If you've got kids who want to perform magic with coins,
we've got a great collection of tricks for you.
We've got a great collection for you. All you need are coins and some household materials.
First we'll show you the tricks and then we'll show you how to do them. Let's get started.
Let's try and make a coin disappear. So first of all, we have these caps here and that's one coin,
two, three. The other cap goes on top. I'm going to turn these over three times. That's one.
Two. Three. Let's see how we did here. And it looks as if one coin has mysteriously vanished.
See if you can follow the matchbox.
Is it this one? Actually, it's this one.
All right, let's try it again.
Is it this one?
You're right. One more time.
Where's the coin now?
And it's right here.
We're going to start here with one two coins. Let's try and do a little magic here.
Wave the hand and I think we want some more.
And yes, I think it happened. There's one, two, three, four, five coins.
Here's how you perform the trick. I'm using these caps here
but it also works just fine if you want to use bowls. So you can use two bowls. Probably with
the kids it's better to use a disposable bowl. But the secret is always the same.
Because these are just ordinary caps and quarters. I'm using three American quarters. But secret is
that this coin here has tape under it, double stick tape. So to perform the trick I showed
you the first coin. I stick it to the bottom. I show that it's clearly inside of the cap.
Meanwhile, I'm pressing it in with my finger. I take the other one and put it on top. Put the
other one on top and then place these together. And I turned it over three times. So you go one,
two, three as if the magic is happening. And then when you take this one off and put it on
the table. This one actually still has the coin in it. So now you can show that one disappeared.
Here's what you'll need for the trick. You'll need an empty water bottle. You'll need a coin.
I'm using an american quarter here and the secret is something a grown-up will have to do
but on the side you cut this hole right here in the side of the bottle. So show your coin and then
slam it into the bottle and you've got a miracle.
Here's what you'll need to perform the trick. You'll need matchboxes. These are
ordinary matchboxes and you're going to need three matchboxes and you're going to need
a coin. Two coins actually. So let me show you what's going on. In the beginning, you show the
match boxes to be ordinary and empty. You place the coin inside one of the boxes. You shake it
and at any time whenever you want to you can make the coin travel to any box. You want so
when you move it around it really doesn't matter what you do, because the coin is over here.
How does that work? Well, actually, the coin is still over here. As you've probably figured out,
so why does this one still rattle? Well here's the secret. Because remember,
I said that you needed three match boxes and two coins? There's only one coin in play here
but up my sleeve here, I have a third match box with a coin in it. So when I shake
the right hand, whichever box I shake with the right hand is going to make the noise.
Here's how you perform the trick. I'm using a coin, an american quarter. I have an empty
ordinary match box. What you do is you jam the coin between the sleeve and the drawer.
Ror this trick you're going to need some coins. I just happen to be using
five american quarters. And we have here a paper plate. And the difference is, the paper plate
has an envelope here that is just made out of paper. You can also use a commercial envelope
andcut the flap off and tape it to the bottom of your plate. So you take the
extra coins and they go into the pocket in the beginning. You show that you have one coin,
two coins and of course you have this pocket underneath with the coins. Place your hand
underneath the pocket, pour the coins out and then you can count them out. And you
magically have one, two, three, four, five, or however many coins you want for this trick.