And now comes a variation of the card principle just explained but in an entirely new dress for those who have children’s shows with which to contend.

One boy and two girls from the audience assist. The performer explains he is going to teach them a kissing game. One girl is given a picnic plate painted red and bearing two dozen candy kisses in red wrappers. The second girl is given a white plate with two dozen candy kisses wrapped in white paper. A third plate, half red and half white, is placed on the stage at the center. The boy stands just back of it with a girl on each side.

A crown is placed on the boy’s head and he is given a paper bag into which the kisses on both plates are dumped and well shaken up. He now removes two kisses at a time, and they are dealt with like the cards in the original version. The colored plates avoid any confusion. When all the kisses have been distributed, each girl counts hers and the winner is announced. The paper bag is now turned inside out, and in large writing is not only the prediction of who shall win, but also how many more kisses they will have. They are given their kisses and retire contented and happy.

A variation of the revealment is to have a cardboard crown, gold outside and plain inside. It is held together with paper fasteners at the back. At the finish the crown is opened out flat to reveal the prediction written across the inside.

This is a really effective stunt for children, and at the same time a real puzzler for any adults who are present. The result is varied by having two or four (always an even number) kisses less of one color. The other color will then be the winner by that many kisses.