Children's magic

Audiences are more apt to believe what they hear than what they see, and intelligent people are the easiest to fool because they don't expect me to use some childish gimmick to deceive them.

(bold letters added) Since children do not have the social filters adults have in such situations, they have no compunction against pointing out every error or inconsistency a magician makes during his performance.

One form of this type of misdirection is referred to as "Magician-in-Trouble" wherein a performer pretends to have made a mistake.

[1] Common Children's Magic Props include: Run Rabbit Run, Hip Hop Rabbits, Change Bag Routines, Breakaway Wand, Tipsy Turvy Bottles, and Spongeballs.

Older children (from 7 upwards) tend to have a far greater logic and less traditional and more innovative magic effects can be performed.