Magic For Smiles
Jamie Jibberish
Humanitarian Magician
COVID 19 update:
Due to COVID-19, for the safety of all concerned, we have paused our live shows and tuition and are currently focusing on online tuition and virtual shows.
Bring smiles to refugee children – through magic!
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What a brilliant idea – Jamie uses magic to both entertain and support children who’ve lived through the most difficult times. I thoroughly enjoyed his show when I saw it recently. I loved his magic but even more I loved his mission – he deserves our support.
Rt Hon Jacqui Smith, former UK Home Secretary and Member of Parliament.
Magic for Smiles occupies a unique niche in the magic community. In the context of refugees and other deprived children in the Middle East Jamie as a humanitarian magician is right to focus on how these often traumatised children can benefit from the new experience of magic shows and tuition to improve their lives. I very much welcome the progress and support of this wonderful initiative.
Oliver Tabor, President-Elect, International Brotherhood of Magicians
From an academic perspective, Magic for Smiles (MFS) is a highly unusual and exciting initiative for psychosocial support and therefore enhanced wellbeing. The focus on vulnerable children, mostly refugees in the Middle East, provides a further added value. We look forward to seeing how we can work with MFS to further our understanding of the relationship between magic and wellbeing.
Dr Gustav Kuhn, Magic Lab, Goldsmiths University, UK
Magic Tuition Videos
To view the two exciting magic tuition videos (in English and Arabic together), please write to hello@magicforsmiles.com and we will be delighted to send you the link wherever you are.
Magic Shows for
Children Of War
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Magic For Smiles
Spreading happiness and wellbeing for refugees and other vulnerable children in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and beyond.
The purpose of Magic for Smiles (MFS) is to establish and support magic as a tool to enhance the wellbeing of vulnerable children. To this end, MFS offers magic performance and tuition. We work with Jamie Jibberish, a humanitarian magician. He performs and teaches magic for and with refugee and other vulnerable children in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and elsewhere. In addition, he does some private shows and talks designed to fundraise to subsidize the humanitarian work. Please use Magic for Smiles services to help spread smiles, happiness and wellbeing among these children.
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Magic for Smiles is an initiative for refugees and other vulnerable children in Lebanon and neighbouring refugee-hosting countries like Jordan and Turkey. Primarily it is about spreading smiles, happiness and wellbeing by making short or longer-term impact on the lives of vulnerable and traumatised children. The project as a whole promotes the use of magic for psychosocial support as well as entertainment.
Magic Tuition
Select children of 11-13 years who are keen to learn and perform, and who would benefit especially from improved self-esteem and self-confidence through performing fun magic. They would possess something unique to themselves! Numbers have to be limited to groups of 12 and normally two staff members from the partner organisation are also pre-trained to help with training and follow up.
“By focusing on the beneficial aspects of magic – including tuition – Magic for Smiles through Jamie Jibberish offers exciting improvement in the lives of refugee and other vulnerable children in the Middle East” says Gary James, Headmaster of Edinburgh Magic School, Scotland.
Fundraising – Private Parties & Public Events
Host a fundraising event or hire Jamie Jibberish for a private or public magic show. Great fun for everyone of all ages. Please contact us with your requirements.
Recent Reviews
Humanitarian Shows
TechPixies
Jamie helped ease the stress of lockdown with weekly magic lessons for 2 months! He even did a magic show for my son’s 9th birthday which was a total hit. Thank you Jamie for keeping us laughing through a tough period when the kids were isolated at home.
Flying Carpet Festival, Southern Turkey – Sahba Aminikia
Jamie was an artist-in-residence at our Flying Carpet Children Festival 2019 which operates in south east of Turkey where millions of vulnerable children of Syrian, Iraqi, Kurdish and Turkish origin reside and I have the honor of being the artistic director and founder of. His dedication, his passion and his professionalism was exemplary to all of us and to all the artists. We will never forget him and want him over and over again to bring joy and laugh to our children. I recommend him to anyone who is creating a magical experience and is bringing light and hope to children who deserve it most. Thank you Jamie.
AVSI Foundation
The children …were mesmerized by all the amazing magic tricks. It was an unforgettable experience for them as they got the chance to participate for the first time in such interactive shows that brought them so much excitement and joy!
Educating Young Women Association (EYWA)
Jamie enchanted all the kids at EYWA- Dar al Hadana [nursery].
We are grateful for having him perform and for all the beautiful smiles he put on our kids faces. We can’t thank you enough you have a heart of gold god bless keep drawing those smiles and enchanting those little souls.
Yalla Pour Les Enfants
Jamie adapted the shows to fit different age groups from 5 to 14 year olds and all children were delighted by the fun, great magic! With very simple material he was able to surprise them, make them laugh and cry from excitement. He also ran two magic teaching sessions separated by age, initiating them to nice tricks with simple materials.
Loyac
Very professional, the children of Mob Art project really loved his show and kept asking us about him for weeks!
Magic Tuition
Lucie Venard – Yalla
Jamie presented 3 magic shows for the children of Yalla! Pour les Enfants school in Aley and students of Aley First public school. He adapted the shows to fit different age groups from 5 to 14 year old and all children were delighted by the fun, great magic! With very simple material he was able to surprise them, make them laugh and cry from excitement.
He also ran two magic teaching sessions separated by age, initiating them to nice tricks with simple materials. Thank you Jamie for these wonderful moments you offered the children!
Fundraising - Private Parties & Public Events
Nada Safsouf – MAGICAL
MAGICAL offers a variety of packages for all your events including Birthdays parties, gatherings, Halloween parties and themed events. Last week there were a birthday and Jamie came and did a magic show and the children (about 20 kids) liked the show so much.
Martin Lauder – parent
A crowd of very excited 4 year-olds were spellbound for the entire half hour, and all clamouring to participate in the act. The show was thought provoking for the kids and Jamie was great at getting them involved. A wholehearted recommendation to other parents.
William Dobson – Aaliya’s Books
Jamie did a wonderful show at Aaliya’s Books in Beirut. A great range of tricks with fun and memorable presentation for both children and adults alike. Highly recommended
Badaro Festival organiser
The first time I saw Him, i thought, he’s too serious to be a magician. Then, I checked his Facebook page and saw some beautiful photos showing kids reactions. BUT, seeing his live show at Badaro Magical Christmas…. that was amazing! Behind that serious look, there’s a wonderful personality that catches the attention of all ages audience. Jamie … the Humanitarian Magician.
Robert Walker
Jamie gave a fantastic magic show for our two children’s birthday party at our home and kept over 20 six to eight year olds spellbound for forty minutes. Jamie is a gifted magician, and interacts well with his young audience…I would highly recommend Jamie for your children’s birthday party.
Bookings & Enquiries
For all enquiries, please contact us at hello@magicforsmiles.com. Thank you.