Super easy magic tricks kids can do! Fun tricks you can play right away
We’re introducing simple magic tricks that even preschoolers and early elementary school kids can do, complete with videos and explanations of how they work!
Magic tricks are a playtime full of delightful mysteries for children.
After watching a magic show, many kids probably think, “I want to amaze everyone too!”
In this article, we’ve gathered tricks that require no practice once you make the props, as well as tricks you can likely master in a day.
If your child is interested in magic, encourage them to give it a try!
Once they’ve got it down, have them perform in front of family and friends.
Getting used to performing in front of others is part of the practice too!
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Super Easy Magic Tricks Kids Can Do! Fun Tricks You Can Play Right Away (71–80)
Magic where candy comes out of a tissue
It’s a magic trick where you crumple a tissue that should be empty—just taken from the box—and, after a little “incantation,” candy appears from inside.
You clearly show that there’s nothing in your hands, and you use a tissue taken straight from the box, which really heightens the mystery.
In reality, behind the tissue you’re about to take, there’s a pre-crumpled tissue with candy hidden inside.
As you pull out the first tissue, you also secretly bring that crumpled tissue into your hand at the same time.
The key points are the overall angles and how you move your hands so that no one realizes the crumpled tissue has been placed there.
The magic of corn kernels turning into popcorn
Introducing a magic trick where corn kernels turn into popcorn inside a paper cup! First, place some fully popped popcorn at the bottom of the paper cup.
Then add the kernels on top, and you’re ready.
As the small, heavy kernels sink to the bottom, it looks like the popcorn has appeared.
When performing, make sure to cover the cup so the popcorn doesn’t spill and shake it sideways—that’s the key.
It’s a fun trick that looks like you cooked without using any heat!
Magic that makes your hand unable to open
Have you ever seen hypnosis on TV or social media that makes it impossible to open your hands? You can actually experience that phenomenon you thought was “No way!” when watching through a screen.
First, interlock your fingers so they hook together and pull your hands apart as hard as you can for 15 seconds.
Next, separate your hands but keep them in the same shape.
Wait another 15 seconds like this.
You’ll start to feel a tingling, strange sensation in your hands.
After 15 seconds, try to gently open your hands.
You’ll probably find they won’t move.
It’s easier to succeed if you go into it thinking “I want this to work!” rather than “There’s no way this will work!!”
The magical straw that makes water rise
Wouldn’t it be strange if a straw stuck in a cup started drawing up water all by itself? With that, let me introduce a magic trick: the magic straw that makes water rise.
All you need for this trick is an ordinary cup filled with water and a slightly shortened straw.
When you insert the straw, squeeze the tip firmly and then release it.
The water will start rising on its own.
It’s the same principle as a pump.
It’s also fun to mime sucking the water up into the air as part of the performance.
The water keeps decreasing on its own.
It’s a magic trick where the water seems to disappear on its own, and the look is delightfully magical.
All you need are two disposable plastic cups.
First, cut off the upper part of one cup to make it smaller.
Next, pour a drink into the cup that remains full-sized, then place the smaller cup inside it.
When you press the smaller cup down, it looks like the volume increases.
After that, just pretend to drink from mid-air while lifting out the cup you were pressing, and you’re done.
Cotton swab appearance-disappearance magic
I’ll introduce a cotton swab appear-and-disappear magic trick where hand movements are key.
In this trick, a cotton swab appears and disappears from the hand, and even seems to move from right to left.
The secret is quite simple: you just tape the tip of the swab near your thumbnail.
However, depending on how you move your fingers, it looks like the swab is appearing and vanishing.
Since what the audience sees is crucial, practice in front of a mirror.
By the way, anything of a similar size can work instead of a cotton swab.
A mysterious magic trick where safety pins link together
These are two ordinary safety pins, but with a little “magic spell,” they seem to link together and then unlink—right before your eyes, leaving you wondering, “How?” The secret is that the safety pin you’re holding isn’t actually fastened; its clasp is slightly open so you can quietly slip the other pin in and out without the audience noticing.
That’s the key handling for this trick.
Using safety pins with plastic catches makes it easier and is recommended.
