Simple magic! Magic tricks recommended for entertainment and performances.
Of course, simple magic tricks are perfect not only as entertainment at company or school events, but also for grabbing attention during breaks or even on a date.
For anyone who wants to get a good reaction without using elaborate setups, simple tricks are highly recommended.
There are plenty of easy tricks that beginners can perform using everyday items—or even just your own hands and fingers!
This article introduces many simple magic tricks, so be sure to use it as a reference.
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Simple Magic! Recommended Tricks for Entertainments and Performances (1–10)
A magic trick where you guess the number someone rolled on a die!
Here’s a magic trick using dice.
Prepare three dice and have someone roll all of them once.
Ask them to remember the total of the numbers shown.
Next, flip two of the dice to their opposite faces and add the new numbers to the original total.
Then hide one of the flipped dice, roll the remaining dice again, and have them remember the new total after adding the numbers shown.
The magician will guess this final number.
The method is simple: just add 14 to the sum of the numbers showing on the two dice that aren’t hidden.
Magic using a smartphone calculator
This is a magic trick where a sequence of 6s entered into a smartphone calculator instantly changes into a sequence of 9s.
You start by making it look like the 6s become 9s just by turning the screen upside down, and then you create a second layer of surprise by actually transforming them into 9s.
The setup is simply to add a sequence of 3s in advance.
To conceal that you entered the 3s and pressed the plus sign, input just a single 6 at first.
At the final moment when switching to the 9s, flip the screen while pressing the equals key—good control of your middle and ring fingers is important here.
A magic with a dramatic twist
It’s a routine where you make a cap appear from a can of potato chips, and after revealing the method, you start producing objects that aren’t caps, gradually increasing the surprise.
For the cap phase, you pretend to put it in your pocket but actually hold it in the other hand—do this twice or so before exposing the method.
The key moment is while you’re explaining the setup: you draw attention to the cap, and with the other hand, you load a potato, which will create a bigger surprise.
From there, you build further beats—like adding another potato while everyone’s focused on the first, or swapping it for a brand-new one.
The idea is to keep developing the routine.
Be very mindful of where you direct the audience’s gaze to make the method less detectable.
Simple Magic! Recommended Tricks for Entertainments and Performances (11–20)
Toothpick Magic
A perfect toothpick magic trick to perform at restaurants.
You only need two toothpicks for this trick.
First, pinch the tip of one toothpick between your thumb and index finger.
While holding it like that, press it firmly against your middle finger and rub it.
Then simply lay the other toothpick across the opposite end of the first one to form a cross.
The subtle vibrations in the toothpick will make the other one move in a mysterious way.
Any toothpicks will do, so try performing it whenever you find some.
A magic trick where a cut balloon returns to its original state
It’s a magic trick where you take a balloon out of a bag, cut it with scissors, and even though it shouldn’t inflate anymore, when you blow into it, it expands back to its full size.
The way the cut balloon inflates as if nothing happened really enhances the sense of mystery.
To prepare, use another balloon of the same color, compactly folded and stored in the mouth of the balloon you’re going to cut.
Then you cut the outer balloon with scissors and inflate the balloon that was stored inside.
Since the cut pieces of the outer balloon will end up in front of the inflated balloon, it’s important to use hand placements and viewing angles that conceal those fragments.
Magic where a drink disappears
This is a magic trick where, after adding sugar to a paper cup filled with coffee and stirring, you appear to make the contents disappear by accident.
The prior setup is to raise the bottom of the paper cup: insert a piece of cut cardboard so only a small amount of liquid is needed.
Then squeeze the cup to shift the liquid down toward the base as the cardboard moves.
Finally, add a coagulating agent called slush powder, disguised as sugar, and you’re done.
Make sure the amount of liquid is small enough that the paper cup can be crushed, and focus on smoothly transferring the liquid during the performance.
A cup that dispenses snacks
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It’s a magic trick where you first show the cup after taking out the colored paper that was inside a plastic cup, and then, when you hold up the colored paper, candy appears inside the cup.
In fact, a cup containing both the colored paper and candy is nested inside the main cup from the start, and when you show it as empty, you remove both the colored paper and the inner cup with the candy together.
Then, when you hold up the colored paper, you install the cup with the candy and make it look as though the candy has appeared.
Be mindful of how you detach the cup with the candy and the angles that the colored paper hides as you perform.