Games & Challenges
Living Room Magic Show
Learn two simple tricks and put on a show for the family.
Ages 8 to 13
45 minutes
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Get ready
5 minutes. Find a deck of cards, a coin and a cup.
What you’ll need
A deck of cards, a coin, a paper cup and a scarf or towel for a cape.
Let’s play
1. Learn a simple card trick together, like finding the card your audience picked.
2. Learn a coin vanish, where the coin seems to disappear into your hand.
3. Practice each trick five times in front of a mirror.
4. Write a short script with a stage name and a few jokes.
5. Perform for the family. You’re the assistant who holds the cup.
Your part in the adventure
Be the assistant and the first audience. Gasp at every trick.
What they’re discovering
They’re practicing a skill until it’s smooth and building confidence performing.
Before you begin
No safety concerns.
Keep the idea going
Ages 8 to 9 can do one trick. Ages 11 to 13 can invent their own variation.
Every child is different. Adjust activities for their age and abilities, and stay close by. These are play ideas, not medical or developmental advice.