Magic

If you've ever wanted to impress your friends or colleagues, homemade magic tricks with fire are the way to go. The sense of danger is spellbinding to an audience and will get everybody clapping....

Magic coin tricks are common and easy-to-learn magic tricks. This makes them a favorite for recreational magicians. With a few days of practice these tricks become real, and it appears as if the...

How to make a card float without any props and only using your bare hands

Coins have been disappearing from magician's hands for centuries. Though they might seem to be snatched from mid-air or suddenly appear behind a volunteer's ear, the fact is the sleight of hand...

A great and easy "magic" trick. No props required. The younger the child who sees it, the more impressive this trick seems to be. Once they learn it, kids can do perform this magic, too!

The Panic Magic Trick is the creation of Aaron Fisher, a veteran magician of 15 years. He describes the Panic Magic Trick as one of his favorites, and one can hardly wonder why. In the blink of an...

An easy magic trick you can do to entertain anyone from kids, to your friends, to that drunk guy down the bar from you.

Ask someone if they want to see a "Floating Mini Weenie" and they're sure to smile or raise an eyebrow. But this simple, easy impromptu trick is a great visual illusion you can do...

Magic tricks can be fun, especially for kids. Here you learn how to dazzle your children with the coin vanishing trick, from the trick directions to the ways to make the crowd smile in amazement.

The rubber band trick is somewhat well-know. In this trick you will make a rubber band magically appear to jump from finger to finger. The trick is not difficult to learn, and can be performed by...

With this brief article you will begin the journey to learn how to read the crystal ball, interpret the symbolism, and begin to give clear and accurate readings,with information which as a...

One age-old magic trick that requires no special tools or gimmicks is plucking cards from thin air. The practitioner will begin with an empty hand facing the audience, and in one quick motion...

This is a simple vanishing trick- one of the oldest around. It's fairly easy to do and very effective. For the most part it takes smoothness of movement and lots of practice. As long as you have...

The magician takes a fork out and calls two spectators to join him. One holds the thin end while the other holds the prongs. The magician grasps the middle with two fingers and prepares to move,...

Learn how to place your fingers with expert tips and advice on magic tricks in this free video clip.

If your audience thinks they've figured out how you are doing the two rubber band office magic trick, you can place a third rubber band around your hand to confuse them even more. Take this trick...

You can make a quarter or any coin disappear in a number of ways. This trick involves a handkerchief and a rubber band.

Referred to as the Jumping Rubber Band, this simple magic trick is a good one to perform at the office. The trick relies on sleight of hand technique used to manipulate the rubber band and...

Pushing a coin through a table is an easy trick that can be performed at a moment's notice. It's especially entertaining when no one is expecting a magic trick, and the performer will already have...

Making a cobra with your hands is a neat party trick that's sure to impress your friends. You can stop halfway to make a dog, or complete all the steps to form an impressively realistic snake. Get...

An impromptu way to entertain children is to make a dog with a hand. Without props of any kind, you can use it as a teaching tool or a shadow puppet to amuse your young charges. You can even teach...

The dead finger is a trick you perform with a partner. It is supposed to give the unsuspecting bystander the sensation of touching a dead finger if you do it correctly. This is a great icebreaker...

Learning the proper way to hold a deck of cards in your hand is critical when performing card tricks of any kind. The way the cards fan in your hand depends upon how far up on the card you...

Instead of twiddling your thumbs when you get bored, use finger tricks to entertain your friends. Being able to perform finger tricks allows you to create illusions for magic tricks and helps you...

In this trick, you'll make the coin disappear in front of their eyes only to reappear in someone's pocket. It's a simple trick to do, but does take a few times to practice it to get it right. Pick...

Amaze your coworkers with your magical abilities by performing this office trick. All you need are 2 different-colored rubber bands, manual dexterity and a polished presentation.

The false transfer is a sleight of hand technique in which the performer appears to transfer an object from one hand to the other but actually keeps the ball concealed in the original hand. The...

Drop cutting cards is a type of flourish that is basically a fancy way to cut a deck of cards. This is an entertaining flourish to use when doing magic tricks or when playing card games.

The Thumb Card fan is a type of flourish used to fan out the cards when asking someone to pick a card in magic tricks. Use your thumb to fan out the cards and your fingers to close up the fan.

If you want to be the life of a poker tournament then learn how to twirl poker chips. Gus Hansen made this trick popular during the World Poker Tour and it has quickly caught on. Follow these...

The front to back poker chip trick is rightfully famous for its elegance. It is performed by sliding the bottom chip of a stack down and in front of the other chips. When performed with skill, the...

The jumping rubber band illusion is a great magic trick for the beginner magician. With a little practice, even the youngest of magicians can have the audience wanting more. Impress the audience...

Magic tricks are something that nearly everyone can enjoy, from children to adults. The finger palm coin trick makes a simple coin disappear before your very eyes. Master this disappearing coin...

The Twin Fan card trick is performed just like the One-Handed Fan trick except that you have a fan in each hand. You must be able to do the one-handed version before moving on to the twin fan one.

The Back Palm Coin Magic trick is one you'lll have to practice in order to perfect it. Start out by practicing holding the coin above your palm between your pinky and pointer finger. Then practice...

Making a pencil float is a fun illusion that anyone can do. Kids can amaze their friends and family with this trick and adults can show off their magic skills in the office. The pencil will...

A good magic trick makes people wonder how you did it. Breaking a pencil with an index card does that and is easy enough for a beginner magician to do. Once you learn the magic trick, you can use...

One of the most basic magic tricks magicians learn is how to make a coin disappear. Whether the magician makes the coin reappear in their hand or behind your ear, she uses the same steps to create...

We've all seen it: outside the bar, some slick fella comes upon a beautiful lady in need of a light and suddenly, with the skill of an illusionist, a classic, Zippo lighter appears in his hand. It...

One of the simplest, yet most effective beginner magic tricks is making a magic wand cling to an outstretched hand. This trick is an excellent lead-in to wand levitating tricks and a great warm up...

A wand production is another classic magic trick and can be used in a variety of performances. Often it is best not to bring attention to the intent, but simply produce the magic wand out of...

Fool your audience with this easy rope trick.