The Jacks' Party
Preparation
Remove the 4 jacks, the 4 kings, the 4 queens, and the four aces from the pack
Performance
1. Lay out all the jacks in a row, face up, side by side. Say "these are 4 jacks who decided to have a party".
2. Say "they decided to invite their best friends the kings". As you do so, lay the kigns out on top ofthe jacks so there are 4 piles of jacks and kings. (It doesn't matter if they're the same suit or not).
3. Say "the party was going great but they wanted more people, so they invited their friends the queens". Put a queen on top of each pile like you did before.
4. Then say "the party got too noisy, so the cops came and took everyone away". Put the aces on top of the queens.
5. Then put all the piles on top of one another while saying "they all got into the police car.(be sure to keep the same order)
6. Say "on the way to jail, they got in an accident". Ask an audience member to cut the deck as many times as he or she wants to, but make sure they don't shuffle them!
7. Say "but in the end, all the different groups ended up back together". Deal out the cards into four piles, face down. Flip each over to reveal all the kings together, all the queens together, all the jacks together and all the aces together.
Remove the 4 jacks, the 4 kings, the 4 queens, and the four aces from the pack
Performance
1. Lay out all the jacks in a row, face up, side by side. Say "these are 4 jacks who decided to have a party".
2. Say "they decided to invite their best friends the kings". As you do so, lay the kigns out on top ofthe jacks so there are 4 piles of jacks and kings. (It doesn't matter if they're the same suit or not).
3. Say "the party was going great but they wanted more people, so they invited their friends the queens". Put a queen on top of each pile like you did before.
4. Then say "the party got too noisy, so the cops came and took everyone away". Put the aces on top of the queens.
5. Then put all the piles on top of one another while saying "they all got into the police car.(be sure to keep the same order)
6. Say "on the way to jail, they got in an accident". Ask an audience member to cut the deck as many times as he or she wants to, but make sure they don't shuffle them!
7. Say "but in the end, all the different groups ended up back together". Deal out the cards into four piles, face down. Flip each over to reveal all the kings together, all the queens together, all the jacks together and all the aces together.
