Simple Magic! Fun Tricks Kids Can Do & Revealed Secrets!
Are you thinking, “Doing magic looks difficult”? In fact, anyone can easily perform amazing tricks using everyday items like rubber bands, tissues, and balloons.
You don’t need to be especially dexterous, either.
What really matters is just knowing a few simple tips.
In this article, we’ll introduce a variety of easy magic tricks that require little preparation and can be performed right away.
Try casually showing them off at parties or gatherings to liven up the event!
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Magician from Today! A Gentle Introduction to Magic Tricks (21–30)
99-times-table calculation magic
In elementary school, we memorize the multiplication table (the times table) like a chant.
The usual table goes up to 9, but in this trick we take on the 99-times table! Without long multiplication or mental math, you’ll produce the answer instantly.
The secret is that the result for multiplying by 99 can be formed by taking the answer for multiplying by 9, splitting it into the hundreds and ones places, and simply putting a 9 in the tens place.
For example, 99×2 is 198, and 99×3 is 297.
If you first write the hundreds and ones digits and then quickly fill in the tens digit with a 9, most people will think, “You only wrote a 9—there’s no way that’s correct.” Show them it matches perfectly and give them a surprise!
Even elementary schoolers can do it! Guess the trump card numbers
This is a playing card magic trick where you guess the card someone has chosen.
In this trick, the spectator returns their chosen card to any spot they like, and you pretend not to know where it is—but in fact, from the moment it’s returned, the performer already knows its location.
The key to making this trick work is the bottom card of the deck.
While squaring the deck and demonstrating that the cards are well shuffled, make sure to firmly remember what that bottom card is.
Then, at the moment the chosen card is returned to the deck, place the key card directly on top of it.
By doing this, you’re able to keep track of the position of the chosen card!
Age-guessing calculation magic
It’s a magic trick where you guess someone’s age after they pick a favorite number from 1 to 9.
By adding, multiplying, and subtracting specific numbers from their chosen number, you end up with a three-digit number.
The hundreds digit will be the number they first chose, and the last two digits will be their age.
The video is the 2024 version, so you’ll need to adjust the numbers to match the year, but it’s a fun trick—be sure to learn it and show it off! Note that it doesn’t work for ages 100 and above, so keep that in mind.
Four magic tricks using numbers
In this idea, four number-based magic tricks are introduced.
The first predicts the total of numbers written by the spectator; the second produces a result that becomes your and the spectator’s numbers; the third is a calculation trick using random numbers; and the fourth solves a multiplication instantly.
These tricks work by using formulas whose answers are determined by the numbers written, and methods that combine numbers to reach the result.
Once you memorize them, anyone can easily perform the tricks, so give them a try!
The answer is always 3!? A mysterious calculation
Have the audience think of a favorite number, then follow your instructions to calculate.
First, add 1 to the number they thought of.
Next, double that result and then add 4.
After that, divide by 2, and finally subtract the original number they thought of… Did the answer come out to 3? With this curious calculation, no matter what number they start with, if they follow the steps correctly, they will always end up with 3.
Since the audience likely doesn’t know it will be 3, reveal that you had predicted the number after they get their answer to amaze them.