Bucky and GiGi the clown from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus visit Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.
Kentwood resident Jayden Colter, 8, plays with GiGi and Bucky the clown from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as they visit Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Big Rapids resident Clarissa Hoffman, 8, and her father, Bruce, laugh as they watch Bucky the clown do a trick with a diabolo, a Chinese yo-yo. Clarissa is being treated for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Bucky and GiGi juggle basketballs in the playroom. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Hastings resident Leo Loeks, 4, and his grandmother Gail Loeks watch Bucky and GiGi perform a show in the playroom. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Kentwood resident Jayden Colter, 8, plays with GiGi and Bucky. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
GiGi the clown watches Bucky perform a magic trick. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Kentwood resident Jayden Colter, 8, plays with GiGi and Bucky. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Bucky and GiGi perform for Clarissa Hoffman, 8, outside her hospital room. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Bucky and GiGi perform for children at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Clarissa Hoffman, 8, smiles after receiving a sticker. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Bucky and GiGi perform at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Kentwood resident Jayden Colter, 8, interacts with GiGi the clown. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
GiGi the clown yells at Bucky for his pants falling down. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
GiGi smiles for a photo in the elevator after visiting with children. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Big Rapids resident Clarissa Hoffman, 8, looks up at her father as GiGi and Bucky the clown perform. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Well, luckily we can tell you because Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus clowns visited children Thursday afternoon and brought with them a lot of magic tricks and laughter.
Bucky performed tricks involving a Chinese yo-yo called a diabolo while GiGi stunned the crowed by doing the splits. One magic trick involved a rubber chicken (that was suppose to be a dove) appearing when an inflated latex glove popped.
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