Hot Magic & Parlor Tricks How-Tos
How To: Do the Whoops You Missed It magic card trick
In order to do the "Whoops You Missed It" magic trick, you will need a deck of cards. Hold the deck in one hand. Rifle your way down the deck, asking the bystander to tell you where to stop in the deck. Pull out 2 cards, disguising them as one card. Turn it face up and place it on the top of the deck. Explain to the bystander, "This is your card".
How To: Do the Imprint card trick
In order to do the Imprint card trick, you will need the following: blank bicycle cards, standard bicycle cards, and pre-prepared cards.
How To: Do the 4 Kings magic card trick
In order to perform the Four Kings magic card trick, you will need to begin with the set up. Remove the four kings for the deck. Place the four kings on top of the deck. When they pick a card, force your king as their card. Make it look like you are pushing their card into the center of the deck, instead, put it at the bottom of the break: i.e. underneath the 3 other kings. Show them the top four cards and show them that one of the cards is theirs, but peel off 7 cards, showing them their kin...
How To: Perform the instant sort card trick with ease
This trick is great for beginning magicians! A very simple concept: You mix up the deck, mixing face up and face down cards, and then you sort them instantly with just a little bit of magic. In this video you'll see a demonstration for the trick and then a great, step-by-step, tutorial on how to perform the trick and some techniques to get you going.
How To: Perform a cool card prediction party trick
For those of us who aren't very good at magic, but are looking for a cool way to make an extra buck with a little magic, this is one of the easist card prediction tricks out there! This video will show you the steps for set up and execution in great detail and helps you to understand the whole process from start to finish.
How To: Properly perform the "this 'n that" card trick
A truly mesmerizing trick if performed right, the "This 'N That" magic trick is a demanding trick that requires a great amount of technique. This video will go into great deal explaining each step of the trick and also breaks apart the way you'll be approaching the spectators and where to go with each step.
How To: Perform the "your name is the key" card trick
Looking for a new card trick to add to your repetoir? Maybe you're just a spectator looking to see "how the trick works"? Welcome to "Your Name Is The Key" a fantastic card trick that involves displaying the spectators card by counting the cards for each letter in the sentence. This video goes into great detail for each step showing you how he performs the trick and various methods to getting the best results.
How To: Do the "Fork and Apple" trick
In order to do the fork and apple trick, you will need the following: a fork, and an apple. Reveal the fork to the audience. Next, reveal the apple. Taking a bite out of the apple is a good way to demonstrate that the apple is real. Place the apple on the tip of a fork. It should be tossed from resting on the tip of the fork. Then, toss the apple into the air and catch it with the fork. When the apple is caught, it should be skewered, by the fork. Take a bite out of it to demonstrate that it ...
How To: Make a juggling prop rack
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a juggling prop rack. The materials required for this project are: 2x4 pieces of lumber with proper length and space for the props, L-brackets, drawer pulls and trim. The 2x4 pieces of lumber are the shelves that will hold up all of the props. The L-brackets will mount the racks onto the wall. The drawer pulls will specifically hold clubs. The trims will decorate the shelf and provides re-enforcement. This video will benefit those viewers who ...
How To: Do a "David Zanthor" card trick
To do a David Zanthor card trick, you can use any variant of numbers of cards. You just need to decide in advance the variant you want.
How To: Do the Hamman count card trick
Do the Hamman count card trick
How To: Do the Jordan count card trick
The Jordan Count is the exact opposite of the Elmsley count. The Elmsley count places the card on the bottom. The Jordan Count hides the bottom card, and it places the cards back in their starting position.
How To: Do the "Quick as a Wink" card trick
There is more than one version of the Quick as a Wink card trick. This version begins with the deck of cards in the box, but the cards will need to be set up in advance. Put the 2 black sixes on top and the 2 red sixes on the bottom. You will leave the card that will be left in the visible. When you remove the cards from the box, press on the sides, in order to bow the box, which will enable you to pull all of the cards out except the one that you want to leave. Take the top 2 cards off the d...
How To: Cut cards (shuffle cards) with one hand
Want to look totally pro when you deal blackjack, or even just when you're playing Go Fish with your friends? Then check out this easy yet super impressive card shuffling trick. Cutting cards can either be boring or a spectacle, so add some spice to your card game by shuffling it impressively in one hand.
How To: Make a marked card deck for doing card tricks
Does this mean you're cheating? Not if no one finds out about it. After all, doing any sort of card trick is "cheating" in a sense, using either clever ruses, sleight of hand, or speed to deceive your spectator into thinking you just performed an astonishing, "impossible" card trick.
How To: Perform the "ultimate transportation two" card trick
In order to perform the ultimate transportation two card trick, you will need the following: 2 jokers, 2 contrasting cards, the remainder of the deck of cards, and a flat surface.
How To: Do a flashy croupier cut
In this video, we learn how to do a flashy croupier cut. First, take your deck of cards and then swing half of the pack to the left with your thumb. Now, grab the middle and pull it over. Now, lift half the bottom of the pack and turn the other pack over. Come back and place the upside down cards in, then grab the top and bottom of the deck so all three decks are still separated. Now, pull away with the top of the deck and flip it over, then bring it on the right hand side of the two decks, t...
How To: Defy gravity with a water trick
In this tutorial, we learn how to defy gravity with a water trick. First, you will need to fill a cup with water. After this, place a piece of plastic over the top of the cup. After this, push the plastic down, then turn the cup upside down. You will notice that the water does not immediately come out of the cup! Next, place a plastic bag filled with water into water, then bring it out and poke two pencils through, and none of the water will immediately leak out! These are great tricks to sho...
How To: Do the "jacks who would be queens" card trick
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to do the "Jacks would be Queens" card trick. This trick begins with a story of 4 jacks who all want to become women. The magician begins with 4 identical jack of diamonds. The first jack is the bravest. He goes under the knife and ends up as an ugly woman. The other jacks do the same and all end up as ugly women. In the end, the magician ends up with 4 queen of spades. Users will need 2 jack of diamonds, 3 queen of spades and a fake card with both th...
How To: Break your finger off and eat it for a trick
Breaking a finger is painful, and the sight of broken fingers pointing in unnatural directions from the hand is enough to make many people ill. This video will show you how to terrify such people by pretending to first shrink your finger, then kick it up a notch by snapping off the finger, tossing it in the air, and eating it with a crunch. All you need to do this trick are some nuts, manual dexterity, and a showman's charisma. It's magic!
How To: Split an apple in half with one finger
Apples are delicious and nutritious, but do you ever find that you want to cut one in half but don't have a knife? How will you ever split the apple with whomever you're with? You can. This video will show you how to split an apple in half pretty cleanly using one finger as a blade. All you do is put one forefinger on the top of the apple and bang on it with your other hand a couple times. The apple will split before you finger does, and you'll have to clean halves on an apple!
How To: Perform the classic card spitting trick
Isn't it great when magicians do that trick where they appear to be spitting a pile of cards out of their mouths? Have you ever wondered why they always have the hands right next to their mouths "catching" the cards? Well wonder no more. This video will show you how to do this classic card magic trick. It turns out your hands have to be there since they're holding the cards!
How To: Predict the outcome of a coin toss when you flip
Most of the time for official coin tosses the interested party calls the result while the coin is in the air. Often, the coin is allowed to land on the ground to prevent tampering. Assuming that you are in a flipping situation where you are flipping it into your hand and calling it when it gets to the hand, it is pretty easy to guess the result accurately. This video will show you how to do so by rubbing the coin quickly to determine whether it is bumpy-side (tails) up or smooth-side (heads).
How To: Do a bottle cap hand-swap trick
This video will teach you how to do a trick that you can use to win money off of your friends when they cannot do it. The task at hand is holding a plastic bottle cap in the thumb-forefinger gap in each hand and switch the caps without letting go of them. This video will show you the exact technique for making it work, which you friends will probably not know, rendering them completely unable to do this, frustrated, upset with you, and less however much money you bet them.
How To: Shoot a plastic bottle cap high into the air
Plastic water bottle caps are more than just a massive strain on the environment. They can also be used to perform this cool party trick! All you do is hold the cap in your fist and then pound said fist from the bottom with your other hand. If you do it right, the cap should launch high into the air with a nice little pop. This is sure to impress the guests at your next party or puncture the cornea of one of your enemies, depending on what you aim the cap at.
How To: Do the false riffle card shuffle
In order to do a false shuffle, you will need the following: a deck of cards.
How To: Do the Siva count card trick
In order to do the Siva count card trick, you will need a deck of cards. You will need the four kings and one ace. Place the kings facing upwards and the ace facing down. Remove the top card from the deck. Flex the cards. Peel back the bottom card with one hand. You are taking 3 cards off as if they are only 1 card. Remove the bottom card and place it on the top. The goal is to count the cards while keeping one of the cards hidden. When you count them you will need to block push the ace around.
How To: Easily perform a levitation trick
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to perform the levitation trick. Before performing this trick, users will need to attach the invisible thread onto their ear. Begin by applying some wax to the left middle finger. Then take the item that you wish to levitate with the wax sill on your finger. Now begin connecting with the spectator and build up a story. Then attach the thread from your ear to the item. Move your hand away from your body. The thread will stretch and the item will start ...
How To: Perform an amazing 'color changing four' card trick
This one's good for all ages, and is pretty simple to execute, once you know the "tricks" to the trick. Watch this to see how the 'color changing four' card trick is performed. There's not a lot of practice involved and is perfect for a magic beginner, intermediate magicians and even the experts. Check it out. Try it. Love it.
How To: Perform an amazing '4 of the same' magic card trick
You might have to watch this explanation a few times before you actually get the entire card trick, but once you do, hopefully you'll be able to perform the '4 of the same' magic card trick without hesitation. It is a little tricky, of course, but it's worth the lesson. This amazing card trick involves turning a mixd deck of cards into 13 piles from ace to king in piles of 4. This is a great magic trick for beginners and advance magicians alike. Watch the first video for the explanation and t...
How To: Perform basic card and coin magic tricks
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to three easy tricks. The first trick is the coin in the hand. The magician drops a penny into the spectator's hand 3 times. on the third time, the coin ends up being a nickel instead of a penny. The second trick is vanishing coin. The magician simply takes a coin, blows on it and it appears under his elbow. The third trick is the throw away card. The magician holds a card, throws it away and magically makes the card appear back in his/her hand. This ...
How To: Make a card levitate
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a card levitate. To start, you will need a regular card with a piece of plastic stuck to the front of it where it cannot be seen. Cut the plastic to the exact length of the card, then use magician's wax to stick it onto the card in the middle. Now, use your thumb on the hand you hold the card on to squeeze the plastic on the card up. This will make it look like the card is levitating into thin air, when really you are just slyly pushing the plastic on th...
How To: Perform a mind reading heads/tails trick
In this video, we learn how to perform a mind reading trick with Brian Brushwood. First, grab some random change out of your pocket and tell the other person to turn over any coin the choose. Then ask them to turn over two more. Now tell the person to pick a coin and slide it towards them and pay attention if it's heads or tails, then cover it up. Now tell the person to say "heads/tails" and tell them which one it is, depending on if the person leads forward. You can easily accomplish this by...
How To: Do the Elmsley card count
In this Magic & Parlor Tricks video tutorial you will learn how to do the Elmsley card count. First the trick; take 4 red back playing cards and count them. Snap your fingers and when you count again there are 3 red back and one blue back card. In this trick you are counting 4 red cards but, you are actually showing the spectators 3 cards and hiding one card. The card you are hiding is the blue card which is the third card in the stack. Hold the cards in your left hand and while counting the ...
How To: Perform the color change card trick
In this video, we learn how to perform a color changing card trick. To do this, you need to take a card and put it in the palm of your hand. If your hands are smaller, use smaller cards than poker size cards. Now, bring everyone's attention to the deck of cards that's in your opposite hand. Bring the hand with the card in it over the deck in the other hand, and quickly replace it, so they think it magically changed what kind of card was in your hand. Make sure they can't see the card in your ...
How To: Do the key card magic trick
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to do the key card magic trick. The magician begins by shuffling the deck and ask the spectator to select a card. The spectator will remember the card and the magician will place the card on top of the deck. Then the magician lets the spectator cut the deck numerous times. Now the magician starts to deal the cards face up one at a time. The magician asks the spectator to look for the card, but not to tell him/her. Then the magician turns over the key ...
How To: Do the finger palm coin vanish trick
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to do a finger palm coin vanishing magic trick. The user begins placing a coin in their hand on the middle and fore finger. It should be placed where the fingers meet the palm of the hand. Flip the coin over a couple of times, and make sure that it stays. Then the user tells the audience that they will place the coin into the other hand. As the user pretends to toss the coin into the other hand, they should give the illusion that it is in the other ha...
How To: Force cards when performing card tricks
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to force cards. Card forcing is when it looks like the users has a free selection of cards, but in reality the magician has predetermined a card to be selected. The force taught in this video is the cross cut force. Take the desired card on top of the deck and place it face down on top. When you shuffle the deck, make sure that the desired card always remains on the top of the deck. This video will benefit those viewers who are interested in magic, an...
How To: Do the Criss Angel disappearing coin trick
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to do the drop coin vanish magic trick. The magician begin by holding onto a coin and shows the audience that the other hands is empty. Then the magician takes the coin with the other hand and starts to rub it. When he opens his hand, the coin has been vanished. To do this trick, hold onto the coin in between your thumb, index and middle fingers. The coin should be down about half way. They key is to create an illusion that you're taking the coin, whe...
How To: Do Aldo Colombini's " Fast Food" card trick
In this tutorial, we learn how to do a "fast food" card trick. You will need three blue jokers, and a regular orange deck with the jokers removed. To begin, have someone remove to cards from the deck and flip them over. Now, take these two cards and remember both of them. Now, put the blue jokers out and put the chosen cards into the deck between them. Now, set the jokers with the selection cards to the side. Now show the spectators that their card are in the deck and then hide the cards so t...