Magic that gets kids excited on Children's Day: A collection of simple tricks
Have you ever wanted to make Children’s Day even more exciting? Not just with gifts and meals—if you perform magic where mysterious things happen right before their eyes, the kids’ faces are sure to light up! From tricks using familiar items like tissues, origami paper, and paper cups, to unique ones that make use of smartphones or snacks, there are plenty of tricks you can try without any special preparation.
In this article, we’ll introduce magic that’s perfect for Children’s Day.
They’re all things you can do with just a few simple tips, so be sure to enjoy them together as a family!
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Magic that gets everyone excited on Children's Day. A collection of simple magic tricks (31–40)
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.
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.
A magic trick where a pencil pierces through a bottle
It’s a magic trick where you press a pencil against a cola plastic bottle and it appears to pierce through, yet no liquid leaks out.
The mystery comes from the fact that the pencil seems to go into the bottle at a not-so-fast speed without causing any noticeable effect.
The secret is that a straw, wide enough for the pencil to pass through, is pre-installed in the bottle, and it’s concealed by the label, the liquid inside, and the way the bottle is handled.
It might also be important to apply force to the pencil to make it look like it’s really penetrating the bottle.
Paper Cup Transformation Magic
A face that changes in an instant! Here’s a fun idea for a paper cup transformation magic trick.
Wouldn’t it be amusing if an angry face drawn on a paper cup suddenly turned into a big smile? This time, let’s try an easy magic trick that even kids can enjoy.
You’ll need two paper cups, elastic fishing line, a utility knife, scissors, a pen, and an awl.
As an introduction to spark interest in magic, incorporating this trick is likely to draw visitors’ attention.
Give it a try!
Rubber band magic
Let’s take on a challenge using rubber bands! Here are some rubber band magic ideas.
Many people may feel that preparing props for performing magic is a hassle, right? This time, let’s try magic using items you can find at home or school.
All you need are things like rubber bands and a handkerchief.
The video introduces three types of tricks and provides slow, careful explanations.
The steps are few, so these ideas are recommended even for beginners in magic.
Magic to enliven Children’s Day: A collection of easy magic tricks (41–50)
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!
vanishing tissue
Hold a tissue lengthwise and start rolling it up in your hand.
Then tear off the part sticking out, and when you open your palm, the wadded tissue that should be there has vanished? In reality, you tear it off while you’re pushing it in and secretly hold it in your other hand.
Try it together with everyone! When you do it as a group, people will go, “Why?” and it’s sure to get everyone excited.