Okay kids, are you ready to dazzle your friends and family with powers they never knew you had? Fantastic! Before you begin your magic-making merriment, there are a few things to remember. All great magicians learn these three rules of magic early on. The earlier you learn them the better! Rule #1. practice Rule #2. PRACTICE Rule #3. PRACTICE! Find the Mystery Card Trick Props: Deck of cards The Trick: Your friend will select a card from a deck and without seeing what she has chosen, you will easily find the card after she puts the deck back together! How It Works: Mind Reader Trick
Props: Deck of cards The Trick: Ask someone to pick a number between one and ten. Then, tell them to cut the deck into parts based on the number they chose. Wave your hand over each of the piles and place it on one. Tell your friend to take the bottom card from the pile. Tell them to concentrate on the number of the card as you look into their eyes. To their surprise, you will reveal what their card was. How it Works: Before you have your friend pick a number, you look at the bottom of the deck of cards and remember what the card is. When your friend divides the deck into the piles, look carefully at which is from the bottom of the deck. Waving your hand over the piles, select the one from the the bottom of the deck. After you select the pile, tell them to take the bottom card (which is the one you were supposed to remember), and reveal its identity! Postcard Power Trick Props: Five postcards, pencils, and envelopes. The Trick: Have five of your friends write their names on separate postcards. Give them each an envelope. Have your friends put their postcards in an envelope. One person should collect all the envelopes, mix them up, and hand them to you. Using your powers, you will hand each of your friends an envelope, which to their suprise will be the one with their name on the postcard inside! How It Works: The rest is easy, just use your powers and hand them back their envelopes.
