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 (31–40)
The pen to the eraser
The magic trick where a pen instantly turns into an eraser is easy for kids to try, since you can do it even during school breaks.
Hold a pen in one hand and secretly palm an eraser in the other.
As you bring the pen over to the hand with the eraser, hide the pen with the hand that was holding it, while bringing the eraser into view.
The method is simple, but since each hand has to perform a different action at the same time and you must conceal the switch from the audience’s angle, it’s a good idea to practice in front of a mirror.
The longer you keep the object hidden, the more likely you are to get caught, so speed is essential for this trick.
Does the picture change underwater?!
When you put a sheet of paper with a drawing of a lion into water, the picture changes even though you didn’t erase anything! This is a magic trick recommended for people who like science and physics, using the principles of light.
When we look at things in everyday life, light plays a crucial role without us even noticing.
This trick uses the phenomenon of total internal reflection to create an optical illusion, making it look as if the drawing has changed.
It’s a fun magic trick that lets you enjoy a science experiment!
The color of the water changes in an instant.
A clear bottle of water suddenly turns into colored water just by shaking the bottle—this is the magic trick.
The secret is that paint is applied to the inside of the bottle cap, and when you shake the bottle, the paint dissolves into the water, turning it into colored water.
If you cap the bottle immediately after applying the paint inside the cap, it may drip, so letting the surface of the paint dry a little helps it stick to the cap.
It’s even more fun if you prepare several bottles and do it with different colors!
non-dropping chopsticks
This is a magic trick where you hold two wooden chopsticks—one in each hand—between your thumb and index finger, stack them, rub them together, and then release the supporting thumbs without the chopsticks falling.
Because of the rubbing step, it might look like static electricity is involved, but that’s a fake.
In reality, you make small cuts with scissors on the holding ends of the chopsticks and pinch them with your fingers to add stability.
Others won’t be able to copy it with ordinary chopsticks, so it’ll definitely leave them puzzled.
However, if someone sees the modified chopsticks, the trick will be exposed, so be sure to hide them well.
Magic using a box that appears and disappears
It’s a mysterious magic trick where objects appear and disappear from inside a box.
First, prepare a box that’s open only on the bottom, and another box made by cutting and gluing together tissue boxes, decorated with anything you like such as cakes or ghosts.
In the trick, a cake suddenly appears from a box that seemed to be empty.
The secret is that there’s a small magnet attached to the back of the cake decoration, and the performer also has a magnet attached to their hand.
When the two magnets are brought together, it looks like there’s nothing inside the box; when the magnets are separated, the cake appears.
Because the effect is simple, it tends to be a big hit with children.
Super-Easy Magic Tricks Kids Can Do! Fun Tricks You Can Play Right Away (41–50)
The mark on the disposable chopsticks has shifted.
This is a magic trick where you send “energy” to a disposable chopstick, causing a mark to appear on both sides; then when you rub it with your other hand, the mark vanishes from the chopstick and transfers to your hand.
The method is very simple: first, draw the same mark on one side of the chopstick and on your palm.
By skillfully rotating the chopstick with the fingertips of the hand holding it, you secretly flip it to show the side you want.
Key points are to rotate it with minimal movement so the finger action isn’t noticed, and to use misdirection so the audience’s gaze doesn’t focus on the hand holding the chopstick.
Magic using a paper bag
This is a magic trick where various items come out of an empty paper bag.
You take out the paper bag and show it to everyone.
Then you fold it in half, hold it between your hands, and let them confirm that there’s nothing inside.
Next, you open the bag and put your hand in…
and something comes out! The secret is that you’ve made a hole in the back of the bag, so you can slip your hand through it, grab something from your pocket, and bring it into the bag.
The key is to use items that fit in your pocket and aren’t too heavy.