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 Parties and Performances (31–40)
Magic that turns smartphone photos into reality
It’s a magic trick that makes a wish come true: turning a photo on your smartphone into a real, physical picture you can hold.
Even though a finger touching the screen should only make the image move, if you slide it briskly outward, the photo on the screen disappears and the real one pops out.
The key is preparing the image in advance: display an enlarged version of a photo taken from a distance, and leave blank margins around the outside.
Then, as you slide, you bring up the blank margin on the screen while producing the real photo hidden behind the phone.
That’s the flow of the trick.
3 smartphone magic tricks
This is a magic trick where various phenomena happen around a smartphone—something that might feel especially uncanny to people who use their phones every day.
The phone remains steady even in situations where it should lose balance, the numbers on a calculator vanish with just a wave of the hand, a coin passes through—impossible scenarios unfold one after another.
The secret is thread for stabilization, pre-set calculations and a swipe for the calculator, and a coin set up in advance, so proceed in a way that doesn’t reveal the preparation.
If your hands are examined front and back too closely, you’ll be exposed, so keeping a brisk pace is also crucial.
A magic trick where a handkerchief passes through a smartphone screen
It’s a magic trick that looks all the more mysterious because you can see it clearly: a handkerchief slowly passes through a smartphone that doesn’t appear to have any holes.
The handkerchief visible in front of the phone and the one visible behind it move in perfect sync, which is why it really looks like it’s penetrating.
In reality, the handkerchief is rigged with a plastic part that has a hole, and by concealing this piece with the hand while aligning it with the phone, it creates the illusion of penetration even though the handkerchief is merely passing underneath the phone.
The key points are the mechanism itself and the positioning of the hands so the portion of the handkerchief that passes under the phone isn’t visible.
Smartphone magic that’s going super viral
It’s a magic trick where a series of 6s displayed on a smartphone calculator suddenly turns into a series of 9s.
Even after flipping the phone upside down several times, the 6s stay 6s, but in a certain instant they really do flip—and that’s what feels mysterious.
The key is the numerical setup beforehand: you prepare a calculation that adds a series of 3s to a series of 6s so that simply pressing “=” will turn them into a series of 9s.
Then, while moving the phone, you just brush the “=” button for a moment, and you can show the numbers changing.
Smartphone magic that no one has ever seen
This is a magic trick that makes it look like you’re controlling numbers: the digits on a smartphone calculator gradually disappear, and when you wave your hand over it, they come back.
It uses the calculator’s functions—numbers are erased with swipes, and then a prearranged calculation is displayed to make it seem like the digits have been restored.
If you only show swiping and the calculation result, it ends up just looking like a feature demo.
The key is to make it feel mysterious by staging it so the vanished numbers seem to be in your hand, and by lightly touching the screen as you wave your hand to bring them back.
Simple Magic! Recommended Tricks for Parties and Performances (41–50)
A smartphone fits in the balloon.
It’s a magic trick where you press a smartphone against an inflated balloon and let the air out, making it look like the phone ends up inside the deflated balloon.
Then, by reinflating the balloon while pulling the phone out, you can show that the phone comes out and the balloon has no holes, adding to the mystery.
The secret is that the phone isn’t actually inside the balloon; the deflated balloon is simply clinging tightly to it.
If the back of the phone is visible, the gap will be seen and it’ll become obvious that it’s just stuck on, so be mindful of the angles you show as you perform.
A card trick where four pairs are formed in an instant
This is a magic trick where a card that was supposedly returned randomly to the deck appears paired with the same-value card of the opposite color.
Rather than relying on sleight of hand, this trick succeeds if you remember the setup and the procedure.
The magic works by placing the paired cards in predetermined positions from the start and maintaining the correct order when stacking the cards.
However, you will need to master a false cut to make it look like the cards are being mixed, so be sure to practice.
