Easy! Magic tricks that liven up a Christmas party. Simple tricks and their secrets revealed.
When it comes to livening up a Christmas party, nothing beats magic!
At a party with attendees of all ages, magic is something everyone can watch and enjoy together.
In this article, we’ll introduce magic tricks that are perfect for Christmas parties.
You might think, “Magic sounds hard…,” but the tricks we’re sharing here are simple.
Practice a bit in your spare time and help get the crowd excited!
Let’s make your Christmas party even more fun with magic!
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Easy! Magic tricks that liven up a Christmas party: Simple tricks & their secrets (31–40)
A can of juice you can control
Let me show you a simple magic trick using a can of juice.
In this trick, the juice you’re pouring into a glass will stop when you say “Stop,” and start flowing again when you say “Start.” The secret lies in the pull tab.
By rotating the pull tab so it overlaps the spout and pushing the tip down inside, the juice won’t come out when you turn the can upside down.
It’s an easy trick you’ll want to try if there are canned drinks at a party.
Adults can do it, and kids can too!
Envelope and Star Magic
It’s a magic trick perfect for a romantic Christmas night: when you cast a spell on the envelope, the stars you put inside multiply, or the stars that should have been separate turn out to be connected.
The method is simple—prepare an envelope with a double structure and preload a string of connected stars in one of the pockets, then, after the cue, take the stars out from that side.
Since you show the inside of the envelope before putting the stars in and after taking them out, make sure the flap can be closed perfectly so the audience doesn’t notice it’s double-layered.
Smoothly switching pockets when you remove the stars, as well as your hand angles and how you hold the envelope, are key points.
Eraser Case Magic
It’s a magic trick using an ordinary-looking eraser: you remove the sleeve, hold just the eraser in your hand, and blow on it… and the sleeve reappears as if it were never taken off.
Blow on it again, and the sleeve disappears.
In reality, the eraser with the sleeve removed has a gimmick—pieces of the sleeve are attached to just two sides.
While making the gesture of blowing, you simply roll the eraser in your hand to switch the faces.
Card Shuffle Magic
Two Jokers and one Ace: you show the cards, turn them face down, and have the audience track where the Ace goes with their eyes… With only three cards, it seems easy, right? But this trick uses a technique that only looks simple at first.
First, you move the cards in an easy-to-follow way so the audience can track them and answer.
At this stage, most people will guess correctly.
Then comes the real part: you arrange the three cards so the Ace is in the middle.
Using the little finger of the hand holding the cards from below, you create a small break at the middle Ace, then you show the top card as if to show the middle Ace.
Because they’ve been led to believe the Ace is on top, they end up tracking the Jokers from the start.
Magic trick where a coin passes through your hand
A magic trick that can be considered fundamental in coin magic is the “coin passes through the hand.” Repeatedly making the coin penetrate the back of the hand and drop below is sure to astonish those around you.
The explanation here uses a basic coin-magic technique called the “classic palm.” You pretend to transfer the coin from your right hand to your left, but in fact you press the coin firmly against the palm at the base of the thumb in your right hand to conceal it.
By pretending that the hand which seemed to transfer the coin is still holding it, you mime placing the coin on top of the other hand, then drop the coin you’ve been secretly holding into the palm, creating the appearance that it has passed through.
Easy! Magic tricks that will liven up a Christmas party: Simple tricks and their secrets (41–50)
Handkerchief magic
A magic trick you can show in an instant: a pen appears from a handkerchief.
It’s a very “magicky” magic trick, isn’t it? (laughs) You take out a handkerchief from your pocket or somewhere—since it’s folded, nothing like a pen is hidden in it—but as you casually open it up, the next moment a pen appears from inside the handkerchief.
The secret is that you’re already holding and hiding the pen in the hand opposite to the one taking out the handkerchief.
You take out the handkerchief, open it, bring it in front of your body, and casually place your other hand on the handkerchief, then simply move the pen behind the handkerchief.
That’s all there is to this simple trick.
A magic trick where a pen pierces a 5,000-yen bill
If the wallet you’re bringing to the party has some bills in it, try performing a magic trick with them.
A recommended bill trick is the “pen-through-bill” illusion.
In this trick, you use a specially gimmicked pen to make it look like it pierces the bill.
It’s an easy trick to do, and just having it prepared can liven up your Christmas party.
