DIVStep-by-step instructions and clear diagrams show how to perform 18 mystifying maneuvers, using only common objects. Strength Test, Untangled, Elastic Lock, Mystic Spinner, Rollaway, Heavyset, The Great Escape, 11 more. /div

30 mind-boggling maneuvers — arranged in order of difficulty — finding cards, mind-reading feats, many more. Diagrams, instructions for preparing and manipulating deck.

Learn magic and performance skills with 25 astounding magic tricks! Want to learn how to levitate a coffee cup? Magically double your money? Become a mind reader? Discover the secrets to these tricks and more in Magic Tricks for Kids. Watch jaws drop as you perform these wonderful illusions using simple, step-by-step instructions and homemade props. Gain confidence with easier tricks at the start of the book before moving on to more complex magic tricks that require sleight-of-hand skills. Finally, learn some spellbinding card tricks and how to make items appear out of thin air! You'll wow your family and friends while learning the art of a mesmerizing performance. Magic Tricks for Kids includes: DIY magic--All the magic tricks use simple household objects, making them easy to perform anytime. A chapter on magical crafts also shows you how to make a magic wand, a magic box, and a magic table to help you put on fantastic shows at home. The code--Learn the respected "Magician's Code," including the most important rule--never reveal how the trick is done. More than magic--With sample scripts to go along with each trick, you'll learn the art of patter--injecting your performance with comedy, suspense, and surprise! With Magic Tricks for Kids, you'll blow minds and astonish your friends.

To be able to do magic and amaze everyone with it. Do you wish you could do the same? In this book you will learn many magic tricks. You will learn how to present a successful magic show. The magic tricks are explained step by step. They are easy and quick to learn. You will amaze your friends. Turn a cloth into a ball. Conjure a broken match whole again. Conjure a rabbit out of a hat. This is how you wow with giant soap bubbles. Make your magic wand float. Build a sword box and learn many magic games for your children's party. The crafting of a magic wand and a magic hat is also included. So you become a magic master and show the magic tricks as an incredible miracle. Look behind the secrets of fascinating illusions.

Features 190 games and play situations, full song texts, many melodies, and comparison with similar material from other cultures. An entertaining, basic book in the field.

Rare volume by turn-of-the-century master features detailed explanations and diagrams of numerous feats with coins — most prominent among them the author's world-famous "The Miser's Dream." Also included are scores of other fakes and sleights, including passing a coin through the bottom of a hat, the money-producing cigarette, the obedient coins, and many more.

Describes how to perform magic tricks using everyday household items and includes explanations of the scientific principles that make them work.

Read minds! Make objects disappear and then reappear! One of the great magicians of all time reveals how to perform 200 masterful deceptions without training or special equipment to audiences of all sizes.

Here's a collection of 124 games, tricks, puzzles and stunts with cards that will provide hours of entertainment for all ages. 20 varieties of solitaire, old stand-bys — Go Fish, Crazy Eights, Old Maid — and lesser known games — Authors, Frogs in the Pond, Persian Pasha — and much more.