[Childcare Magic] Easy! A special feature on magic tricks you’ll want to show kids

The picture comes together! Block Magic

Super easy! Block magic tricks that kids will love at preschools and more [with explanations] — 2 easy magic trick tutorials.

Let me introduce Block Magic, which is also perfect for training logical thinking.

All you need is a white block made from a milk carton, measuring 15 cm tall and 9 cm wide.

You draw an illustration on it, but make it a silhouette divided into three sections.

After that, you flip and swap the pieces, then turn them over to the back side.

When you flip them back again, the original illustration appears just as it was.

It’s a mystery how it works, and discussing it together is sure to get everyone excited.

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[Magic Theater] Animals Moving House

[Kindergartens/Daycare Centers] Many ways to play with a single gimmick! Magic Theater

Let me introduce a magic trick you can do with house-shaped origami.

It’s called the Animal Move, where the positions of three animals attached to a mechanism mysteriously switch places.

First, ask the children which animal they want to be in the middle, then fold the one they chose first.

Next, flip it over and open the lid—amazingly, that animal has moved to the center.

If you don’t flip it over, the animals stay where they are, so sometimes it’s fun to say, “Looks like the move isn’t finished yet,” and open it without flipping as part of the performance.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Ball Sorting Magic

A Hit with Kids! Easy Flashy Ball-Splitting Magic Trick [With Explanation]

Magic for kids works best when it’s simple and easy to understand—they won’t get bored, and they’ll often ask, “Do it again!” Here’s a perfect example: the Ball-Switch Magic.

Inside the box are two clear cups, but only one of them is connected to a hole.

If you drop a ball into that hole, it naturally falls into the cup right below it.

But when you close the lid and drop the ball the same way… it ends up in the other cup! The secret is a slope-like mechanism inside the box that can be controlled from the back with just your thumb.

This gimmick is easy to make, too.

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The contents of the cup turn into tea.

The true nature of tea from 1,000 years ago

It’s a magic trick where the water in a glass turns into tea with just a spell.

All you need is a clear glass, water, a handkerchief, and transparent cellophane.

That’s right—it’s a simple trick where you just wrap the glass with cellophane.

While the handkerchief is covering it, you insert or remove the cellophane.

If you insert brown cellophane, it becomes tea; if you use green, it looks like melon soda.

Try changing the colors a few times and the kids will be amazed!

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