Magic tricks with a handkerchief: crowd-pleasing tricks for parties and performances
Many of you have probably wanted to perform magic at some point, right?
However, card and coin magic require technique, and even if you know the secret, many tricks can’t be mastered right away.
That’s why I recommend handkerchief magic—many tricks can be done as soon as you know the secret!
Since you can carry a handkerchief anywhere, it’s great because you can perform anytime, anywhere.
In this article, we’ll introduce magic tricks using a handkerchief, so be sure to give them a try yourself.
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Magic tricks using handkerchiefs: crowd-pleasing tricks for parties and performances (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.
The Ungrabbable Coin
This magic trick using a handkerchief and a coin is all about a coin placed on an immobilized hand that somehow can’t be taken! You bind one hand tightly with a handkerchief, leaving only the index finger free.
Place a coin on the tip of the remaining index finger.
Ask someone watching to help by holding out their hand with the palm open and waiting.
When the index finger with the coin rests on the open palm, they’re supposed to catch the coin—but for some reason, they can’t! At first, during the initial practice attempts, they can grab it, but after a few tries, no matter how many times they attempt it, they can’t get hold of the coin anymore! It’s a fascinating and puzzling magic trick that piques curiosity.
A handkerchief that produces dice
This is a magic trick where three dice—red, blue, and yellow—appear one after another from a handkerchief.
Before you begin, place the blue die in the pocket of the pants you’re wearing, and conceal the other two in your hand.
First, show both sides of the handkerchief, then quickly sneak the red die under it and reveal it.
As you put that into your pocket, take out the blue die, and next produce the yellow die from the handkerchief.
Then blue again, and so on.
Your guests will be watching the handkerchief, so practice retrieving the dice without being noticed during that moment of misdirection!
Dancing Handkerchief
A mysterious magic trick where a handkerchief starts dancing as if it has a will of its own.
It looks like you’re just holding an ordinary handkerchief, but in your hand it moves around wildly and dances.
One revealed method uses a single slender stick—like a pen or a chopstick—hidden inside the handkerchief, which you secretly manipulate out of sight.
Hearing that might make it sound simple, but deftly moving the handkerchief while keeping the stick concealed is quite challenging.
Practice hard so it can dance smoothly!
Vertical and horizontal striped handkerchief
When you flutter a handkerchief with vertical stripes, before you know it, it changes into horizontal stripes.
This magic trick is famous as one of magician Shiro Maggy’s routines.
You can also combine it by segueing into other handkerchief tricks from here.
Magic tricks using a handkerchief: crowd-pleasing tricks for parties and performances (41–50)
A handkerchief that turns into an egg
You stuff a handkerchief into your closed hand.
When you open your hand, the handkerchief is gone and, in its place, an egg appears.
Specialized kits for performing this trick are sold online.
It’s a classic, well-known magic trick.
A flower appears from the handkerchief!
This is a simple yet flashy magic trick where blowing on a handkerchief you’re holding makes a single flower appear at that spot.
Be sure to clearly show both sides of the handkerchief to the audience to emphasize there’s no gimmick.
Hide the flower behind one of your arms, and at the final moment—when you lift the handkerchief—move the flower into the handkerchief.
To make the appearance look better, it’s best if the stem is fairly long, so it’s important to use your whole arm to conceal the flower well as you perform.