Japanese bowing flower
Lovely thing. Not really a trick but I’ve put the flower into an old earthenware jug. It took a long time to drill the hole in the bottom, but flowers love to be in a pot. The base conceals another little mystery, a spoken voice saying ‘Konichiwa’, after a few seconds delay. This is provided by a little sound unit hidden in the base which activates when you press the hidden button.
I built it all up as a long routine, first introducing the Japanese bowing flower (VERY rare) then teaching the audience (usually only one or two children) how to stand in proper Japanese style and bow from the waist with their hands by their sides, or finger tips together, saying ‘Konichiwa”. We would then go into the performance. Press the button, and after a suitable pause (a recorded pause on the chip before the word) the flower will bow and the little base says it. They then must do the same. Such fun.
Lovely thing. Not really a trick but I’ve put the flower into an old earthenware jug. It took a long time to drill the hole in the bottom, but flowers love to be in a pot. The base conceals another little mystery, a spoken voice saying ‘Konichiwa’, after a few seconds delay. This is provided by a little sound unit hidden in the base which activates when you press the hidden button.
I built it all up as a long routine, first introducing the Japanese bowing flower (VERY rare) then teaching the audience (usually only one or two children) how to stand in proper Japanese style and bow from the waist with their hands by their sides, or finger tips together, saying ‘Konichiwa”. We would then go into the performance. Press the button, and after a suitable pause (a recorded pause on the chip before the word) the flower will bow and the little base says it. They then must do the same. Such fun.
Lovely thing. Not really a trick but I’ve put the flower into an old earthenware jug. It took a long time to drill the hole in the bottom, but flowers love to be in a pot. The base conceals another little mystery, a spoken voice saying ‘Konichiwa’, after a few seconds delay. This is provided by a little sound unit hidden in the base which activates when you press the hidden button.
I built it all up as a long routine, first introducing the Japanese bowing flower (VERY rare) then teaching the audience (usually only one or two children) how to stand in proper Japanese style and bow from the waist with their hands by their sides, or finger tips together, saying ‘Konichiwa”. We would then go into the performance. Press the button, and after a suitable pause (a recorded pause on the chip before the word) the flower will bow and the little base says it. They then must do the same. Such fun.