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 magic trick where a handkerchief passes through a smartphone screen
It’s a magic trick that looks all the more mysterious because you can see it clearly: a handkerchief slowly passes through a smartphone that doesn’t appear to have any holes.
The handkerchief visible in front of the phone and the one visible behind it move in perfect sync, which is why it really looks like it’s penetrating.
In reality, the handkerchief is rigged with a plastic part that has a hole, and by concealing this piece with the hand while aligning it with the phone, it creates the illusion of penetration even though the handkerchief is merely passing underneath the phone.
The key points are the mechanism itself and the positioning of the hands so the portion of the handkerchief that passes under the phone isn’t visible.
Smartphone magic that’s going super viral
It’s a magic trick where a series of 6s displayed on a smartphone calculator suddenly turns into a series of 9s.
Even after flipping the phone upside down several times, the 6s stay 6s, but in a certain instant they really do flip—and that’s what feels mysterious.
The key is the numerical setup beforehand: you prepare a calculation that adds a series of 3s to a series of 6s so that simply pressing “=” will turn them into a series of 9s.
Then, while moving the phone, you just brush the “=” button for a moment, and you can show the numbers changing.
A magic trick where the coin in your hand disappears
Making a coin disappear in your hand is a classic magic trick! It’s simple, yet truly astonishing.
Here are three ways to perform a vanishing coin trick.
To make the coin appear to vanish, you can hide it in your hand, flick it into your sleeve, or drop it onto your lap.
These tricks require technique and practice, but if you keep at it, you’ll succeed—so stick with it patiently.
It’s best to practice in front of a mirror or by recording yourself to make sure the coin isn’t visible to your audience.
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.
