1. Home
  2. Hobbies & Games
  3. Magic & Illusion

Easy Magic: The Calendar Trick

By , About.com Guide

1 of 4

Here’s a quirky trick that relies on a little known fact. You show a spectator a piece of paper and ask them to name a month. After naming the month you refer to a yearly calendar, find the month’s page and select a column. You ask the spectator to add the numbers in that column. When the spectator opens the piece of paper, they find that their total matches the number that you have predicted.

Explore Magic & Illusion

About.com Special Features

Holiday Central

What to eat, where to go, fun things to do and how to save money on the perfect gifts. More >

Scrapbook Technique Gallery

Use these ideas to inspire your own uniquely beautiful pages. More >

  1. Home
  2. Hobbies & Games
  3. Magic & Illusion
  4. Close-Up Magic (No Cards)
  5. Easy Magic: The Calendar Trick

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.