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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Coin and Money Magic (1–10)
Magic that changes color in an instant
It’s a magic trick that looks mysterious precisely because the change happens in an instant: the paper clipped in place changes color the moment you take it away.
In fact, while the paper of the initial color is clipped, the paper with the changed color is stacked behind it, and the original paper is retracted to the base of the clip by a concealed rubber band at the same moment the clip is released.
It’s important to be mindful of how you apply pressure to the clip, to achieve a speed that doesn’t reveal the rubber-assisted movement.
Because the color changes distinctly within a small area, it helps the audience focus on the phenomenon right in front of them, which enhances the effect’s appeal.
A banknote that should have been cut but isn’t
You thrust a knife into a banknote sandwiched in paper, yet when you pull it out, the bill is pristine with no hole! It’s an astonishing magic trick, but the method is simple.
First, prepare a sheet of paper folded in half.
Fold the banknote in half the same way, align the creases, and place the bill between the paper.
Holding it with the crease on top, insert the knife from below, but shift the bill to one side so that you only pierce the paper.
Be mindful of your finger movements while performing so it doesn’t give away that you moved the bill to one side.
Magic where a coin disappears
A magic trick where a coin that should have been on an empty table vanishes in an instant.
The coin that was supposedly being tapped on the table is nowhere to be found.
The secret is that when pulling the coin toward yourself, you catch it with your left hand positioned under the table, while your right hand only pretends to hold it.
The tapping sound you hear is actually the left hand knocking from underneath the table!
A mysterious pen that can pass through a 5-yen coin
It’s a magic trick where you place a 5-yen coin over the mouth of a plastic bottle, and a pencil—supposedly thicker than the hole in the coin—passes through and falls into the bottle.
Before dropping the pencil, you place a tube over the mouth with the coin to cover it, and this tube is the key.
When the pencil hits, the impact flicks the 5-yen coin aside, the pencil drops down, and the coin spins back into its original position.
By fine-tuning details like the drop force of the pencil, the position of the coin, and the thickness of the tube, the pencil will fall more smoothly and the effect will look more mysterious.
Magic trick where a coin goes into a plastic bottle
A coin-penetration magic trick is a classic, but it often seems difficult—either the presentation is tricky or it requires tons of practice.
However, this trick where a coin goes into a plastic bottle is an easy crowd-pleaser for both kids and adults! Take a plastic bottle filled with water, pour out all the water, then peel off the label… and the coin appears to get sucked right in.
The secret is that you peel the label off once, make a slit big enough for the coin, and then stick the label back on with clear tape.
It’s simple, so give it a try!
Transformation Card
This is a transformation card magic trick.
You use three queens from a deck of cards.
After showing the three queen cards and turning them face down, when someone pulls out the middle card, a joker appears.
Here’s the setup: cut one of the three queen cards diagonally and tape it onto another queen card.
Hide a joker underneath that and place it in the middle.
Then hold the cards in a fan so the joker can’t be seen.
This way, it looks like there are three queens in a row.
When you turn the cards face down and have someone pull the middle one, the joker appears, which is sure to surprise them!
Coin and Money Magic (11–20)
A magic trick where a coin that should be there disappears
This is a simple magic trick using a coin and a bandana.
It’s the kind where a coin that should be there appears to vanish, and the secret is revealed as well.
You stick the coin to the bandana with double-sided tape so it looks like it’s gone.
It’s very easy, so you can do it right away.