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[For Upper Grades] Simple Magic Tricks for Elementary School Students: Astonishing and Impressive Magic
Not only do you get to experience a magical world where mysterious things happen right before your eyes—you’ll want to try it yourself! Many kids probably feel that way, don’t they? In this article, we’ve gathered a variety of magic tricks we’d love upper elementary school students to try.
We’ll reveal the secrets, of course, and also share tips on how to make the tricks look good and what to keep in mind when performing.
Feel free to use this as a guide and give them a practice! Invite everyone into a world of wonder with your magic.
[For Upper Grades] Simple Magic Tricks for Elementary School Students: Astonishing and Moving Magic (1–10)
Two Rubber Bands Penetration Magic
Audience-participation magic always gets people excited, right? One trick I recommend is the two rubber bands penetration.
You place two rubber bands of different colors over your fingers and hold them out; when the spectator rubs them around, they seem to pass through each other.
The secret is actually set up when you first put the rubber bands on your fingers, and at the moment they’re rubbed, it only looks like they penetrate.
Since the way you place the bands on your fingers is a bit intricate, watch a video and practice it repeatedly.
The key is to slip them on quickly so your spectator doesn’t notice.
A playing card missing from where it should be
There are magic tricks that don’t rely on complex techniques but instead make use of human assumptions.
With that in mind, let me introduce a trick where the playing card isn’t where it’s supposed to be.
For this trick, you prepare two blank cards and the Ace of Hearts.
You lay them out on the table and have the spectator guess which one is the Ace of Hearts.
There are several methods, but a simple, easy approach is to briefly flash the unprinted side to make the spectator mistake it for a blank card.
Coin through glass magic
Here’s a coin-through-glass magic trick that’s handy to remember for many situations.
All you need is a glass and a coin.
Any glass with a sturdy shape will do, and any coin that fits in your palm is fine.
Now, for the method: first, make it look like you’re holding the coin in your right hand, then secretly switch it to your left hand.
Next, at the same moment you slap your right hand against the bottom of the glass, drop the coin from your left hand into the glass.
It will look as if the coin has passed right through the glass.
Oil and Water
When you pour oil into water, they separate distinctly, right? Inspired by that water-and-oil effect, the magic trick “Oil and Water” makes red and black cards separate.
In the version introduced here, even if you alternate red and black cards, the red cards immediately rise to the top.
Watching the performance, you can’t tell what the method or gimmick is, and it even feels like advanced sleight of hand is being used.
But in reality, it’s an easy trick you can pull off just by following the steps! That said, it does require a technique called a break—holding a small gap in the pack with your pinky—so practice that a little.
It’s a simple yet highly impressive piece of magic.
Eraser that makes stars appear
No special preparation is needed—here’s a trick with an eraser that makes a star appear.
All you need is one ordinary rectangular eraser.
Beforehand, draw a star on one side.
Now you’re ready to begin.
First, show the eraser to your spectator.
With a quick twist of your wrist, display only the same side while making it look as if you’re showing both sides.
Then simply flip the eraser over, and it will seem as though a star has suddenly appeared.
Of course, you can use a symbol other than a star if you like.
Pen Vanish Magic
https://www.tiktok.com/@joejoemagic/video/7197341542544182529The pen vanishing magic trick, which has a big visual impact, is also a must-see.
The method is very simple: hold a pen in your right hand, briefly wave your left hand over it, and the pen disappears.
Even if someone checks your hands afterward, they won’t find the pen.
The key to this trick is to wear long sleeves.
Extend an elastic string from inside your sleeve and tie it to the pen.
Then, when you let go, the pen is pulled up and vanishes.
Using the same idea, you could probably make a pen case or an eraser disappear too.
An empty plastic bottle becomes like new
Many people love flashy performances, right? In that case, here’s a trick I’d love you to try: turning an empty plastic bottle into a brand-new one.
In this trick, you place an empty bottle into a paper bag and it transforms into a new bottle.
The secret is that you’ve already placed a new bottle inside the bag and you secretly switch them.
Also, prepare the empty bottle so it can collapse or shrink.
That way, you can crush the paper bag afterward and really surprise your audience.
Be sure to put care into your performance when you present it.
A coin that disappears from your fingertips
https://www.tiktok.com/@kanojyononezou/video/7133524414053780738One of the fundamental magic techniques is the palm.
Palming means secretly holding an object in your hand.
As perfect practice for this, let me introduce a trick where a coin vanishes from your fingertips.
You use a single 10-yen coin, holding it as if pinched between the thumb and index finger of your right hand.
Then, after briefly passing your left hand over it, the coin disappears.
All you’re doing is hiding the coin in a blind spot, but when you try it, you’ll find it’s surprisingly challenging.
That said, it’s a versatile technique, so it’s definitely worth learning.
Revival of the newspaper
There’s a routine you often see on TV or in magic shows where a torn piece of paper is restored.
Here’s how to recreate it.
First, prepare two newspapers.
One is for tearing, and the other is for later reveal.
Attach a wire to the one you’ll reveal.
Then hide the wired newspaper inside the unfolded newspaper, and after you tear the outer one, trap the torn section against the wire before spreading the newspaper open.
This conceals the torn part and makes it look like it has been restored.
Read Your Mind! Math Magic
First, choose a number from 1 to 9.
Then add 1 to that number and multiply by 2, then add 6 and divide by 2.
Finally, subtract the number you originally chose, and you’ll end up with 4.
It’s a magic trick where no matter which number you pick, the final result is always 4, so as long as you remember the steps, anyone can perform this prediction trick successfully.
As long as the arithmetic or mathematical expression holds, you can change the content and arrange it in different ways, so why not come up with your own version?
