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 (21–30)
A huge amount of water appeared in the empty bucket!
I’ll introduce a magic trick where water gushes out from a bucket that was empty.
Prepare a child’s bucket, a water balloon inflated with water, and a chopstick with a safety pin stapled to it so the pin’s point sticks out at the top.
Show the child’s bucket to the audience and tell them there’s no water inside while secretly hiding the water balloon that’s set inside.
Say, “I’ll cast a spell,” pick up the chopstick, and casually poke the water balloon with it—that’s the key move.
Remove the pieces of the burst balloon as you swirl the water with your hand.
If you pour the water from the child’s bucket into a large bucket, the magic is a success!
String Magic
This is a magic trick where, when you grip a knot in a rope with your hand and move it, the knot appears to slide along the rope and eventually come off the rope entirely.
By keeping a firm grip, it looks as if you’re gradually pushing the knot along with strength.
The key is how you tie the rope: use a knot that will come undone when pulled.
That’s what sells both the illusion of applied force and the movement of the knot.
You should also secretly hold a separate knot in your hand beforehand, and make it look as similar as possible to the knot on the rope.
That resemblance is crucial to making it appear as though the knot has come off the rope.
Magic that excites on Children's Day. Magic tricks kids can enjoy (31–40)
A magic trick where a card jumps (from one place to another)
It’s a magic trick where a card that was once placed on the table is returned to the deck, then secretly transferred into a small group of cards on the spectator’s side.
The magician appears to return the card face down between face-up cards, and at the signal, the “gap” seems to close, enhancing the mystery visually.
The key lies in card-handling techniques: by the time the spectator’s cards are placed, the previously tabled card has already been secretly added.
It combines fine sleight-of-hand such as turning over multiple cards while appearing to flip just one, and using a pinky catch to shift cards—an effect built from a blend of subtle techniques.
Three-card magic with playing cards
It’s a magic trick where you have someone pick one card from three, then you swap the cards and have them mix them, and in that state you correctly name the card they originally chose.
The key is the suits/pictures on the three cards and their order; by keeping track of their relative positions, you can identify the chosen card.
You don’t look at the cards when they choose or when you swap, but you do look when they mix, so focus on tracking where the middle card goes.
After you bring the cards back to your hands, check what the middle card was, and use that information to name the selected card.
The Magic of Deodorizing Beads
It’s a magic trick where you pour water into a cup filled with colorful deodorizing beads, making the beads seem to disappear and revealing a hidden mascot.
The trick uses light refraction caused by the water and the cup: as the beads become invisible, the mascot buried among them becomes visible.
Be mindful of the amount of beads you put in so it really looks like they’ve completely vanished.
Also, if the mascot floats in water, it may push up the beads and give away the secret, so that’s an important point to consider.
Magic you can do with items from a 100-yen shop
These are magic tricks that focus on convenience, using familiar items you can pick up at a 100-yen shop.
For example, the angle of a lollipop on a stick appears to change, or when you press an inflated balloon against a smartphone and let the air out, the phone ends up inside the balloon.
The simplicity actually makes them look even more mysterious, doesn’t it? They say they’re not changing the angle of their hand, yet they’re really using that angle; or they’re just using the size of the balloon to make things stick—since the methods are simple, even if you get found out, you can probably turn it into a laugh.
As a setup for a bigger trick, it might even be fun to deliberately reveal the secrets as you go.
The magic of moving pictures
It’s a magic trick where a drawing that should be clearly fixed on paper starts to move and change when you send a signal or wave your hand.
The picture is divided into separate parts, and the pieces that respond to magnets embedded on their backs are moved by magnets hidden behind the mounting board.
If the parts are too thick, it becomes obvious that they’re separate, and it won’t look like the picture itself is moving, so it may be important to draw in a way that blends the parts together.
How you manipulate the magnets to make it look like the picture is moving on its own is also a key point.