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 (41–50)
Simple Coin Magic
This video starts with the promise of a little coin magic.
All you need, it says, is you (the viewer) and a coin.
But when the trick actually begins, a deck of cards suddenly comes into play, leaving you feeling a bit baffled—yet somehow, the coin has vanished!?
Simple Magic! Recommended Tricks for Entertainment and Performances (51–60)
Three-card magic with playing cards
It’s a magic trick where you have someone pick one card from three, then you swap the cards and have them mix them, and in that state you correctly name the card they originally chose.
The key is the suits/pictures on the three cards and their order; by keeping track of their relative positions, you can identify the chosen card.
You don’t look at the cards when they choose or when you swap, but you do look when they mix, so focus on tracking where the middle card goes.
After you bring the cards back to your hands, check what the middle card was, and use that information to name the selected card.
Magic you can do with items from a 100-yen shop
These are magic tricks that focus on convenience, using familiar items you can pick up at a 100-yen shop.
For example, the angle of a lollipop on a stick appears to change, or when you press an inflated balloon against a smartphone and let the air out, the phone ends up inside the balloon.
The simplicity actually makes them look even more mysterious, doesn’t it? They say they’re not changing the angle of their hand, yet they’re really using that angle; or they’re just using the size of the balloon to make things stick—since the methods are simple, even if you get found out, you can probably turn it into a laugh.
As a setup for a bigger trick, it might even be fun to deliberately reveal the secrets as you go.
Magic that changes color in an instant
It’s a magic trick that looks mysterious precisely because the change happens in an instant: the paper clipped in place changes color the moment you take it away.
In fact, while the paper of the initial color is clipped, the paper with the changed color is stacked behind it, and the original paper is retracted to the base of the clip by a concealed rubber band at the same moment the clip is released.
It’s important to be mindful of how you apply pressure to the clip, to achieve a speed that doesn’t reveal the rubber-assisted movement.
Because the color changes distinctly within a small area, it helps the audience focus on the phenomenon right in front of them, which enhances the effect’s appeal.
A magic trick where a pencil pierces through a bottle
It’s a magic trick where you press a pencil against a cola plastic bottle and it appears to pierce through, yet no liquid leaks out.
The mystery comes from the fact that the pencil seems to go into the bottle at a not-so-fast speed without causing any noticeable effect.
The secret is that a straw, wide enough for the pencil to pass through, is pre-installed in the bottle, and it’s concealed by the label, the liquid inside, and the way the bottle is handled.
It might also be important to apply force to the pencil to make it look like it’s really penetrating the bottle.
Illusion magic
It’s a magic trick where milk is poured from a large cup into an empty small cup—despite looking like it shouldn’t fit, the milk ends up fitting into the small cup.
You can clearly see it being poured, which creates a curious sensation, almost like an illusion.
The secret lies in the large cup: it actually has a double-walled structure, and the milk sits in the narrow space between the outer walls, so the actual amount is small.
To make it look even more mysterious, it’s important that the milk appears to transfer smoothly, without revealing the double structure or the small volume.
Rubber band magic you can do in 5 seconds
Highly recommended when you want something quick to show off! Here are ideas for rubber band magic you can do in 5 seconds.
It introduces three types of tricks using rubber bands that are handy when you want to perform simple magic.
Use them as an opener for your performance or when you want to promote your stage—give them a try.
Each idea is easy and simple, perfect for beginners.
Using colored rubber bands will make it easier for the audience to see what’s happening.
Take this opportunity to give it a try.