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 pair of disposable chopsticks pierces through 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.
A magic trick where chopsticks end up in your nose
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.
Magic that changes origami
It’s a magic trick where you supposedly cut a square hole in a sheet of origami paper folded in half, but when you snap it open, the hole has changed into a different shape.
In fact, there’s another piece of origami paper with the desired hole already cut, layered together, and when you open it, you flip that one to the front to show the audience.
It’s important to stack them so the hidden sheet won’t get cut when you use the scissors, and to prepare a shape that’s smaller than the hole you cut in front of them.
How you hold the paper when opening it—so they don’t realize there are two layers—may also be a crucial point.
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 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.
A box that doesn’t spill even when you put in a cup filled with water
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!
