Abbra Caddabra!

Eden recently expressed a desire to be a magician and has been perfecting several magic tricks.  She performed one for me today:

Eden:  "Okay Mom, now stick your hand inside my hat and see if you can feel a string."

Me:  "I don't feel a string."

Eden:  "Now say the magic words, and I will tap the hat three times with my wand, and a string will appear."

Me:  "Abbra Caddabra make a string appear.  (Eden taps on the hat three times.)

Eden:  "Now, close your eyes because I have to do something secret...and plug your ears because there will be a strange noise."

--eden ducks into my bedroom and sounds of rustling can be heard

15 secs. later...

Eden:  "Alright, mom, now stick your hand in and see if you can pull out a string."

Me:  "Hey, there is a string in here!"

Eden:  "I'll bet you don't know how I did it!"

Me:  cough, cough

This is her magician's outfit.  And yes, that is a cape around her waist.  Her Aunt Allison made it for her four years ago(hence the large hole worn through it).  However, soon after she tried it on as a cape, she took it off, put it around her waist and christened it "Cape Skirt."   I cannot recall a single time in the last four years that the cape has been worn as anything but a skirt.