[Easy] Magic tricks that will liven up the classroom: Recommended tricks you can do even during recess
For anyone thinking, “I want to do something exciting during school breaks or at events like the culture festival!” why not try your hand at magic? In this article, we’ll introduce magic tricks you can perform at school.
We’ve focused on simple tricks you can do with items found at school or with your own belongings.
Even though they’re simple, they’re all solid tricks that will surprise and excite your audience—sure to make you the star of your class! Practice magic using stationery, coins, and more, and show them off in all kinds of school settings.
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[Easy] Magic tricks that liven up school. Recommended tricks you can do even during break time (31–40)
Teleporting numbers on a calculator
A simple magic trick using a calculator.
After entering the numbers from 1 to 8 on the calculator, you instantly move the final 8 displayed all the way to the far left.
It happens so fast you can hardly believe your eyes.
In reality, you first input a special number, and then you just add the numbers starting from 1.
Mysteriously, the result becomes a sequence where the 8 ends up at the far left.
It’s a fun trick that works without needing any theory.
Magic Knot
A knot magic trick using a silk cloth.
A knot that seems to have been tied right before the audience instantly comes undone with just a downward flick of the hand.
The cloth doesn’t have to be silk—you can substitute an ordinary handkerchief.
There’s a small key point in the way you tie it, and if you follow it, anyone can perform this simple trick.
Recommended for those who want to try magic but aren’t sure where to start.
The straw that never gets used up
A curious magic trick where the number of straws never seems to decrease.
You take one straw out from a set of five, yet somehow there are still five left…
You try again, but the number still doesn’t go down.
The secret is that inside what appears to be a single straw, there’s another straw hidden.
When you “remove” one, you actually pull out the inner straw, making it look like the total didn’t decrease.
Banknote levitation magic
A levitation magic trick where a banknote appears to float.
It works well if you borrow a bill from a spectator and explicitly explain there’s no setup before you begin.
You place the folded bill on the spectator’s fingertip, cast a little spell, and it seems to rise.
In reality, it only looks like it’s floating thanks to balance techniques using a 100-yen coin or similar.
You don’t have to use a 10,000-yen note—other bills work too—so it’s an easy trick to try.
Toothpick vanished!
A vanish trick using a single toothpick.
The secret is to preattach a rubber band to the toothpick and hide it in your hand, then use the rubber band’s snap to launch it away instantly, making it disappear.
Because of the method, it’s a very easy and recommended trick to show on video as a fixed shot; however, when performing in front of people, you’ll likely need to be a bit creative with your presentation.
[Easy] Magic Tricks That Liven Up School: Recommended Tricks You Can Do During Break Time (41–50)
3 Easy Magic Tricks
We want even clumsy beginners to give it a try! Here are three ideas for easy magic tricks.
These are perfect for anyone thinking, “I want to try magic, but I’m clumsy and worried I’ll mess up…” or “I want something simple that still gets people excited!” Of course, performing magic does require some practice.
In the video, we introduce three relatively easy tricks.
The tricks use items like chewing gum, sugar cubes, and chocolate, so they’re likely to catch visitors’ interest as well.
The disappearing chopsticks envelope magic trick
It’s a magic trick where you put a pair of disposable chopsticks into an envelope, give a signal, and the chopsticks seem to vanish so the envelope can be crushed flat.
If the contents were something soft, it would just look like you were crushing them along with the envelope, but because it’s something rigid like chopsticks, it conveys the idea that they’ve actually disappeared.
In reality, what looked like chopsticks is just a paper tube with chopstick-like wrinkles, made of soft paper, so the whole envelope can be easily crushed.
Since a close look would reveal the fake, it’s important to handle everything smoothly up to the moment you put it into the envelope.
