Mr Bottle's Magic Academy

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Learn magic the fun way with Mr Bottle's magic academy!

Mr Bottle’s Magic Academy all started with Mr Wee Kien Meng (aka Mr Bottle) teaching his daughter Renee some magic when she was just 11 months. He wasn’t surprised that she could do the magic (because it was a very simple one), what was amazing was that she learned how to reset the prop simply by watching him do it just a few times. And when the magic didn’t work, she tried to figure out why and see what made it work. This sparked his appreciation in the potential of very young children and he started to play around with the idea of teaching magic to children as young as two-year-olds!

After more than 5 years of planning, researching and testing, Mr Bottle is finally starting his magic academy after repeated requests from parents and friends!

What is so unique about the pedagogy of Mr Bottle’s Magic Academy?

Children make the magic props themselves – They are not spoon-fed! Kids not only understand the principles behind the magic, they can make alterations and create new ones using what they have learned! Very often, teachers will demonstrate variations of the same prop for them to experiment and try at home!
Children learn about values – Children are taught different values like empathy, generosity, perseverance and awareness while learning the magic. For instance, children need to understand from the spectators’ point of view to perform the magic and hence this value of empathy is emphasised during the lesson.
Fun Lessons – There are games, performances and other activities incorporate into the lessons to make it fun!
Children learn how to perform the magic! – Children will learn that magic is not just about secrets, but a lot of different elements like presentation, psychology and much more! The participants perform as a group to build up confidence. Once they are more confident, they can also do solo performances!
Well-designed home notes for parent-child interaction – Learning magic doesn’t stop outside the classroom. Parents are invited at the end of the lessons, so their children can perform for them. Participants are encouraged to practise and perform as much as they can. There is a checklist to guide the parents on points which the little magicians should take note of. They also incorporate fun facts about Math, Science, History and others into the notes so children can learn more about these topics the fun way!