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Topic: "Little Wonder" kaleidoscope from Oklahom

Posted By: Guests
Subject: "Little Wonder" kaleidoscope from Oklahom
Date Posted: 1/31/05 at 12:13am

I need to find to buy or make a "Little Wonder" kaleidoscope for the show "oklahoma".

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Posted By: Topper
Date Posted: 2/04/05 at 11:02am

Probably your best bet is to purchase one of those
fake switchblade knives (or knife/comb combination)
from your local magic shop or novelty store. Then,
using paint, paper-mache, cardboard tubes,
stick-ons and your own imagination, disguise the
thing (without interfering with its mechanism) so it
looks less like a knife and more like a tiny
kaleidescope. The actors simply pretend to look
through the end of it -- too bad if they're disappointed
there's not actually a girly picture inside.

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"None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 2/19/05 at 5:13pm

There are kaleidoscope kits on the market to fit all kinds of budgets. However, as a kaleidoscope collector, I recommend that you go to your library and borrow a "how to" book, then use a paper towel tube, mirrored plexiglass, whatever objects you want, acrylic disks, and that should be about all you need, except for detailing/painting exterior.