Magic that excites crowds at cultural and school festivals
Magic at school festivals is always such a hit!
If you perform some fun tricks on the gym stage, everyone will be thrilled.
Here, we’ll introduce a variety of ideas—from simple tricks you can do easily to ones that require a bit of practice.
With some clever gimmicks, there are surprisingly easy tricks that can wow everyone.
Master skills like a professional magician and entertain the crowd at the festival.
With enough practice, you’re sure to put on a delightful magic show!
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Magic that excites at cultural and school festivals (11–20)
Coin Appearance Magic
I’ll introduce a simple yet surprisingly impressive coin appearance magic trick.
Prepare a single coin.
This surprising trick, where a coin appears from an empty hand, uses muscle control to move the coin.
The movement of the palm is the key to the magic.
Practice and memorize the hand movements before performing for real.
In large gymnasiums, it might be hard to see, so projecting it on a screen is also recommended.
Three-card magic with playing cards
It’s a magic trick where you have someone pick one card from three, then you swap the cards and have them mix them, and in that state you correctly name the card they originally chose.
The key is the suits/pictures on the three cards and their order; by keeping track of their relative positions, you can identify the chosen card.
You don’t look at the cards when they choose or when you swap, but you do look when they mix, so focus on tracking where the middle card goes.
After you bring the cards back to your hands, check what the middle card was, and use that information to name the selected card.
The magic trick where milk disappears
It’s a magic trick where you seem to pour milk from a cup into a rolled-up newspaper, but when you open the newspaper, there’s nothing there.
Because the milk level in the cup goes down as you pour, it feels less like the newspaper has been restored and more like the milk has vanished.
The cup holding the milk is double-walled: the outer section contains the milk, while the inner, preloaded cup is empty.
By transferring the milk into this inner empty cup, it creates the illusion that the overall amount has decreased.
It’s important to thoroughly conceal the moment the milk moves with the rolled-up newspaper and to prepare the cup so the transfer happens smoothly.
3 Easy Magic Tricks
We want even clumsy beginners to give it a try! Here are three ideas for easy magic tricks.
These are perfect for anyone thinking, “I want to try magic, but I’m clumsy and worried I’ll mess up…” or “I want something simple that still gets people excited!” Of course, performing magic does require some practice.
In the video, we introduce three relatively easy tricks.
The tricks use items like chewing gum, sugar cubes, and chocolate, so they’re likely to catch visitors’ interest as well.
A huge amount of water appeared in the empty bucket!
I’ll introduce a magic trick where water gushes out from a bucket that was empty.
Prepare a child’s bucket, a water balloon inflated with water, and a chopstick with a safety pin stapled to it so the pin’s point sticks out at the top.
Show the child’s bucket to the audience and tell them there’s no water inside while secretly hiding the water balloon that’s set inside.
Say, “I’ll cast a spell,” pick up the chopstick, and casually poke the water balloon with it—that’s the key move.
Remove the pieces of the burst balloon as you swirl the water with your hand.
If you pour the water from the child’s bucket into a large bucket, the magic is a success!
The magic where the box moves
It’s like having superpowers! Let me share an idea for a magic trick where a box moves on its own.
When a box glides smoothly, anyone would be amazed, right? This time, let’s try a trick that feels just like telekinesis.
What you’ll need: an empty candy box, fishing line, scissors, double-sided tape, and a safety pin.
After you set up the gimmick, practice performing so the secret isn’t visible.
If your movements are smooth and natural, you’ll surely be able to showcase a trick that astonishes your audience!
Magic Acts That Liven Up School Cultural Festivals (21–30)
Magic where a sword pierces through the body
It’s the illusion you often see on TV and elsewhere, where a sword appears to be driven through a person.
The video explains one example of the method, but who would have thought to make the sword out of a tape measure…! Also, the tube worn around the waist—which is a crucial part of the gimmick—looks a bit tricky to make.
For this part, you’ll need to craft it through trial and error, matching the size to the sword you’ve made from the tape measure.
If you pull it off, the visual impact should be incredible!
