Ideal Magic on ABC News
Laurie Schacht from the Toy Insider Mom appeared on ABC News to promote fun travel toys under $15 and included the “Ryan Oakes Magic Set” as part of her spot. She even performed one of the tricks. Well done, Laurie, and thanks for featuring the set! Watch the segment!
continue readingPalm Beach Society Magazine
Ryan appeared in Palm Beach Society magazine this month, as part of a benefit held at the Atlantis Country Club on March 3, 2012. See page 27 of the current issue!
continue readingGiving Back in March
This month Ryan had the honor of donating his time and services to three fantastic charities, each of which hosted a benefit fundraiser in New York. Please take a moment to visit their web sites to learn more about how each of these organizations are making a difference. Young Audiences of New York http://www.yany.org GOAL [...]
continue readingBenefit: A Night of Magic & Mystery
This weekend I will be performing at the “Night of Magic & Mystery” benefit for the Ethical Cultural Fieldston School’s Annual Fund. While most events with a magic theme choose to go with a cliched ‘rabbit in a hat’ motif, ECF designed a cool ouija board invitation for this event. Here’s the web site for [...]
continue reading13 states and 4 countries in 2010!
Every January I go through the past year’s calendar to reminisce about all the fun places work took me to over the course of the year. In 2010 I had the pleasure of working in 13 different states (the work was enjoyable, but getting there wasn’t always as fun!). Unfortunately, there were no new states [...]
continue readingAM newspaper: “Party Like a Chicster”
Was pleasantly surprised to see that I was mentioned in yesterday’s AM New York newspaper. Maneesh Goyal, President of the excellent MKG experiential agency, put me on his holiday “To Do” list! (I beat out Santa for top billing, which I’m sure will lead to a lump of coal in my stocking this year.)
continue readingPlaying Cards Inducted in Toy Hall of Fame
Magicians and poker players, rejoice! Playing cards have (finally!) been inducted into The National Toy Hall of Fame. While playing cards have been been part of American game play since before the revolution, cards have been traced all the way back to ninth-century China. Now, playing cards sit proudly alongside such American toy classics as [...]
continue readingIdeal Magic wins two awards in Canada!
Yesterday, the Canadian Toy Testing Council announced this year’s award winners for “Best Bets” in the toy industry. We’re proud to say that not one, but TWO Ideal Magic sets were selected among the 23 products featured this year, out of over 1000 different submissions. The Ideal My First Magic Set and the Ryan Oakes [...]
continue readingHoudini exhibit performance at The Jewish Museum
On November 14th, I’ll be performing within the new Houdini exhibit at The Jewish Museum as part of their Family Day. I’ll be doing three magic demonstrations as well as teaching a few secrets. Join us!
continue readingIdeal magic sets on QVC.com
Several of the larger Ideal magic sets are now available on QVC.com. Take a look here.
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