[For Kids] Magic Tricks You Can Perform at Daycare or Kindergarten
Kids love mysterious things and surprising performances, don’t they?
When you hear “magic,” you might think it takes a lot of preparation, but even tricks with simple secrets can amaze children.
This time, we’ve gathered ideas for magic tricks that are easy to perform and easy for kids to watch.
When they see the magic, children might start wondering how it works and let their imaginations run.
Let’s incorporate some outstanding magic into childcare to spark children’s imaginations.
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[For Children] Magic Ideas (1–10) to Perform at Daycare or Kindergarten
A fun magic trick of guessing fruit
Let’s enjoy a quiz using two illustrated panels.
Shuffle the panels so the illustrations can’t be seen, then ask the children, “Which one is the ◯◯?” and have them answer.
Start by shuffling once or twice, and gradually increase the number of shuffles.
The fun twist in this idea is that it ends like a magic trick! Even though the panels were supposed to show an orange and an apple, before you know it, they both turn into oranges.
The secret is that you’re performing it by layering the apple illustration on top of the orange!
The picture comes together! Block Magic
Let me introduce a block magic trick that’s fun because you get to figure out the secret.
First, prepare a white block made from a milk carton, measuring 15 cm tall and 9 cm wide.
Draw an illustration on it.
The illustration is a silhouette and is imagined to be divided into three parts.
After that, you flip and swap the pieces around, then turn them face down.
Then, when you flip them over again, the original illustration reappears.
I think it’ll be exciting for everyone to try and figure out how it works together.
Three Simple Magic Tricks
Magic that can give children the gift of surprise and excitement.
Professional tricks by magicians are impressive, but if you’re enjoying it with kids, easy-to-understand ideas using familiar items are best.
So here are some magic items you can make easily.
You’ll need practice to perform them, but no special techniques are required.
After performing, reveal the secret and let the kids actually try it themselves and have fun.
It’s also recommended to incorporate items perfect for birthdays, like cakes and candles!
[For Kids] Magic Ideas to Perform at Daycare and Kindergarten (11–20)
Candy Magic
There’s a proverb that says “a rice cake drawn in a picture,” but this is a dream-like magic trick where a candy drawn in a picture turns into a real candy.
The method is quite simple: beforehand, stick a real candy on the back of the paper.
Then fold the paper into thirds to hide the candy.
By pulling the ends of the paper to the left and right, the paper naturally flips over, making it look as if the candy that was just a drawing has turned into the real thing.
It’s a magic trick that kids will absolutely love!
Magic paper that makes drawings pop out
When you dip a sheet of paper with a colorless illustration into magic water, beautiful colors appear.
This magic trick, just like real magic, is perfect for kids who love drawing.
All you need are an oil-based marker, colored pens, paper towels, coffee filters, and a large, deep container.
Draw the same illustration on both the front and back of the paper, but add color only to the back.
In this state, the colors on the back aren’t visible.
When you float the paper on water, the water soaks in, the surface becomes translucent, and the colors you applied to the back show through.
It’s a magic trick that sparks children’s imagination.
A plastic bottle’s dramatic transformation!
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A plastic bottle covered with a paper bag turns into a cup of tea! You can’t help but think, “There’s a plastic bottle inside the paper bag, right?” but amazingly, the paper bag gets crumpled up into a ball at the end.
Where on earth did the plastic bottle go? In fact, it’s still properly inside the paper bag.
This plastic bottle is made only from the mouth, the label, and the side portion visible below the label.
Because it’s constructed that way, it can be crumpled up small! The cup is set inside the plastic bottle from the very beginning.
tissue erasing
I’ll introduce a vanishing magic trick you can perform using only a tissue.
First, elongate a corner of the tissue as if you were making a thin twist, then pinch it with your thumb, and crumple the rest of the tissue and hide it in your palm.
After reciting a magic spell and opening your hand, the crumpled part of the tissue appears to have vanished.
In reality, while making it look like you’re hiding the crumpled part, you secretly tear it off with your other hand.
The key to this trick is to have the audience mimic the same motions.
If you tear it at the moment their gaze shifts to rolling their own tissue, it’s much less likely to be noticed!