Simple magic tricks using stationery: recommended tricks for parties and performances
We’re introducing quick and easy magic tricks you can casually perform during school or work breaks, or as icebreakers at parties.
All the tricks featured in this article use stationery you can always find at school or the office!
Isn’t it great that, without any special props or advanced skills like a magician, you can quickly entertain people around you with familiar, everyday items like stationery?
These are magic tricks you can do anywhere as long as you have some stationery, so try mastering a few and liven up the moment!
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Simple magic tricks using stationery: Recommended tricks for parties and performances (11–20)
Handkerchief magic: a knot that comes undone in an instant
It’s handy to have a trick you can perform on the fly when you’ve got a little spare time.
So here’s one to introduce: a handkerchief trick where a knot comes undone in an instant.
You tightly tie the two ends of an ordinary scarf, but with a light pull, the knot mysteriously unravels.
There’s no special gimmick—just a tying technique and presentation that make it look tightly secured.
That means you can borrow a spectator’s handkerchief or use any other cloth to perform it.
It also makes a perfect opener for other handkerchief magic.
A magic trick where the stapler that punched through the card comes off
Isn’t magic that uses a stapler surprisingly rare? In this trick, a staple that has been driven through a playing card somehow comes out.
The biggest feature of this trick is that you can hand the stapled card to the spectator and have them examine it.
That makes it perfect for getting the audience involved and building excitement—and it should make the effect even more astonishing! Note that this trick requires a pre-set gimmick, so if you’re interested, be sure to check it out.
Linking rope made with rubber bands and thumbtacks
This is a famous magic trick where two rubber bands appear to penetrate each other and then return to normal.
First, pierce one rubber band with a thumbtack, and while the pin is still in, use pliers or nippers to cut off the head of the tack.
Hold the rubber band with the pin in it, and hook the other rubber band onto the pin.
From the audience’s perspective, it looks like the two rubber bands are linked through each other.
To restore them, simply unhook the rubber band from the pin—very easy.
If someone tries to inspect the rubber bands, you can quickly remove the pin to handle the situation.
However, since you’re using a headless tack, be careful at all times to avoid injury.
Spoon bending drawn on paper
It’s a mysterious magic trick where a spoon drawn on paper bends as if it were alive! The reason the paper bends lies in the tracing paper used for the drawing.
Tracing paper is a translucent paper used for transferring shapes and illustrations.
Because it’s very thin, it naturally warps by absorbing moisture from your hands, making it seem as if it’s moving like a living creature.
It’s amazing that it changes with just the moisture from your hands, isn’t it? If nothing happens to the paper, try blowing on it.
A ping-pong ball riding on a ruler
A mysterious magic trick where a ping-pong ball sits on top of a straight, long ruler—not just for a moment, but steadily, rolling along.
You’d think the top edge of a ruler is a bit sharp and unstable, and how could it balance on that narrow width? But the secret is very simple.
Prepare two identical rulers and tape them together at the bottom with cellophane tape! Since the top edges aren’t taped, there’s a slight gap where the ping-pong ball can rest easily, and you can also tilt the rulers a bit to make it look like the ball is moving—a neat trick.
Transparent rulers are recommended because they make it look like there’s no gimmick involved.
Magic where a pen pierces a handkerchief
It’s a magic trick where a pen seems to pierce through a handkerchief, but when you unfold the handkerchief, there’s no hole.
In fact, the pen never actually goes through; the handkerchief is folded in a way that hides what’s really happening, making it look like it penetrated.
It’s a simple trick you can do with just a little practice!
Simple magic tricks using stationery. Recommended tricks for parties and performances (21–30)
A magic trick where a mechanical pencil lead case passes through (an object)
For those who are good with their hands, a recommended trick is the one where crossed mechanical pencil lead cases appear to pass through each other.
Of course, they don’t actually pass through: you hold one of the cases by pinching it between your fingers, briefly release one end, and slip it to the palm side.
The mechanism is simple, but some people say, “I tried it and it’s hard,” so you may need some practice to make it look natural.
If someone casually shows you a trick like this right in front of you, you can’t help but think it’s cool, right?