[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.
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[For Upper Grades] Simple Magic Tricks for Elementary School Students: Astonishing & Impressive Magic (21–30)
A magic trick where the coin in your hand disappears
Making a coin disappear in your hand is a classic magic trick! It’s simple, yet truly astonishing.
Here are three ways to perform a vanishing coin trick.
To make the coin appear to vanish, you can hide it in your hand, flick it into your sleeve, or drop it onto your lap.
These tricks require technique and practice, but if you keep at it, you’ll succeed—so stick with it patiently.
It’s best to practice in front of a mirror or by recording yourself to make sure the coin isn’t visible to your audience.
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.
[For upper grades] Simple magic tricks for elementary school students: astonishing and moving magic (31–40)
Magic where candy appears from a cup
Wouldn’t it be exciting if you could cast a spell on an empty cup and have lots of candy appear? This is just that kind of dreamlike magic… or so I’d like to say, but in fact there’s a setup prepared beforehand.
You’ll need two clear plastic cups, one sheet of origami paper, and lots of candy.
First, cut off the rim of one of the plastic cups and fill that cup with candy.
Next, place the candy-filled cup inside the uncut cup, and set the origami paper between them to act as a cover.
Once you’re ready, it’s time to perform! Begin by lifting the origami paper together with the candy-filled inner cup to show that there’s nothing inside the uncut plastic cup.
Then, when you cover it with the origami paper, slip the candy-filled cup back into the uncut cup—that’s all there is to it.
It requires no difficult techniques, yet the sudden appearance of a bunch of candy is sure to get everyone excited!
Handkerchief Penetration Magic
A magic trick where you appear to pierce a handkerchief with a pen, then when you pull the pen out and look at the handkerchief… there’s no hole anywhere? In fact, after you insert the pen into the handkerchief, you fold it back toward yourself once, and when you stand the pen up, it’s actually on the outside of the handkerchief.
In other words, the pen is passing through the outside, not the inside, of the handkerchief.
Add a bit of performance flair and make an exaggerated motion as if you’re dramatically tearing through the handkerchief!
A crushed empty can becomes brand-new! Revival magic
It’s a magic trick where a crushed empty can returns to its original shape, and when you pull the tab, real juice comes out.
Preparation is key for this trick.
You make a small hole on the side and let some of the juice out, then seal the hole with a sticker.
In that state, if you crush the can and shake it, the carbonation will pop the dents back out.
At first, it looks like the can’s opening is already open, but that’s just an illusion created by placing a black sticker over it.
Toothpick Penetration Magic
This magic trick where the toothpicks in both hands seem to pass through each other actually has a simple secret! It looks like you’re holding the toothpick with your thumb, index finger, and middle finger, but in reality you’re pinching it between your index and middle fingers, so it won’t drop even if you let go with your thumb.
In other words, on the “one-two-three,” when you make the toothpicks pass through each other, you simply release your thumb and thread the other toothpick through.
This trick is more about presentation than technique.
The key is to naturally hide the moment you lift your thumb from the toothpick with the back of your hand so the audience can’t see it!
Coin Vanish Magic
It’s a coin magic trick where the coin that had been shown on the table suddenly vanishes.
You wonder why, since you’d been hearing the steady clink of the coin on the table.
In fact, the coin placed on the table is secretly pulled toward the performer and dropped while pretending to grab it.
And when the seemingly empty hand taps the table, the sound actually comes from a hidden coin in the left hand—that’s the secret.