Simple magic tricks that delight kids: surprising to watch and make you want to try them yourself.

Magic of Light

Kids can do it too! The fire-disappearing magic trick 🪄🔥

This is a magic trick where, when you place an illustration of a lit candle into water, only the flame part disappears as if real fire had touched water.

The key is that the illustration is inside a bag; when you put it in water, refraction makes the illustration inside invisible.

Since the candle’s body is drawn not only on the inner sheet but also on the bag itself, only the lines on the bag remain visible, making it look as if the flame has gone out.

If the inner illustration and the bag’s lines shift while you move it, the secret will be revealed, so a crucial point is to hold them carefully aligned.

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A magic trick where a pair of disposable chopsticks pierces through a handkerchief

[Revealed] Super Easy! Simple Magic You Can Do with a Handkerchief

It’s a magic trick where it looks like a chopstick forcefully pierces a handkerchief, but when you pull the chopstick out and unfold the handkerchief, there isn’t a single hole.

The secret is that when it seemed to go through, the chopstick was actually positioned in front of the handkerchief, merely creating the illusion of penetration.

You shape the handkerchief as if it were wrapped around the chopstick—using the chopstick at that stage—then use your fingertips to bring only the chopstick forward from there.

The key points are forming the handkerchief in a way that doesn’t reveal the chopstick’s movement and handling everything smoothly.

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A magic trick where chopsticks end up in your nose

[Magic Trick Revealed] Easy Magic with Just One Chopstick

This is a magic trick that looks both comical and mysterious: a chopstick pressed against the nose is sucked into the nostril in an instant.

To emphasize that it really went into the nose, be mindful to mimic inhaling air and to show a surprised expression when it “gets sucked in.” Without moving the chopstick itself, you slide your hand along it while it’s held to the nose, and ultimately conceal the chopstick inside your hand.

It’s also crucial to decide how you’ll handle the chopstick hidden in your hand to convincingly show that it was sucked in and vanished.

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A magic trick that turns a round hole in a newspaper into a square one

From circle to square newspaper hole: 6 easy magic tricks kids will love, with tutorials

It’s a magic trick where you fold a newspaper, make a circular cut with scissors, and when you unfold it, the hole turns out to be square instead of round.

In reality, a second sheet of newspaper—already prepared with a square hole—is layered over the one being cut on the spot, and it’s cleverly concealed.

How you fold the square-hole newspaper is also crucial; fold it in a way that keeps the scissors from touching that side.

To avoid revealing that there are two layers, choose a newspaper that looks very similar and align them snugly so there are no gaps.

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The magical straw that makes water rise

[Magic] The Magical Straw That Makes Water Rise [Revealed]

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 magical straw that makes water rise.

All you need for this trick is an ordinary cup filled with water and a straw cut slightly shorter than usual.

When you insert the straw, grip the tip firmly and then release it.

The straw will start drawing up the water on its own.

It works on the same principle as a pump.

It can also be fun to mime sucking the water up in midair as part of the performance.

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A box that doesn’t spill even when you put in a cup filled with water

Why doesn’t it spill? Two easy magic tricks with explanations that kids will love at daycare/preschool: 2 Easy Magic Tricks with Tutorials.

This magic trick makes you want to cover your eyes, because you can clearly see that if you place a glass of water inside a box with a picture of a glass showing which way is up, then pick up the box and turn it upside down, the water should spill.

Yet somehow, not a single drop falls.

You can even return the box to its original position and take out the glass from inside—and of course the water remains in the glass without spilling a drop.

The trick is actually simple: there’s another box inside the box, with a base for the glass that has a rod through it.

When you place the water-filled glass on this base, the base rotates so that the glass itself doesn’t change orientation.

Just be careful not to confuse the vertical and horizontal directions when moving the box!

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Eraser disappearance magic

[You Can Do This at School] Easy! The Magic Trick Where an Eraser Disappears [Revealed] #Shorts

This is a magic trick where, after signaling with a pencil to an eraser placed on your hand, the eraser seems to vanish from your hand in an instant.

The action of tapping and counting with the pencil is crucial; on the final signal, you quickly move the eraser.

Since you’re moving the eraser while being watched, be mindful of making the movement fast enough not to be noticed, as well as of your hand angle.

Rather than striking with just the pencil tip, it’s better to bump with your whole hand holding the pencil—this shortens the distance you need to move the eraser and is recommended.

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