Spell-A-Card
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?
Telephone Magic
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.
What Will You Do This Summer? Decide by Magic!
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! Shoe Lace Weaving Finger NailFiling Flag Waving Basics Type Writer Maintenance Abra-Kid-Abra Camp Shaving for…
What’s Unusual about This Number?
1961. Do you know what is unusual about this number?
Changing a CAT into a DOG
Can you solve this word puzzle? C A T_ _ __ _ _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…
5+5+5=550
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.
Making a Flower out of a Napkin!
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:
Can You Make 4 Triangles with Only 6 Straws?
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.
Comedy Water on the Head
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…
Drinking Water–Through the Table?
Set a cup of water on the table. Cover it with a sheet of newspaper. Claim that you can drink the water without touching the newspaper! Sounds impossible? Here’s how: