Children are often amazed at magic tricks and magical illusions, but finding easy magic tricks for children to perform themselves can be a challenge. Kids interested in the art of magic trick performance will find these tricks easy to master, and will soon be wowing their friends with their illusions.
Coin Under the Cup Magic Trick for Kids
From the Disney Family Fun magazine article, Pick a Coin, Any Coin, this easy magic trick will have audiences scratching their heads. Just do not perform this trick too many times in a row to avoid someone noticing the secret. The budding magician will need the help of an assistant for this magic trick. The supplies needed for this trick are only a penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and cup with a handle. The magician turns his back, and the audience selects a coin from the four available. The assistant places the selected coin under the cup, and removes the remaining coins. The magician turns around and declares which coin is under the cup, removing the cup to reveal he is correct.
This trick depends on the magician and the assistant having a pre-arranged signal for each coin type. The assistant is careful to place the cup over the coin with the handle pointing in the direction that indicates the type of coin under the cup. The assistant must be careful to not raise suspicion when placing the cup over the coin, performing the action casually. Practice is necessary to work out the proper system between the magician and assistant.
Floating Magic Wand Trick for Kids
In this easy magic trick for children from KidZone, the magician allows the audience to inspect an empty bottle. The audience returns the bottle, satisfied it is empty, and inspects the magic wand. After the wand is returned, the magician puts the wand into the bottle, and turns the bottle over. He releases the wand, and magically the wand remains, floating in mid-air, suspended in the empty bottle.
For this trick the magician needs a bottle that is not clear, an eraser and a magic wand. A pencil can be substituted for a wand. The wand must be taller than the bottle so that it does not sink completely into the bottle. The eraser should fit snugly between the bottle opening and the wand. After the bottle is inspected, and the audience is concentrating on the wand inspection, the magician slips the eraser into the bottle. The magician turns the bottle slowly, allowing the eraser to get wedged into the bottle opening. Gently pulling the wand at the last minute ensures that the eraser is snugly in place and will hold the wand in the bottle.
Guess the Crayon Easy Magic Trick for Kids
In this trick that Disney Family Fun magazine cleverly calls Clairvoyant Crayon, kids will astound their friends with their psychic abilities. The magician holds her hands behind her back and a friend places a crayon in her hands. Discretely and quickly, the magician scratches the crayon so that a little bit of crayon remains under her fingernail. Then the magician dramatically holds a hand to her head as if using her psychic powers to determine the color while sneaking a peak at the color under her nail. When she reveals the color, her friends will be amazed and wonder how she knew.
With a little practice, the magician can easily master these simple magic tricks and use her imagination to create new tricks that are all her own.
Chasity Goddard - Chasity Goddard holds a BA degree from the University of TN. Her wide-ranging interests and research skills pull her in various ...
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