider themselves creative, right? But if you know the technique, everyone can be creative.”
I used it during orientations, urging students to become involved in college so that when they leave, their resumes and experience wouldn’t be blank or outline; rather, they’d be fully colored.
I have used it many times to demonstrate the difference between no participation (staying home), a little effort (voting), and being fully engaged (activism).
If you need a guaranteed attention-getter that can demonstrate your point with flair, consider a Magic Coloring Book. You, too, can be a magician with a purpose!
