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 (41–50)
A clip that connects in an instant
It’s a magic trick where you attach paper clips to a folded bill and then quickly open the bill so the linked clips shoot out.
How you fold the bill and where you place the clips are key, and because it’s simple, there are lots of possible variations.
The linked clips pop out with a satisfying snap, making it visually fun, and since the result ends up outside, it’s harder for the audience to analyze the method.
You might also try increasing the number of clips to see if you can link them smoothly.
A magic trick where a pair of disposable chopsticks pierces through a handkerchief
It’s a magic trick where it looks like a chopstick forcefully pierces a handkerchief, but when you pull the chopstick out and unfold the handkerchief, there isn’t a single hole.
The secret is that when it seemed to go through, the chopstick was actually positioned in front of the handkerchief, merely creating the illusion of penetration.
You shape the handkerchief as if it were wrapped around the chopstick—using the chopstick at that stage—then use your fingertips to bring only the chopstick forward from there.
The key points are forming the handkerchief in a way that doesn’t reveal the chopstick’s movement and handling everything smoothly.
Surprise Notepad
“Surprise Notepad” is a magic trick item sold by the toy maker Tenyo.
At first glance it looks like an ordinary notepad, but if you draw a picture of a banknote on the pad and pull it with your finger, a real bill appears! If there were no trick to it, it would be a truly wonderful notepad, right? (laughs) Since it’s a commercially available product, anyone can do it just by reading the instructions—an easy-to-use magic item.
If you want to pick up some magic skills without much hassle, definitely check it out!
ascending clip
It’s a magic trick where you thread a clip onto a rubber band that’s been cut into a string, and the clip seems to move on its own.
Of course, it’s not really moving by itself—you’re taking advantage of the rubber’s elasticity, pulling and slackening it so it looks like the clip is moving!
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.