Now that Barnum & Bailey have hung up their hats and all the elephants have gone on to live happier lives doing…whatever elephants do when they’re not balancing on balls and flinging batons, life under the big tent is going to have to come to you. Because everybody needs some popcorn and cotton candy and a ring toss or two in their lives, here’s how to keep the magic of the circus alive and kicking. Click the picture to read the article, watch the videos, listen to some circus-y tunes and tell a few jokes on Parent.co.

Have you ever been to the circus? Best/worst circus memory?