A roundup of finger tricks: magic you can do using just your fingertips.
Magic is the perfect performance for banquets and parties, capable of livening up the mood regardless of the trick’s difficulty!
That’s why easy-to-show magic is ideal when you think, “I want to ease the atmosphere right now,” “I want to draw a bit of attention,” or “I want to have a hidden talent I can perform anytime.”
In this article, we’ll introduce magic tricks that you can perform using only your fingers, aimed at those looking for something simple.
Even if the steps are simple, if your goal is to amaze your audience, practice is essential!
Take this opportunity to master magic you can do anywhere!
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- With Explanations: Easy Magic Tricks for Lower-Grade Elementary School Children — How to Do Simple Tricks
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- [Easy] Rubber Band Magic Tricks Collection [Party Entertainment / Performances]
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- Super easy magic tricks kids can do! Fun tricks you can play right away
- [For Elementary School Students] Simple and Amazing! Magic Tricks You Can Do with a Handkerchief
- Ranking of Popular Magic Tricks
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- [Surprising] A collection of body-based magic tricks [for parties and performances]
Finger Magic Roundup: Tricks You Can Do Using Just Your Fingertips (11–20)
Only the middle finger moves.
In this magic trick, only the middle finger moves.
What’s more, the middle finger freely moves in a direction that shouldn’t be possible given the visible orientation of the hands.
Turn your right palm upward and your left palm downward, then interlace your hands so that the space between your right middle and ring fingers aligns with the space between your left index and middle fingers.
Slip your upward-facing right index finger under the left ring finger.
Then, only the middle finger starts to move freely! It’s subtle, but it’s an easy trick you can casually show when you want to draw a little attention.
A ring that slips onto your finger in an instant
You toss a ring held in your right hand into the air and catch it with your left.
Then, the ring is suddenly on your index finger, which should have been bare.
This isn’t because you’re threading your finger through the ring at incredible speed midair—it’s simply a magic trick where you secretly slip on a ring that was hidden in your left hand all along.
Finger severed by a box cutter
He forcefully brings down a box cutter with the blade exposed toward the index finger of his left hand.
The blade stops around the middle of the finger—looks incredibly painful.
However, after pulling the blade out and rubbing the finger with something like glue, amazingly it’s back to normal in no time, with no blood at all.
It’s a very impactful magic trick.
coin roll
More of a trick than magic? Still, it’s a magic performance that looks as cool as real sorcery! A coin rolls smoothly across the backs of your fingers from the index to the pinky.
The key to mastering the coin roll, which requires dexterous hands, is to use an angle.
There’s even a Guinness World Record for it—once you master it, it’s a fascinating trick.
eat a finger
One trick I’d love for you to perform for families with small children, or at kindergartens and daycares, is the finger-eating magic trick.
First, hold one hand out in front of you with only your thumb sticking up.
Next, use your other hand to grab that raised thumb; as you pull your hand away, tuck your thumb in at the same time.
Make it look as if you’ve yanked the thumb right off.
Then, mime tossing the “pulled-off” thumb into your mouth.
To make it clear, use your tongue to suggest that the thumb is really in there.
Finally, pretend to spit the thumb out while simultaneously raising your real thumb again.
Done right, it looks like you’ve spit out the bitten-off thumb, and kids will love it!
Magic Finger
It’s a magic trick where the performer rotates and removes the index finger of their right hand wearing a work glove as if it were mechanical, then puts it back the same way, and with just a quick shake of the hand, the finger suddenly becomes real again.
At first, people suspect things like “Is the finger being hidden?” or “Is there a gimmick in the glove?”, but after the shake, both the removed glove and the hand show no apparent gimmick, which is what makes it so baffling.
This is sold as a magic prop called “Finger Drop Revolution,” so if you want to copy the trick, consider purchasing it.
A roundup of finger magic: Tricks you can do using just your fingertips (21–30)
Sticky fingers of matter
When you tap a deck of cards a few times with just your index finger raised, the box suddenly sticks to your finger.
It looks like the box is attached only to your index finger, but the secret is simple: you’re just pinching the box between your index finger and a bent middle finger.
The key is to keep a close eye on your spectator’s line of sight!