Sugar is a popular ingredient around the holidays for baking. “Sugar” is also 1 of 2 words in the English language where the “s” is pronounced like “sh”. Can you name the other? Read more »
Reading Tricks, Tricks | jlefton | 
November 29, 2011 10:33 am | 
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What if you could spell the name of a thought of card and arrive at that card? That this trick works for any named card amazes me! Sound intriguing? Read more »
Reading Tricks | jlefton | July 30, 2011 3:29 pm | Comments (0)
Not many tricks can be done over the phone. This is one!
You and your friend alternate turns, each selecting a number from 1-9. The object of the game is to be the first to have 3 of your numbers total 15. You have a secret strategy that lets you win much of the time. Read more »
Math Tricks | jlefton | 2:13 pm | Comments (0)
Introduce your mind-reading assistant. Send your assistant out of the room and ask a spectator to point to any of the summer activities on the below chart. Call your assistant in and she magically reveals the activity the spectator selected!
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Impossible, you say? Read on. Read more »
Reading Tricks | jlefton | May 2, 2011 8:45 pm | Comments (0)
Magic Puzzles, Math Tricks | jlefton | 8:16 pm | Comments (0)
Can you solve this word puzzle?
C A T
_ _ _
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DOG
Start with CAT. Change 1 letter in each step, changing it to a different word. E.g. you can put CAB in the first row of blanks. Whatever you put, it must be a word. Can you get to DOG in just 3 steps?
Here is our solution. Did you get it? Read more »
Reading Tricks | jlefton | February 6, 2011 7:01 pm | Comments (0)
Challenge: Can you draw 1 line to make this equation true? (Changing the equals sign to not equals is not permitted!)
Stumped? Here’s how. Read more »
Math Tricks | jlefton | 6:56 pm | Comments (0)
Summer is almost here, flowers are coming out. What a great time for you to create a flower out of a napkin! Learn this and you’ll be a big hit with mom, or the ladies in your life! Here’s how to do it: Read more »
For Kids, General | jlefton | May 26, 2010 7:49 am | Comments (1)
Are you up for a challenge? Get 6 straws. (Pencils that are all the same size, or toothpicks will also work.) Can you make 4 triangles–without bending or cutting any of the straws?
Got an idea? Check it with our answer. Read more »
Magic Puzzles, Math Tricks | jlefton | May 25, 2010 9:49 pm | Comments (0)
I use this in my show as a comic interlude. It usually gets a good laugh! I hope you’ll have fun with it.
Effect: You “hypnotize” a spectator who sits in a chair holding a cup of water atop her head. When she looks in the cup, the water has disappeared, without her knowing where it went! The audience knows and thinks it’s funny! What do you do? Read more »
Gags | jlefton | April 4, 2010 1:55 pm | Comments (0)