Magic Tricks as a Gift Idea
Kids really enjoy watching a Magician perform. And, most adults do too. In this directory, there are:
Card Tricks, Magic Card Decks, Coin Tricks, Rope Tricks, Magic Books, Silk Magic, Magic Accessories, and much more. Give your child or someone
else's child a gift of Magic and let them perform for you.
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Rattle Bars - Click here!
As the magician, you display three plastic bars. You then pick up one of the bars, you shake it and it rattles. You then place the bar back onto the table. You pick up the other two bars, showing that they don't rattle. Slowly the bars are moved around on the table and the spectator is asked to point to the bar that was shown to rattle. Whichever bar is selected, that bar does not rattle. They will only rattle for you, the magician. (Instructions included. Very easy to perform.) (Reg.Price: $3.00)(Sale Price: $2.25)
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Color Changing Rope Trick - Click here!
Show this piece of rope to your audience, caution them not to blink, because in the blink of an eye, you cause the rope to changes colors. This rope trick is self-contained and easy to perform by anyone. Great for the beginner. Instructions included. (Reg.Price: $5.40)(Sale Price: $3.97)
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More Self-Working Card Tricks by Karl Fulves - 88 Foolproof Card Miracles for the Amateur Magician - Click here!
Karl Fulves is one of the most popular and respected magic authorities writing today. In Self-Working Close-Up Card Magic he shows beginners how to perform 56 tried-and true, crowd-pleasing tricks for the kind of small, close-up audiences that gather at parties and family get-togethers. The tricks are simple to master. The performerer needs only a deck of cards and a few everyday objects like a coin or a rubber band. The kind of close-up performing these tricks require offers beginners the best possible way to learn how to engage and handle an audience. Among the tricks are "openers" which quickly get an audience's attention and set the stage for the rest of the act; memory tricks that make it appear the performer has an uncanny ability to memorize cards; gambling tricks that seem to give the performer an expert ability to control the cards in games of chance; and "gimmicked" cards that create eye-popping visual magic. Simple step-by-step instructions, accompanied by clear, carefully drawn illustrations, make these applause-winning tricks absolutely foolproof, requiring no long practice of dexterity to perform. (Reg.Price: $9.60)(Sale Price: $7.95)
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Linking Ropes - Click here!
Three ropes are tied into individual loops and then made to magically link and unlink right in front of your audience. Easy to learn instructions and illustrated routine are included. (Reg.Price: $5.00)(Sale Price: $4.25)
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Hollow Trick by Menny Lindenfeld - Click here!
Phase One: The magician punches a hole through a freely chosen and signed card. He covers the hole with his fingertips and mysteriously slides it to a different location on the card! The hole is unquestionably real and the spectator's can see right through it. Phase Two: At his command, this time without covering it, the hole visibly jumps to a third location on the card! Phase Three: The magician then takes another card, slides it over the chosen card, and the hole visibly jumps from the chosen card to the second card! Both cards can then be given to the spectator for complete examination. (Reg.Price: $30.00)(Sale Price: $20.95)
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In & Out Boxes - Click here!
The black box fits inside the red box and magically the red box fits inside the black box. Easy to do. Instructions included. (Reg.Price: $1.00)(Sale Price: $0.65)
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Self-Folding Dollar Bill - Click here!
Effect: This ghostly, mind-bending trick will leave them scratching their heads as well as glancing over their shoulders! Place a dollar bill on your outstretched palm, and watch their face as the money slowly, eerily folds itself in half, in half again, and finally into eighths a marvelous effect. Instructions included. (Reg.Price: $12.95)(Sale Price: $9.95)
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Double Color Changing Silks - Click here!
Easily change two silks from their orginal color to a new color and back again. This trick is very easy to perform and comes with complete instructions. Great for the beginning magician. (Reg.Price: $3.35)(Sale Price: $2.97)
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Self-Working Card Tricks by Karl Fulves - 72 Foolproof Card Miracles for the Amateur Magician - Click here!
The present volume was the first commercially available collection of these sure-fire tricks, prepared by one of the best-known modern writers and editors in the field of magic, Karl Fulves, editor of The Pallbearer periodical. Some of these tricks are simple, a good place to begin. Others were specially adapted from professional routines and are here presented for the first time for amateurs. Almost all of these tricks can be worked informally, with a borrowed deck of cards. Some also adapt to stage presentation. Individual tricks contained here have sold for more than the price of the entire book. Amateurs can use them to get a start in magic and to feel, at once, the rewards of giving a professional performance. Advanced and professional magicians will find tricks to add to their acts or informal routines. (Reg.Price: $7.20)(Sale Price: $6.99)
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Self-Working Close-Up Card Magic by Karl Fulves - 56 Foolproof Tricks - Click here!
Easily learn 56 tried-and-true close-up card tricks. Card tricks that are performed right under those nose of your audience. Among the tricks are "openers," which quickly grabs your audiences' attention and sets the atmosphere and excitement for the rest of your act. Show off some really eye-popping visual card magic as well as some feats of mental magic. Adna as usual with Karl Fulves' books, No previous experience is necessary. (Reg.Price: $8.40)(Sale Price: $7.99)
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Self-Working Coin Magic by Karl Fulves - 92 Foolproof Tricks - Click here!
Money and magic! A combination that never fails to attract attention. With this helpful and revealing book, even novices can astound friends and relatives with mystifying magical feats requiring little more than common coins and paper currency. Written by one of today's foremost authorities on self-working magic tricks (those that need no special dexterity or long hours of practice), this how-to book features an impressive array of 92 simple-to-do tricks sure to dazzle any audience. Clearly worded instructions and 251 illustrations show beginning as well as veteran conjurers how to pluck a seemingly endless number of coins from the air, make a coin penetrate a tabletop and perform psychic tricks with coins and bills. "Quick Print" lets you apparently print a genuine $5 bill on blank paper, while "Bunco Bills" takes the audience behind the scenes to expose the methods of the shortchange artist. Other intriguing illusions include "Metal Bending," "Tower of Nickels," "Balancing Act," "Thru the Ring," "Immovable Object," "Sealed-Box Mystery," and dozens of other phenomenal tricks. No previous experience is necessary to perform these tricks and apart from the required currency, most call for nothing more than a few easy-to-find items (tabletop, cup , handkerchief, playing cards, etc.). Almost all can be mastered in a short time. (Reg.Price: $8.40)(Sale Price: $7.99)
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Genie in a Bottle - Click here!
You might not be able to give your audience three wishes, but you'll certainly give them their money's worth with this great trick from Loftus. Lower a rope into a bottle and then sit back and enjoy the gasps of astonishment as the bottle is magically suspended, thanks (you tell them) to an invisible genie who lives inside! Instructions included. (Reg.Price: $2.20)(Sale Price: $1.25)
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Magic Ball & Vase - Click here!
Put the ball in the magic vase, and it disappears. But the trick doesn't stop there, oh no - the ball will reappear as well, providing your audience with TWO effects to dazzle the eye and delight the spirit. This bit of magic is tried-and-true, a true classic, old as the roots of wizardry, and now it can be yours for a very affordable price so that you can carry on the grand tradition. Easy to learn, easy to perform, yet fresh every time. Instructions included. (Reg.Price: $1.79)(Sale Price: $1.43)
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Invisible Card Deck - Click here!
The magician takes "two" decks from his pocket and sets them on the table - one deck is real and one deck is invisible. A spectator is asked by the magician to pick any card from the imaginary invisible deck giving them a completely free choice. The magician then asks the spectator to name outloud the card they chose. The visible deck is then removed from the box and spread out face up to reveal one face down card in the face up deck. When the card is turned over, it is the freely selected card. An amazing, easy to perform miracle that has been performed on television and is a must for any magician. (Reg.Price: $7.00)(Sale Price: $4.99)
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Psychic Spinning Rings - Click here!
Take two ordinary metal rings, and make them stick together MAGICALLY - no magnetism is involved! One ring hangs, magically, no magnetism involved, from the other - flick it with your finger and it spins crazily, just as if it is magnetized (but of course it isn't). Go ahead, lay down the rings on the table; let your audience examine them with a keen eye; there's nothing special about them; the specialness, of course, belongs to you, the psychic magician. (Reg.Price: $2.00)(Sale Price: $1.40)
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Magic Wand - Click here!
This classic magic mainstay dazzles and misdirects. Cast spells and perform miracles with this 10 1/2" wand. (Reg.Price: $1.75)(Sale Price: $1.00)
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Chinese Sticks - Click here!
Imagine it - two totally separate wands, each with a tassel hanging out; pull one tassel down, the other goes up! Pull one tassel up, the other goes down! This trick is a guaranteed brain teaser, a puzzler loved by children and adults, and it can be performed on stage or up close with equal impressiveness. (Reg.Price: $5.25)(Sale Price: $3.45)
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Pena - Coin - Click here!
Gather your friends around a nice tall glass of water they'll need a refresher after this astonishing trick! Wrap a solid piece of rubber over the glass's mouth and plunk drop a solid quarter straight through it. Let them examine the glass, rubber, and quarter all they like; they'll only come away even more impressed with your dizzying magical skills. Instructions included. (Reg.Price: $3.00)(Sale Price: $2.25)
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Color Change Knife - Click here!
Is it black or is it white? It's black. No, it's white! The Color Changing Knife does just what it says, changing colors in an instant as you pass it through your hand. Both sides are white; now both sides are black. Dizzy your audience and keep them guessing. When you think they've had enough, make the knife vanish and reappear in your pocket. Go ahead, pass it out for inspection; they'll get even dizzier when they see it's just a plain old everyday knife. Instructions included. (Reg.Price: $7.95)(Sale Price: $5.95)
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Crazy Cube - Click here!
Two small canisters and one small die is all that it takes to drive your audience crazy. Take a regular six-sided die and hand it to a friend. Hand him a small canister as well. Now, when your back is turned, have him choose a number between one and six and then place the die, with the chosen number face-up, inside the canister. Have him seal the canister. Turn around and hand him a slightly larger canister and ask him to inspect it. He'll find that it's perfectly normal, solid, full-proof. Have him stick the canister with the die in it into the slightly larger canister, and seal it; and then set it on the table or keep it in his hand, whichever he prefers; after all, you, the magician, will be able to instantly and correctly guess which number he picked! In other words, you'll read his mind. Instructions included. Very simple to do an very powerful. Great for the beginner. (Reg.Price: $2.00)(Sale Price: $1.25)
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Multiplying Rabbits (Peter) - Click here!
Rabbits are famous for their ability to continually produce offspring, bang bang bang, one after the other, and now you can take part in the fun by producing some wee bunnies of your own. Yes, these rabbits actually multiply in the spectator's hand, one after the other, just like in real life, but without the mess. A truly funny, surprising trick, and a great variation on the old rabbit-from-a-hat routine, Multiplying Rabbits is a must-have for every magician worth his carrots. Instructions included. (Reg.Price: $2.00)(Sale Price: $1.75)
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Nickel to Penny to Dime - Click here!
Place a nickel on a plastic disc, and cover it; it changes to a penny! Now cover the penny; it changes to a dime! They'll beg you to tell them how you did it, but you'll never give in. Instructions included. (Reg.Price: $4.80)(Sale Price: $3.43)
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Blank Card Deck - Click here!
A deck of ordinary cards change to blank on both sides at your command and then change back. (Reg.Price: $1.50)(Sale Price: $1.25)
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Wild Card - Click here!
A classic of close-up magic! You show eight cards, all of which are the same value. One other card, the Wild Card, is of a different value. With a minimum of sleight of hand, the eight cards change in value to match the value of the Wild Card! A Wild trick with a wild finish! (Reg.Price: $5.60)(Sale Price: $4.00)
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Card in the Pen Trick - Click here!
You show a spectator a pen with a top hat inside. After choosing a card, the spectator is amazed to see a replica of their card drop out of the top hat. (Reg.Price: $4.00)(Sale Price: $2.85)
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Brainwave Card Deck - Click here!
You ask the spectator to name any card. A deck of cards is removed from the box and there is one card face up in the deck - it is the spectator's freely named card! As a climax, you prove that you knew the card to be selected in advance by showing that the card has a different colored back than the remainder of the deck! (Reg.Price: $7.00)(Sale Price: $5.00)
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Elusive Joker - Click here!
Three cards are shown. The center card is a Joker. The backs all match. Then the Joker disappears and another card takes its place! (Reg.Price: $4.00)(Sale Price: $2.99)
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Floating Match - Click here!
A match and playing card are shown. The match is placed on top of the card and with a wave of the hand the match begins to float above the card. Higher and higher the match will float! Next you take another card and place it between the match and the card to show there is absolutely nothing holding the match up - it is truly floating! Next you say the magic words and the match slowly floats back down onto the playing card. This effect may soon become the most popular close-up trick ever! (Reg.Price: $5.25)(Sale Price: $4.97)
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Zipper Gag Bag - Click here!
Something so simple as a bag should have ONE color, one design on its outside, and ONE color, one design, on its inside right? Wrong! The Zipper Gag Bag simply doesn't know where to stop! Which is it, green with multi-colored checkers, or green with solid blue circles? Keep 'em guessing till they're dizzy. Instructions included. (Reg.Price: $16.00)(Sale Price: $11.50)
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Penetration Card Frame - Click here!
Two cards are placed on either side of this plastic frame. A pencil penetrates both cards and the frame remains unharmed. (Reg.Price: $4.00)(Sale Price: $2.97)
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Soc-O-Magic #3 with 8 Different Magic Tricks - Click here!
The Soc-O-Magic is the ideal gift for that eager magician or wizard on your list. The sock is simply stuffed with goodies. Start with a magic wand, add a Stripper card deck and instruction book, throw in Crazy Cube for for good measure, and sprinkle over the whole thing a Snapper, a Penny to Dime, a Ball and Vase, and an In and Out Box, and - abracadabra! - you've got the recipe for enchantment. Each of the 8 items found in the Soc-O-Magic is a classic in its own right (check out our Magic Tricks page for more details. Feel free to grab one for yourself, too, if you're magically inclined or want to be! (Reg.Price: $12.50)(Sale Price: $9.50)
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9-inch Blue Silk - Click here!
Their brilliant colors and light weight make them perfect for a variety of magic tricks. (Reg.Price: $1.50)(Sale Price: $1.00)
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Breakaway Wand - Click here!
Show a wand to the audience and invite a volunteer to help with a trick. Hand the wand to a volunteer and it completely falls apart. Take it back and it is fixed. Hand it to the volunteer and it falls apart again. Very funny. Great gag item for magicians, clowns, and comics. (Reg.Price: $3.75)(Sale Price: $2.99)
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Dreamweaver Trick by The Enchantment - Click here!
Dreamweaver is a linking and unlinking integration of 3 separate principles of deception executed with the greatest of ease. Utilizing objects as simple and ordinary as safety pins, your audience will experience one of the most visual, straightforward, and convincing joining of two objects in magic. This is not a trick, this is a professional 9-phase routine that builds in each sequence, produces a greater audience response through each phase, and ends with a complete examination of each pin! Spectators may examine all they want, they will never find a thing. (Reg.Price: $17.99)(Sale Price: $14.99)
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The Vanishing Bandanna by Woodmagic Studio - Click here!
You explain to the audience that you subscribe to a mail order magic company that sends you magic lessons on a CD. You received one today and brought it to show the audience how you learn your tricks. You open the shipping box and remove a CD. With any CD player, you put the CD in and start the lesson. After a short music introduction a pleasant female voice explains that this is "The Lesson of the Vanishing Bandanna." The voice tells you that you will need two props for this trick. The first is a large dark colored square of fabric and the second being a yellow bandanna. Upon these words you reach into the shipping box and bring out a piece of dark fabric and a yellow BANANA, not a yellow bandanna! The voice continues to explain that this lesson is about "Palming" and instructs you to fold up the yellow bandanna and vanish it in the dark square of fabric. This is done, but you are really folding and mashing up the banana...which will get a great response of laughter fom the audience. The trick ends with you vanishing the folded and mashed BANANA in the dark fabric square. The Routine Is Very Easy To Perform.The CD Talks You Through the Entire Trick. Comes Complete With a Performance "Shipping Box", Professionally Produced Three Minute CD, Devil's Napkin and Written Instructions. You Supply the Real Banana. (Reg.Price: $29.95)(Sale Price: $25.95)
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