Who doesn’t like a cool card trick? For kids and beginners, magic tricks have to be easy to understand, learn, and perform. Luckily, there are plenty of card tricks that fit this description perfectly.
“Find a Card” Trick
It is a basic “find a card” magic trick that anyone can learn. There’s no preparation required and you can use any deck of cards. It’s an effect that is perfect for beginners and never fails to impress. A spectator selects a card, and you find it. At its simplest, the spectator’s card can be discovered on the top of the deck. Or you can use any “reveal” that you wish, from simply showing the spectator’s selected card to the “rising card” effect.
The setup for this trick is incredibly simple and holds the secret to pulling off this magic trick. If you like, have a spectator shuffle the cards. Hold the deck so it is facing the spectators and its back is towards you. Pull the second, third, and fourth cards out from the back of the deck so they are fanned out for the spectators to see above the deck.
Allow the top card to remain in place in the back of the deck. This extra card is the secret! The spectators don’t know it’s there, so don’t move your fingers or turn the deck.
From the front of the deck, the spectators will see the face of one full card and a fan of the three cards you pulled from the deck on top. Display the cards. Remember, you are secretly holding an extra card behind the others that are fanned at the back of the deck. Ask a spectator to select a card. Do this by saying “one, two, or three” while pointing to the individual fanned cards. Ask the spectator to remember their card based on the number.
You then gather the cards on top of the deck, keeping the secret first card on top. Depending on the number that the spectator selected, you will take that many cards from the top of the deck, individually, and shove them into the middle of the deck. While counting, you will never show the card you’re moving. Remember to do this with the deck facing down and not in the position it was in when the spectator selected a card. What the spectator doesn’t know is that their selected card is now on the top of the deck.
At this point, with the spectator’s card on top of the deck, you can utter a magic word or wave your hand and show that their card has mysteriously risen to the top of the deck. Whatever you choose, be dramatic!
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