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DAVE BROWN
& PAUL
REEVE
DORLING KINDERSLEY
LONDON
NEW YORK
LOWER MILLS
LY1
STUTTGART
LM BR
J
GV1548
.B766
1995
A
EN
TRICKS BY PICTURES
WONDERFUL WAND 6
VANISHING COIN
For Anna Brown and
Gemma Hancock
Drew
Camela Decaire
LINKUP
Andy Crawford
Tim Ridley
First
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10
MAGIC BAG
l:
2468 109753
Copyright
No
Brown, Dave
Amazing magic tricks / by Dave Brown and Paul Reeeve.
1st American ed.
cm.
p.
ISBN 1-56458-877-7
1.
TricksJuvenile
literature.
2.
ConjuringJuvenile
1.
II
literature.
Title.
94-34863
CIP
AC
Dorling Kindersley would like to thank Rintje Howe for jacket design and
Jonathan Buckley, Jane Home, Chris Scollen, Tim Button, and Adrienne Hutchison
for their help in producing this book. Dorling Kindersley would also like to give
special thanks to the following for appearing in this book: Gayle Atkinson,
Ebru Djemal, Arran Hall, Daniel Lawrence, Richard Lyeo, Amy Morris,
Lian Ng, Daniel Regan, Tebedge Ricketts, and Samantha Thompson.
Illustrations
14
16
COLORFUL CLOWN
1:
MAGIC BOX 32
BOX OF TRICKS 34
UNEQUAL ROPES 36
O
PUZZLING PICTURES
38
o
COIN JOURNEY 22
ANTIGRAVITY
SPECTACULAR 24
ttV*
MIND-READING ACT 4^
LEVITATING CARD 44
OUDINI ESCAPE
26
<II>KI>
CURIOUS COINS
PARTY HAT 30
28
FOOLING A FRIEND 46
TIPS
FOR TRICK
By Picture
Amazing Magic Tricks shows you how to prepare and perform astonishing
magic tricks. The magic props are made from everyday materials and
step-by-step photographs and simple instructions tell you exactly what to do.
Speech boxes suggest lines to say to your audience, too. On the opposite page
is
of things to
list
How to use
this
book
Equipment
shown
when
to
magic
you check
that
Illustrated checklists
show you
you
need to have ready
before you start to make
a magic prop.
trick are
life-size to
help
the tools
will
you have
WONDERFUL WAND
Making
the
you what
to do.
wand
you
will
amaze your
loolhpick" while
You
will
need
One end
_
A
in.
When
dry. stick
of
Making
the envelope
toothpick
IHold
the envelope in
your hand, as sh<
wiih two fingers along
ihe front
hold
ii
Make
sure you
in a natural
suspects the
wand
is
cul to
V
Poster paints
and glue
fit,
it
Then
wand
trick
Preparation
realty is a magic
wand. Sometimes it's solid
it's wobbly
^This
\and sometimes
in
wobbly and
radienn Imogh
Use scissors
strip ol paper,
(
3t
m)
about
in
ends
>
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Things to remember
fbft&OttK
*am
make
prop
for a prop. If
to fool
will be harder
up any mess.
it
shown
You
don't,
careful
unless an adult
you
they are
are using
glue or paint.
very
3 Be
and sharp
when
shown
in red boxes.
will
Performance steps
Step-by-step photographs
and clear instructions show
you how to perform a trick.
Speech boxes suggest what
to say.
Xt&fc
WONDERFUL WAND
Every magician should have
a magic wand! This wand not
only looks impressive - you
can use it to perform two
funny tricks and prove that it
has magic powers. In the first
trick, you will amaze your
audience by pulling the wand
out of an envelope that is far
too small to hold it. You will
need to wear a top or jacket
with long sleeves.
A piece
EQUIPMENT
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Paintbrush
Saucer
You
in.
will
need
toothpick
Colored pens
Paper shapes
Envelope
Modeling clay
White paper
Use
Glue
about 1 in.
(3 cm) long, from the middle of the
bottom of the envelope, as shown.
strip of paper,
stick
Silver tape
* First cut the
Preparation
Tuck
the tiny
wand
inside
the envelope.
Paper
shapes
Hold
shown.
thin
band oj
trick
it
silver
tape
I
keep
wand
\f
my
Reach into
magic
the envelope
in this
envelope so that
I
won't lose
Sometimes I
do big tricks,
so I need a
r wand.
wand. The
audience will
wonder how
wand
hidden up your
Then
fit
into such
a small envelope.
is
Keep the
sleeve.
it
of the envelope
wand
facing your
front
audience.
trick
Preparation
^
fThis really is a magic
wand. Sometimes it's solid,
and sometimes it's wobbly.
will
wobbly and
make your
audience laugh.
Make
sure
fingers are
directly ab
each other
Move your
arm up and
down from
your shoulder
VANISHING COIN
There's a very simple secret to
some
EQUIPMENT
a false
You
will
Pencil
need
To make the tube, cut out a
rectangle of thick paper wide
enough to wrap around the cup.
Tape it together and decorate it.
Draw around
your audience
are ready, ask
on
shown, before
arrives.
someone
When
down
^7 Grip
in the
Then
QlD
you
for a coin.
it
will
and place
Here's
make
hack just as
lift
the tube
and cup
together
to
reveal the
coin.
Don't
paper stuck
your
lending
come
Then
over the
it
quickly.
But don't
woriy -
the
let
the
audience see
the cup.
it
coin.
to
LINKUP!
you
In this trick,
will
make
three pieces
trick lies in a
EQUIPMENT
Scissors
I
i
i
i
1T
Ruler
Felt-tip or ballpoint
pen
Glue
all
edges.*
felt
I)
the
Magic wand
(see pages 6-7)
When you
have drawn
of shapes, cut
them
lots
out.
you
Turn
can't
fabric.
r7 Arrange your
shapes on the
Qj)
you
are
When
make
a chain.
Magic Bag
Now
that you've
made
is at
You
Remember
will
Open edges
at the top
of the bag
The chain of
linked ropes
appears out of
the bag at the
THE FINISHED
BAG AND
ROPES
Preparation
^^
^^k.
-*3G~
^^H^^^^^_^
Open
Lay out
the three
lengths
of rope.
pulled
ropes trick
I
&
J
Make
The linking
x.
tight.
Please
put the
ropes into
this bag.
must point
away from
your assistant
and audience.
Ask your
Ask your
assistant
to
reach into
the bag
and
be amazed
that the ropes
are linked
into a chain.
Your
assistant
doesn't
know
of rope arc
in the bag.
still
can't believe
it!
The ropes
You
will
need
Three styrofoam cups
(Make sure that the open top'
of each cup is smaller than
the hack of your hand.)
Glue
EQUIPMENT
Ky^r
Scissors
Draw around
~*r~~Tgg>
Pencil
bottom of a
-1L cup eight times on poster board,
then around a coin in the middle
of each circle. Cut the rings out.
the
is filled
in.*
Next,
3 your
slide the
lower blade of
**Trim
the
pom-poms
until
Then
and
tie a tight
pom-pom
knot.
into a ball.**
as
shown.
0)
HIDE- AND
This trick will
simple.
Three starspangled
cups
the
^K
TTT^
do
h:
j^
fall
out.
Then you
will
balls trick
Four trimmed
pom-pom
halls
Preparation
This
is
oldest
the
toward you.
magic
trick in the
world.
It
uses
three cups
and
three halls.
Now
watch
very closely
on the
table, stack the cups, and put the
secret fourth ball into the bottom
of the middle cup, as shown.
Place three of the balls
...
it
step
1,
When
ball.
tap
magically
into the
\hottom cup.
There
ball
is still
hidden in
Remember
At
to turn
balls
the
two
Now
there
are two
balls
under
the cup!
Once
bottom cup,
Then
on
lift
first!
(rlold the
need an
cup down
assistant
firmly with
^ yourfingerJ
.
trick.
Call for
her to
table. Pick up the stack again, then
put the bottom cup on the table.
on the back
of your assistants hand.* Ask her
to press down firmly on the cup.
(Look!
ball.
An
invisible
Watch as
3 Ask your
assistant to
cup from
the back of her
hand. She will
lift
the
be amazed
IO
Lift the
to pick
throw
stack to reveal an
up
it
under your
*Your assistant
and
assistant's cup.
to see
has magically
appeared on top
of her hand.
the
on top
IPut
JL of one cup and then cover
single ball
it
Then
Colorful Cl
you have ever tried to color in a
picture, you know how long it can
take. Wouldn't it be great if you
could do it by magic? Well, this
trick shows just that - a sad,
colorless clown is put into an
envelope, and emerges later on
colored-in and happy. The method
is very simple. All you need is some
cardboard and two envelopes with
If
What
to
do
EQUIPMENT
Pencil
Compass
I
TT
~i
Ruler
secret pockets.
Cut
You
will
need
window
Shiny
gold
Colored
pens
tape
Two
large envelopes
For
strip in half
and cut
notch in
Star
stickers
Paper
to
match the
White cardboard
3
Yellow poster hoard
Draw
of two cards.*
Draw
four circles
sad clown.
Frame each
window with
Ja
:.': **
gold tape.
11&
The backs of the
Envelope
The coloring
Star
trick
This clown
,The audience will
Preparation
is
the back
is
sticker
sad because
his life is so
Let's see
colorless.
if
of the envelope.
we can
cheer
containing the
happy clown
happy clown
Now
I'll
(Look] The
say
the magic
words:
colors have
Hey
disappeared
Presto!
from
the
the stands.
blank circles
this
[picture
up.
containing the
in the front of
him
Envelope
Envelope
...
contains the
circles.
L9
Cup Through
FHE TABL
h:
^r
Plastic
*\cup__
Yellow tape
"Suns" made
from 2 stars and
a round sequin
You
will
need
Colored
sequins
Yellow tape
Any
coin
square of colored
Magic wand
(See pages 6-7)
^u
Glue
The
table
trick
Watch
upside
down
(Now
on
F=
carefully.
Lift the
to
Don't
lift
is
bring
it
Lift the
to the
show
the coin.
the
cup
is still
inside.
really doing.
back.
nothing inside.
coin distracts
at the
sure that
Make
table.
The noise
the audience.
and bring
will startle
foh! I think\
I need more
practice!
U>t-
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I A
COIN JOURNEY
In this trick, a coin disappears from
hand of
and reappears
in a small, sealed box that has been
in full view of the audience.
You will need to wear something
with a pocket that is big enough to
hold a matchbox and a secret coin
the
Two
You will
need
a friend
handkerchiefs
Colored
felt
Poster hoard
EQUIPMENT
wsw^*w?rawyKw^^
Thread
Tape
Scissors
Needle
Ruhher
hands
Cotton swabs
Cut the ends
3 For
2 coins
a square
two
*We have
Trim
strips of
Cut
/i
in.(l
the stems
on
the
to
first strip.
the handkerchief, to
cm) from
make
this prop.
the
end
onto
Tape a
it
open end.
The coin
Ym going
trick
disappear.
Preparation
Make
case
it
to
sure
no one can
see the
prop.
Rubber
bands
FINISHED
PROPS
Ask
mark a coin
pen. Then pick
a friend to
_L with a felt-tip
up the handkerchief by the corner
with the secret coin in it.
Hold
cover the
coin with the
I'll
the coin
firmly.
handkerchief.
Don't
let
Don't
your friend
let
anyone
see the
see the
patch.
coin in
your
hand.
When
count
to three, the
coin will
vanish. 1-2-3!
Push
4 and
the
matchbox down
Take the
box from your pocket and put
off the slide.
it
on the
table.
Since you've
your coin,
you can have
lost
the contents
of this box
Oh!
your coin!
instead.
[It is
Ask your
friend to
Count slowly
to three
and then
wonder how
open up the
box and look
inside. Take
out the bag
and tip the
coin into the
hand of your
amazed friend.
ANTIGRAVITY
PECTACULAR
You can make the impossible happen with
this
Two
silk
scarves
You
will
need
&
Two
clear
plastic cups
What
to
do
EQUIPMENT
Needle
Scissors
Thread
book with a
hard cover
If the
large
handkerchief
are
Upside-
down
trick
and
on
the table,
You think
fold the
Then
it's
impossible? First,
I'll
wrap a handkerchief
around
put the
cups and scarves
I'll
on the book.
this book.
4 Tuck
7
F=
into a cup,
Place the
handkerchief
across the cover
of the book. Then,
lift up the cover
and tuck the ends
Qj)
inside, as
handkerchief,
over a bead.
Do
the
feel
same
shown.
scarf
You should be
a scarf
and cup.
able to
It's
not impossible
to
turn everything
upside
down
...
Put a hand
on top of the
cups
to
them
keep
in
place.
Place your
the cups
thumb between
and your
fingers
it
firmly.
HOUDINI ESCAPE
Houdini was
famous escape
He would be trapped
artist.
in handcuffs
What
to
do
EQUIPMENT
Craft knife
under
II
Ruler
Pencils
You
will
Some
need
small
Strong glue
'
%0oV
A paper
Poster board
fastener
* +++
Star stickers
paper
*Y Cut
O
Template for the cage
Cut
a hole in the
middle that
Ask an adult
slots
irv
board
cage.
is
cage
This card
Star sticker
THE FINISHED
is
locked in a
PROP
cage until
remove the
*
Escaping
board
strip
Paper
fastener
Show
-L
fastener.
of the cage
and pull
at the
Steps 3 and 4
Make
cage.
strip
line up.
The card
comes out.
Seel
But that
is
to the audience.
strip
Then
the
card
is
Now
hack
fasten
and out
little
wiggle.
Z^
presto!
magically
escaped from
it
the cage.
in place.
cage,
Hey
Til give
the card a
in the cage.
I'll
pull the
Now
With
to the front.
flat.
Casually
fastener
still
show
the audience
firmly in place
THE FINISHED
CURIOUi
PROPS
Two
EQUIPMENT
around
a chopstick.
Then
six
when
the chopstick
is
Felt-tip
strings
pen
Compass
Pencil
Tape
Craft knife
You will
need
Gold
poster board
Draw
on the gold
poster board and cut them
out* Pair the circles and glue
Ask an adult
2 circles
thern together to
make
mt
the coins.
six coins.
.should measui
(1
in.
(3
cm)
across.
to
as
shown.
Then
need
the coins
he tied together.
3 Thread
shown. Then
of ends to your
set of strings, as
Please drop)
one end
from each
^hand
...
Ask your
(Q
strings loosely.
assistant to hold.
Take
drop one
4 Ask your
^ and
from each hand,
assistant to
so that
string
the
tie
When
"GO,"
shout
pull the
strings tight
When
the
strings are
7 Make
slack, as
shown. Then
tell
your
your assistants
to
astonishment.
must be
slack.)
(The string
Then slowly
pull
Party Hat
paper are torn into
pieces and then magically put back together
scrunched together
rosette, stuck
You
on
will
to
form
a colorful
need
THE FINISHED
PARTY HAT
Make
make
you
is big enough to fit on
your head! And remember
sheet of
blue tissue
paper
off
and
fall
EQUIPMENT
paper
rosette
(
Felt
/
(
pen
f^\
sheet of
red tissue
{_y^7
Scissors
r-
paper
uI
Ruler
Glue
(30 x 30 cm)
square of red tissue. Fold it in
Cut
half.
deci
a 12
Glue
x 12
the
in.
ith
blue tissue
strips.
stick
The
secret pocket
and
stick
them down.
to
do
this.
[Now
sheets of tissue
paper: one blue
and one
I'm
going
tear
red.
to
them
in half
...
The torn
tissue hat
trick
Don't stand in front
Scrunch the
of a bright light,
hidden pocket
in
your hand.
Red
tissue
paper
paper
stripe
--L
O Hold
=i
and
J
in
enough
half again.
tearing
for now.
Move
front
and
half again.
Move
to the front
once more.
Now
4 Then,
pocket
tear
open the
at the back.
Move
secret
You
that
I'll
make a
as
Now you
presto
-a
can put on
magic
hat!
The
wonder where
it came from.
>w
m
Then, using both hands, crush
the torn tissue paper pieces
into the middle, and squash the
edges of the hat around them.
shown.
audience will
as
f And
the hat.
magic
mckage.
Magic box
black
square
felt
With the help of this magical box, you will be able to baffle your
friends when you make objects appear out of thin air! The secret
behind the trick is a black felt bag hidden in the lid of the box
and brimming with treasure. Below, you can find out how to
the box, then turn the page to learn
this amazing piece of magic.
make
Colored paper
and
line the
to
box
cover
how
to
perform
You will
need
Star stickers
EQUIPMENT
Scissors
Pencil
I
~r
Needle
shoe box
Ruler
IT
What
to
do
Lots of
colored
ribbon
Draw around
all
-L box and
Ask an
lid
adult to
make two
holes
where
O To make
&
felt
To
4 around
*We have
to do, hut
instead.
BOX OF TRICK
And
here
is
Colored
box
is
moves
shown
in front of a mirror to
your audience
ribbons
make
sure that
hidden bag.
some
of the things
we
are
used.
Star sequins
Chocolate coins
The big
box trick
'On my
Preparation
birthday, a
He
magician sent me
this mysterious box.
said
it
was
full of treasure
if I followed his
instructions.
The
secret
bag hangs
down behind
the box.
the lid
its
you on the
box
in front
shown.
Show the audience that the box
is
of
table, as
completely empty.
Lift the
back of the
lid
up with
lift
all.
Ribbon
star
and pom-pom
balls.
Practice folding
your
All
your audience.
had
When
do was
pick up
to
looked
Uhe/id.
is
what I found!
The bag
is
hidden
behind
the
lid.
F7 Keep the
Qj)
place the
box
flat
on
the table.
Lift
up
all
the treasures.
These three
The rope
UNEQUAL ROPE
trick
EQUIPMENT
the
same
they
lengths.
xXxyVaAa^siiaS^
change
Show
pen
Felt-tip
Hold them in
your hand as
shown, with
Scissors
need
the shortest
Ruler
What
5 hft.
l
(2
the
ropes to
the audience
one by one.
will
moment
length. Then,
You
At the
are different
become
strange.
to
rope in the
middle.
do
m)
of rope
35
in.
in.
4 Take
fNow
all
they're
the
same
[size!
Colored tape
7 When
seem
be the
same length. Let the one yellow
and two green ends hang down.
the ropes will
to
THE
FINISHED
ROPES
The
loop
secret
is
hidden in
your hand
But sometimes
they behave
very oddly ...
...
and
they start
to
change
at
times
This hand
is
hiding the
secret loop.
Short
rope with
Make
Split the
hands
apart, as
shown.
normal
lengths.
Pull out
the other
ropes in the
same way
and show
them to the
audience.
Incredibly,
all
three ropes
are different
lengths again.
blue ends
Puzzling
Picture,
Sensational
trick.
is
the only
word
for this
becomes
full
book
You will
need
Colored
paper
Scrapbook
you can
flip
stick
Lots of colorful
stickers or
pictures cut out
of magazines
EQUIPMENT
on the first
spread of two pages and every
Stick pictures
is
the
name given
^7 Decorate
Ruler
Qj)
ii
Pencil**
colored paper.
to the facing
**
If you
own
too.
The magic
scrapbook trick
use this
scrapbook
to
show
people
hobby.
my
Show
book with
bottom corner,
your thumb
at the
ready to
flip
At first they
can't guess
what my
hobby is.
Yellow
paper
border
is
to the top
flip
Red spot
card
You will
need
on the
ctangles to
others.
Cut
make 12
cards,
same design on
cards and color
Then draw
the back of
it
all
the
the
in with paint.
The backs of
the cards have
a colorful
design.
Odd
fpiease
choose
your
hands, with the backs of the
cards showing. Ask a spectator to
choose one of the cards.
in
I'll
3 on
Place
5 Without
changing
your grip, turn
both hands over
from your wrists,
as shown, to
show two
the cards
in
with
the other hand,
shown.
cards of the
same
pattern.
fc
of the same
Repeat steps
5 and 6 with
pattern each
time.
cards in your
hand. Ask
the spectator
to turn over
the chosen
card and
all
The audience
show you
the rest of
K^the cards
as
fl'll
watch the
surprise on
his face
when
he realizes it's
the odd one out.
MIND-READING ACT
Wouldn't
it
be useful
if
EQUIPMENT
you could
<
Pencil
'
Ruler
Stretch
two
strips of elastic
You
will
need
Strong glue
Colored
paper
Small envelope
Elastic
Clipboard
with a
large double-
sided clip
(each no
White
to 8.
cardboard
Felt-tip
pens
Make
all
over.
when
the card
is
clip.
have made
a mind-
reading
prediction.
choose
in this
is
^env elope.
Prediction
the table.
Show
numbered
They
**Makc
is
is
showing.
envelope
for
cards.
Ask
4 put your
Tell
assistant that
you have
my
prediction.
Ask your
open the
envelope on the table and
take out your prediction. He will
be amazed that you were right.
assistant to
Levitating Card
An
Before you
piece of double-
start, stick a
EQUIPMENT
You will
need
Paintbrush
Jar of water
Large
envelope
Double-sided tape
ii
'
'
'
Ruler
ITT
3
Scissors
Poster
paints
Colored paper
Thick
yellow
paper
Magic wand
(See page 6)
a different
symbol on each
card.
Cut
The
Please
pick a
I'm
going
to
show
you an
amazing
illusion
with
cards.
Then pick up
the sticky
the
wand
end
is
on the
the
in
Put the
table.
wand
arm
so that
(the sticky
end should
Watch - your
Make
the audience
doesn't see
out of the
envelope.
the back of
the envelope
Press the
envelope
firmly
against the
end of the
wand.
Thank you
Thank you
Amazing!
Your card
is
floating
in thin air.
down
Now
take a bow.
The audience
wand. Everyone
they see
how
will
laugh
when
Fooling
A Friend
These two quick challenges will trick your friends.
First, ask them to tie a knot in a piece of rope without
letting go of the ends - and watch as they tie themselves
up
in knots!
Then
turns out to be
give
much
them
harder than
it
it
looks
You
will
need
Poster board
Strong glue
Paper
clip
Star stickers
EQUIPMENT
Scissors
ttoo'dUx>a\vw<>ow<ioyvwl
o^
Pencil
l
<
r-
Ruler
About 3 ft.
(1
m) oj rope
Look! A
knot has
appeared.
still
holding
This
is
the ends.
how you
tie
the
knot.
loop
forms over
your hand.
r*
16
When
^m
Draw
five rectangles
trick
on both
The fan
numbers of
on the (blue) fronts
Stick different
yellow stars
on the
l=
trick
the row.
Red
star sticker
When
turn these
how
badly
He
be surprised
guessed.
will
For Trick
The most important rule when performing magic is
that it should be FUN. You want your audience to
enjoy themselves.
A
When you finish a trick, put the props away. It is very
important that you keep your magic secrets to yourself.
at the
same time
as
your
trick.
Good Luck
when you
perform.
k*
ma
^IWfc
How do you make
produce
J}
silk scarves
or levitate cards?
to
perform these
Each page
new book
how
feats in this
make
photographs show how
clearly explains
air,
to
skills
to
of real magicians
About
Dave Brown
has been performing
magic since the age of six.
Now
i
a professional
original
magic
act.
r
sA
the
Authors
Paul Reeve
has devised and
led
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