Magic Tricks in a Christmas Cracker

Linda writes: Hi Merchant of Magic, I want to put magic tricks in a Christmas Cracker. Do you have any magic tricks that are small enough to fit into a homemade cracker?

Christmas crackers are great, but let’s be honest: The gifts inside are usually pants! The only decent one is the small deck of cards you sometimes find. We want magic in our crackers!

Your Audience

Knowing your audience is the key to fitting magic tricks in a Christmas Cracker. There’s no point in choosing anything that will take more than a few minutes to learn and perform. The ‘Cracker owner’ isn’t a magician. However, they want a corny joke, especially something to play with for a laugh. Simple. Easy little tricks that can be learned and performed in a minute or two are perfect.

I’m assuming you are looking for small, cheap magic tricks that fit nicely inside a Christmas Cracker and are especially fun to learn and perform. Nothing too expensive, although you also don’t want something that looks like it should be in a kids party bag. Just a fun little magic trick everyone can understand and perform around the table.

For a top list of suitable picks for your magic tricks in a Christmas Cracker, we’ve assumed you are happy to take the items out of their packaging/box and just pop the magic item with their written instructions inside the cracker. Chiefly, each of these little tricks will undoubtedly delight your guests and make your Christmas dinner even more magical.