Easy Magic Tricks for Kids

In this easy magic trick with money, you cause a face on a bill to apparently smile or frown. It's actually an optical illusion that you create with a few clever folds.

Among the many easy magic tricks that I teach here at Magic.About.com, there are many that I feel are particularly good for young kids to learn and perform. In general, the magic tricks have to be easy understand, simple to learn and perform and employ materials that kids and parents have around the house. So here, in my opinion, are the best...

Create a magic day for your kids with some easy tricks that they can craft, construct and decorate. All of the easy tricks here can be made from materials found around the house or inexpensively purchased from a local dollar store. In a classic craft activity, kids can cut, draw, paint and glue, and then conjure, cast and spell. Wizard school,...

Here are easy magic tricks with coins that are perfect for kids. These coin tricks are easy to learn and perform. Some do require props that are easy to make from common materials found around the house.

Impromptu magic tricks are those that you can literally perform at a drop of a hat. It’s performing magic with whatever it is that you have around, and the tricks here are easy so they’re great for beginners and kids. So next time you’re in a situation where someone asks you to perform a magic trick, be ready all of the time with the best, easy...

If you want to learn easy magic tricks, here are the best tricks for beginners. You're bound to find something that you'll like.

Here's an easy magic trick, a mentalism-style prediction, which is great for kids and beginners. Here you accurately predict an object that a spectator will select from six that you have on display - a free choice. The trick is completely impromptu - all you need to do is collect six different objects - and at the end, you're clean. And this one...

With just a deck of cards, a kid can quickly learn and perform one of our easy magic tricks with playing cards. Here are the best easy magic tricks with playing cards that are perfect for kids.

Here at Magic.About.com, I feature comprehensive collections of easy magic tricks, and a subset of these I consider appropriate for kids. But why do I feel that only certain, select magic tricks are appropriate for kids? I’ll explain here.

Here are the best, easy magic tricks for kids ages two through four. Most of the tricks require materials found around the house and one is a low-cost prop that may be purchased from a magic or joke dealer.