Do Kids Sense That You're A Clown?

[Fifi D. Clown]

I have had that experience with children many times, not kids actually calling me a clown when I wasn't in makeup, but seeming to recognize that I was one.

I am always awed by this because my clown character is so different from my normal self. I'm kind of shy and reserved, but Fifi is very playful and goofy. In fact some adults I KNOW didn't even recognize me the first time they saw me as Fifi.

Kids definitely are more in tune to nonverbal energy.

[Willace-the-Clown]

fifi my clownself is much differint then my real self when i wlk as me i look downmostly & i guess jsut have the normal Shy gloomey demeater to me but Willace Scrubs Hobo Bob & Even Spooky i walk more upright & have a & have more out going demeiner & even talk in clown alot I hardly talk as me. but lately i got into makeing roses when ever i get my hands on a napkin i cant help it.

[Pickles]

Gosh, maybe we should just be clowns all the time!

[Scruffy]

Originally Posted by Willace-the-Clown

..... but lately I got into making roses when ever I get my hands on a napkin I cant help it.

Still waiting for that video Willace.. (nudge, nudge)

[Willace-the-Clown]

dont worry i'll make it i need to get more napkins so i can make them or a glue stick to glue colored tissue paper togeather

[Sopey]

Willace,
Don't be discouraged that you aren't recognized as a clown when you aren't in face. That may be the exception rather than the rule. I know numerous clowns who have rarely, if ever, had that experience and some ( judges, law enforcement officers, et c.) who do not want to be known as clowns for obvious reasons. We are all individuals and should be proud of who we are.

[Cubby T. Clown & Cuddles]

Cubby was in a grocery store recently - not in costume, tho. (His personality is such that he acts like a clown with or without the costume.) He was behind a mom pushing a little girl in a grocery cart. As the mom stepped aside to get an item off the shelf Cubby would wave and smile at the child. This happened several times when the little girl finally said, " Mommy, that man's a clown!"

The woman turned, looked at Cubby, turned back an said, "Honey,all men are clowns."

Obviously, Cubby doesn't need a costume!

~Cuddles~

[Penelope]

I too have noticed kids look at me differently since I started clowning. Maybe its me looking at them different who knows. Somehow they still know somethings up.

[MrsFix]

Wow. I hadn't even thought of this. I haven't even been in costume yet (I will tomorrow for the first time), but I always seem to get kids' attention. It's never blatant as in a child thinking I'm somebody special, but I connect. This has been since I was a kid, and I suppose it helps with being Mom to an autistic child. I just connect, even with reserved kids (not always, though, but that's rare!).

Maybe this is the spirit that leads people to clowning. Children love us. Around my daughter's school and other areas where they know her, I always hear "It's Zoe's mom!!!!" just like that. Maybe it's just because I'm silly with kids.

Now I'll get to mouth "I'm a clown" to confounded parents.

Wow. And that may be the first time I've actually typed it in those words. Why am I getting misty-eyed?

And another portal opens into my soul.

[Penelope]

Congrats on your coming out so to speak. You'll love being a clown, no pun intended. I've been a clown since Nov 2007 and love it. There are 8 of us total including 4 kids, we go to nursing homes, the hospitals and do skits for church. we have a wonderful time together.