Simple magic tricks that delight kids: surprising to watch and make you want to try them yourself.
I’ve gathered a bunch of kid-pleasing magic tricks that are perfect for a quick performance! Children in kindergartens, daycare centers, and elementary schools all love magic.
Some kids watch intently, some want to know the secret, and others are so amazed they ask you to do it again—there are all kinds of reactions.
In this article, assuming the goal is to delight children, I’ll introduce a variety of tricks—from ones that are truly simple and over in a flash to those that require a bit of setup.
Master them and be sure to perform them in front of the kids!
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Easy magic tricks kids will love: surprising to watch and fun to try (71–80)
A magic trick where a bill passes through a spoon
It’s a magic trick where you sharply strike the crease of a folded bill with a spoon, the spoon appears to pierce through the bill, but when you remove the spoon and unfold the bill, it’s back to normal.
You prepare two spoons, hold them slightly offset so the back spoon sticks out, and place the folded bill between them.
By pressing the front spoon against the inside of the crease, the back spoon sticks out farther and becomes visible first, making it look as though it pierced the bill.
To avoid revealing that you’re holding two spoons, it’s best to use plain, flat spoons with minimal decoration.
Pen magic that produces a coin
It’s a magic trick where, after signaling with a ballpoint pen to a hand that should be empty, a coin appears in the hand.
In fact, a coin is fitted into the pen’s clip from the beginning, and while keeping that part out of view, you move it into the hand.
Pay attention to how you hold the pen when showing that your hand is empty, and how you conceal the coin when moving the pen.
If the clip or coin catches inside your hand, people will suspect a gimmick, so it’s also crucial to judge the position where it can be removed smoothly.
Magic where snacks come out of a smartphone
It’s a magic trick where, when you quickly flick a piece of candy displayed on your smartphone screen toward the outside of the screen, a real piece of candy pops out.
What you prepare is the candy you want to produce and a photo of it taken from a distance.
Enlarge the photo to actual size and set it up so that when you move it quickly, it disappears off the screen.
Then, as you move the candy on the screen, you simply produce the candy you’ve been holding behind the phone.
The key is to match the real candy and the image in size precisely and to move the candy behind the phone smoothly.
The Chip Star box swaps places with the box inside the bag.
Let’s try a magic trick using empty Chip Star containers! All you need is an empty container of Lightly Salted flavor, an empty container of Seaweed & Salt flavor, and a paper bag that fits them.
Put both containers in the bag, take out the Lightly Salted one, and hide it behind the bag.
Then—although you supposedly took out the Lightly Salted flavor—it appears to have turned into Seaweed & Salt, and inside the bag there’s the Lightly Salted one.
It’s a swapping trick.
The secret is that both containers are actually Lightly Salted; one of them is just a half-and-half gimmick that makes it look like Seaweed & Salt from one side.
Practice your presentation to make it convincing!
A magic trick you can do with seven playing cards
This is a magic trick where you return the chosen card to a packet of seven cards, and then flawlessly name which card it was.
The key is how you mix the cards after the return—at this point, you bring the selected card to the bottom of the packet.
From there, you use techniques like catching a pinky break and turning over two cards at once to secretly move the selected card.
Adding a phase where a seemingly different card is placed in the spectator’s hand but then transforms into the chosen card makes the effect even more astonishing.
Water that freezes in an instant
It’s a science-based magic trick where water freezes instantly.
In this trick, the water you pour into a container solidifies in a flash—its dreamy appearance is a big part of the appeal.
What you’ll need for this trick is sodium acetate.
Put it in a container with water and heat it in a microwave.
Heat it until it dissolves.
Then chill it in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes.
That’s all the prep.
After that, pour the water slowly, and it will freeze.
If you’re curious about why this happens, look it up!
Water comes out of an empty bucket.
Some of you may be looking for a magic trick you can learn quickly.
One I recommend is a trick where water comes out of an empty bucket.
For this trick, you’ll use a small bucket, a water balloon, and a pair of chopsticks with a needle attached to the tip.
First, inflate the water balloon and set it inside the bucket.
Then, while making sure the balloon doesn’t fall out, turn the bucket upside down to show it.
Next, say you’re casting a spell with the chopsticks and pop the balloon with the needle on the tip.
Finally, pour the water out of the bucket to reveal the effect, and you’re done.