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 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.
Bending Handkerchief
A magic trick that’s mysterious yet easy: a handkerchief bends as if it has a will of its own.
Roll the handkerchief into a long strip, hold it in one hand, and give a cue like “Bend!” or make a motion as if you’re pulling it with your other hand in the air—then, for some reason, it bends with a wobble.
The method is simple: just move the thumb of the hand holding the handkerchief behind the cloth where it can’t be seen.
Be sure to keep your thumb hidden.
Adding a bit of showmanship, like casting a little spell before you move it, makes it even more exciting!
Magic newspaper! A magic trick where the handkerchief placed inside a newspaper disappears.
This is a magic trick where you use a magic tube to push a handkerchief into a rolled-up newspaper; when you blow on it and open the newspaper, the handkerchief you supposedly put in has vanished.
The key is the magic tube, which secretly retrieves the handkerchief that’s been placed over the newspaper.
Beforehand, place a thin stick, such as a chopstick, inside the magic tube.
After you roll up the newspaper, discreetly move the stick from the tube into the rolled newspaper.
Then place the handkerchief so it covers the stick, and insert both the handkerchief and the stick back into the tube to retrieve them.
To avoid arousing suspicion about the tube, it’s recommended to show the inside a few times at moments when the handkerchief and stick aren’t inside.
A handkerchief transforms into a cane
This is a cane-and-handkerchief magic trick that you can easily try using magic props.
Wave the handkerchief and—suddenly—a cane appears, a fun effect that will liven up the crowd.
The prop uses a cane called an “appearing cane”; beginners should use a plastic model.
To entertain people, you need a playful mood that makes you excited too.
Exaggerate your patter and gestures with big, over-the-top reactions, and stage it in a flashy way.
