[Childcare Magic] Easy! A special feature on magic tricks you’ll want to show kids
Kids love mysterious things, don’t they?
Their wide-eyed looks and curious head tilts are absolutely adorable.
So why not perform some magic at a birthday party or seasonal event?
You might feel nervous with kids watching, but with simple methods you can pull off tricks that will make them gasp.
Once you practice and learn a trick, you can adapt it to many different situations—highly recommended.
Use this article as a guide to find some jaw-dropping magic tricks!
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[Childcare Magic] Easy! A Collection of Tricks You’ll Want to Show Kids (1–10)
Origami Magic
It’s a curious magic trick where, even though you’re supposed to cut out a square, a different shape appears.
Prepare two sheets of origami paper in the same color, and fold both of them into quarters with mountain and valley folds.
Now make the gimmick: in the center of one sheet, cut out any shape you like.
Then glue the remaining uncut sheet underneath the cut one, and glue the edges of the two sheets together to finish.
Once the trick is set up, be careful not to cut the wrong section when you perform it.
It might be fun to make shapes of characters that kids like.
Three Simple Magic Tricks
Magic that can give children the gift of surprise and excitement.
Professional tricks by magicians are impressive, but if you’re enjoying it with kids, easy-to-understand ideas using familiar items are best.
So here are some magic items you can make easily.
You’ll need practice to perform them, but no special techniques are required.
After performing, reveal the secret and let the kids actually try it themselves and have fun.
It’s also recommended to incorporate items perfect for birthdays, like cakes and candles!
The disposable chopsticks vanish envelope magic
If you put chopsticks into an envelope and crumple the envelope up…
the envelope becomes a crumpled ball and the chopsticks disappear! It’s a mysterious magic trick.
In fact, what looked like chopsticks were fake—just paper.
Make fake chopsticks out of paper in a color similar to real chopsticks, put them in the envelope, and simply crumple it up.
For children, present it as a spell or magic that they help succeed with.
It goes smoothly if you incorporate magical elements into daily childcare, such as starting with a hand-play song themed around magic.
[Childcare Magic] Easy! A collection of magic tricks you’ll want to show kids (11–20)
Fluffy! Human Levitation
This is a charming magic trick that uses the whole body.
The secret is simple: while the cloth is covering you, turn your body around and get into a push-up position, then raise your body.
The keys to success are smoothly changing your orientation and having the person handling the cloth skillfully distract the audience during the turn.
It’s great to practice with preschoolers and perform for everyone.
Be careful—if someone climbs onto the child playing the floating role during practice, it’s extremely dangerous.
Please proceed while keeping safety a top priority.
Magic Bag
@peta_peta_anyo ← Check out my other posts too ☺︎⸝⋆⸝⋆ ˗ˏˋ How to Make a Magic Bag 🛍️ ˎˊ˗ ✎ How to Make It: • Cut open an envelope with scissors (I recommend an A4 size or larger!) • Prepare a sheet of paper the same size as the envelope and stick it onto the area you cut open (to avoid it looking off during performance, I use another identical envelope, cut it, and use that piece) • Apply glue to the paper you attached and stick the pieces together the same way • Draw your favorite picture or text on the front of the bag and you’re done! Some parts are hard to explain in words, so if anything is unclear, please watch the video again or feel free to leave a comment or DM me (；_；) The video ended up a bit long, but thank you for watching till the end ⁂ If you share what you made on social media, I’d be happy if you tag or mention me!ChildcareNursery teacher / Childcare worker#magic bagPanel TheaterTranslation#Childcare topicHandmade toyBirthday partyBirthday party performance#theater
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The magic trick where food comes out of an envelope you thought was empty is really mysterious, isn’t it? Prepare two envelopes of the same shape, cut only one of them, open it up, and then stick the two together to create a divider inside the envelope—that’s the key point.
When you perform the trick, place a picture of the food in one of the two compartments, show that there’s nothing inside, and then flip it over.
Be careful not to drop the food that’s actually inside the envelope at this moment.
Once you’ve confirmed there’s nothing in the envelope, pull the food out of it and give everyone a surprise!
Cup and Bead Magic
I’ll show you a magic trick using cups and beads.
Put pink beads in one cup and light blue beads in another.
The trick is that when you pour the beads into one cup and mix them, you can cast a spell and separate them back into two groups.
The secret is simple: one type of bead is left loose, while the other type is strung together and taped to the bottom of the cup so it can’t be removed.
This way, it looks like they’ve been mixed, but you can separate them again.
Moving chopsticks
You can perform a fun magic trick with just a single disposable chopstick.
It’s a trick where the chopstick you’re holding moves as if by a mysterious force when you send it your “mental energy.” All you need is a chopstick, one rubber band, and a stapler.
First, staple the rubber band to the back of the thicker end of the chopstick.
Put your thumb through the attached rubber band and, keeping the rubber band hidden from view, pull it as you slide your thumb along to the thinner end of the chopstick.
While chanting a magic spell, gradually relax your finger, and the rubber band’s tension will make the chopstick move on its own.
Give it a try!