Guys, I Learned a Magic Trick and It Slaps

File this under “the dorkiest post in CoJ history,” but… …these are the cute expressions I see… …when I perform my new magic trick. Who knew it was so much fun to have a trick in your back pocket?…...

Guys, I Learned a Magic Trick and It Slaps

easy magic trick for kids

easy magic trick for kids

File this under “the dorkiest post in CoJ history,” but…

easy magic trick for kids

…these are the cute expressions I see…

easy magic trick for kids

…when I perform my new magic trick. Who knew it was so much fun to have a trick in your back pocket?

magic trick easy for kids

It all began one lazy morning, when I was lounging on my sofa and decided to check out some magic videos on YouTube. I’ve always liked magic — including the mentalist at my 40th and my kids’ glowing thumbs — and I was curious to learn something myself.

Luckily, I came across this surprisingly easy tutorial, above, which shows you how to instruct a person to “randomly” choose four cards from a normal deck — but you end up making all four cards the same number. The guy in the video ends the trick with four threes, but when I perform it for kids under 11 years old, I make it so they choose their own age.

magic trick

It’s easier than you’d expect!

easy magic trick for kids

So random, I know! Do you know any magic tricks? Or have any other jokes/games up your sleeves? (I also love this number game when all else fails.)

P.S. How to be a neighborhood auntie, and what little things enchant your children?

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