Magic that excites on Children’s Day. Magic that kids can enjoy.
“Why?” “Amazing!” Creating those surprised exclamations and sparkling moments for children—that’s the magic of magic, isn’t it?
Are you wondering what fun performance to put on for Children’s Day?
Actually, there are plenty of easy tricks anyone can do using familiar items.
From a mysterious trick where an eraser disappears to a mind-bending show where a spoon bends, we’ve gathered acts the whole family can enjoy!
In this article, we’ll guide you into the world of magic that’s easy to prepare and ready to perform right away.
So, why not become a magician and create wonderful memories?
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Magic that excites on Children's Day. Magic tricks kids can enjoy (11–20)
Magic that changes origami
It’s a magic trick where you supposedly cut a square hole in a sheet of origami paper folded in half, but when you snap it open, the hole has changed into a different shape.
In fact, there’s another piece of origami paper with the desired hole already cut, layered together, and when you open it, you flip that one to the front to show the audience.
It’s important to stack them so the hidden sheet won’t get cut when you use the scissors, and to prepare a shape that’s smaller than the hole you cut in front of them.
How you hold the paper when opening it—so they don’t realize there are two layers—may also be a crucial point.
The disappearing chopsticks envelope magic trick
It’s a magic trick where you put a pair of disposable chopsticks into an envelope, give a signal, and the chopsticks seem to vanish so the envelope can be crushed flat.
If the contents were something soft, it would just look like you were crushing them along with the envelope, but because it’s something rigid like chopsticks, it conveys the idea that they’ve actually disappeared.
In reality, what looked like chopsticks is just a paper tube with chopstick-like wrinkles, made of soft paper, so the whole envelope can be easily crushed.
Since a close look would reveal the fake, it’s important to handle everything smoothly up to the moment you put it into the envelope.
Will the opened hole close up?
This is a mysterious magic trick where a finger goes right through a normal playing card, and when you pull the finger out, the hole closes up.
You’ll need to make a gimmick for this trick.
Since you need two identical cards, why not buy a deck at a 100-yen shop and try making it?
A rubber band passes through
A magic trick where, when you wrap a rubber band all the way around your thumb and pull, the rubber band somehow slips off.
If you wrap it normally, it won’t come off, but with a small tweak—threading your finger through it like in cat’s cradle—it slides right off.
You can do it easily with just one rubber band, so give it a try!
Eat a balloon?
This is a magic trick that might make you worry about your stomach: you put a long balloon, like the ones used for balloon art, into your mouth and in the end you pretend to eat it.
The secret is to make a tiny hole in the balloon before inflating it, then pretend to eat it from the opposite end, pushing the air out as you put it into your mouth.
Because the balloon is big, it looks really impressive!
A magic trick where a bill passes through a spoon
It’s a magic trick where you sharply strike the crease of a folded bill with a spoon, the spoon appears to pierce through the bill, but when you remove the spoon and unfold the bill, it’s back to normal.
You prepare two spoons, hold them slightly offset so the back spoon sticks out, and place the folded bill between them.
By pressing the front spoon against the inside of the crease, the back spoon sticks out farther and becomes visible first, making it look as though it pierced the bill.
To avoid revealing that you’re holding two spoons, it’s best to use plain, flat spoons with minimal decoration.
Magic that excites on Children's Day. Magic tricks kids can enjoy (21–30)
Caramel Instant Appearance
It’s a magic trick where you close an apparently empty caramel box and give a signal, then when you open it again, caramels have appeared inside.
The inner box is double-layered: when showing it empty, you don’t move the box containing the caramels; instead, you slide the lower stacked section to display the empty state.
Next, by moving the section with the caramels at the same time, it looks as if the caramels have appeared.
The key point is the angle when showing it empty—make sure to present it so the hidden inner box isn’t noticed.
If you also prove that the caramels that appear are real, it will feel even more mysterious.