The Best Magic Tricks Sets For Kids – Reviews and Best Buy

Choosing the best magic tricks for kids can be quite a challenge. You want tricks that are easy to learn, fun to perform and won’t end up forgotten in a corner a few days after they are received. Most of the magic tricks available in high street stores tend to be manufactured by the same companies and repackaged in different sets, but essentially, they are the same small plastic novelty toys in every set.

The alternative is to go online and order tricks from a magic shop. The only problem is that these magic shop websites tend to be geared towards magicians, rather than kids beginning magic, and the choice can be very confusing.

WE ASKED 2645 MAGICIANS WORLDWIDE

TO CHOOSE THE BEST MAGIC SET FOR KIDS

We asked magicians which magic sets they would recommend to kids starting to learn magic. 2645 magicians answered the survey and gave their recommendations as the the best buy magic tricks for kids. These are the top 4 magic sets:

THE WINNERS – BEST MAGIC TRICKS SETS

FOR KIDS

Age 4 – 6

My First Magic Set. Very simple magic tricks picked with little hands in mind. This set is all about building confidence, self-esteem, public speaking, communication, verbal, and critical thinking skills. The set has been a bestselling both in the Uk and US for many years. Available here

Age 7 – Adult

The Classic Magicians set contains some excellent classic of magic. It wins over magic sets found in toy shops because it frames each trick in the context of the history of magic and the great magicians of the past. The set is very popular with magicians as it’s a gateway into the rich and exciting world of the golden age of magic. The set also features some stunning artwork to set the atmosphere that the owner is learning the REAL secrets of magic. Available here

Age 9 – Adult

The Deluxe Las Vegas Magic Set is the best selling set right from the world capital of magic. There are quite a few clone/copy versions of this set online, so make sure you order it from a trusted magic dealer and the set should come sealed. The most expensive of the sets that were selected, it contains some really high quality, professional grade magic tricks. Many of which are performed by working magicians today. The set teaches over 350 tricks and covers a very wide range of effects across all disciplines of magic. Available here

No1 OVERALL WINNER

Age 8 – Adult

iMagic 365 Magic Set The only magic set recommended by the world famous Magic Circle. This set is packed full of great quality magic that is bang up to date. The use of a companion app for your phone makes this interactive and very easy to use. The set includes magic X-ray machines that reveal hidden items, Apps on a digital screen that once shaken, will physically appear in the magician’s hand, and unbelievable card effects that will certainly bring classic magic into a new era. Available here

Choosing the best magic tricks for kids

Interestingly, the three magic sets that came out on top were not available in high street shops. They tend to have tricks that teach the core principles of magic and performance, rather than just being a random collection of single use tricks.

The magicians responded that they wanted sets that would teach skills that would be useful for kids as they develop their knowledge of sleight of hand, build confidence, and stage craft.

The sets that received the most votes were the Las Vegas Set and the overall winner: The image 365 Image Set. Both contain scaled down versions of tricks performed by professional magicians. The third place went to a set for younger children, which contains more plastic tricks, but teaches many skills essential for progress later on.

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Picking the right card tricks for kids can be tough.

If you are a parent that doesn’t perform magic, looking through amagic shop website can be very confusing. It’s hard to know where to start when you are looking for card tricks for kids.

Rob writes:

‘I want to start my son off learning card magic. Do you have any suggestions of good places to start? ‘

Essentially card tricks for kids need to be visually engaging, simple to follow, yet fun and interesting to learn. The child learning needs to find the card tricks exciting. Not only the magic, but also how the magic trick actually works. They need to find the learning experience exciting and be excited to show it to others, yet the trick be easy enough to learn, so they are confident to show it to others.

Let’s look at some of the most popular card tricks for kids and create an ideal suggested shopping list:

Svengali deck.

The Svengali deck is a very cleverly constructed deck of playing cards that will enable you to perform miracles within minutes, all ideal card tricks for kids.
Not only is it easy to use, but it has many applications and routines that can be used as full combinations of magic tricks or separately.

Here’s an example. The spectator selects a playing card and replaces it into the deck. You clearly show all the playing cards different. With just a magical gesture, you now show the entire deck to have changed into the selected card!

Rising card

The Rising Cards is one of the most popular card trick for kids. Seeing their card slowly rise magically from the isolated deck of playing cards amazes them, and not only that it is very simple to do thanks to the clever way the deck is designed. Card Tricks for Kids that involve leviation, are very popular at the moment due to Dynamo Magician Impossible on TV.

Kids Kards

Kids Kard’s is a deck of playing cards that have been printed to look like drawings of playing cards made by kids. However, as the magician, the kid can magically turn the cards into a standard deck of playing cards, first the backs, then the faces. They can then have the kid select any playing card and instantly name it. To finish they magically turn the cards back into the drawn kid’s cards. Easy to do, and great fun for kids to perform and learn.

Wonder Worm

If you are looking for one of the more quirky, yet amazing card tricks for kids Wonder Worm is a great pick. They can use any deck of playing cards anytime so as long as they have the Wonder worm with them they have a great piece of comedy card magic.

A card is selected, and the returned, and the cards are spread out on the table face down. Then the Wonder Worm is introduced. The magician winds him up and off he goes, running over the cards until he eventually stops on one card. Low and behold the Wonder Worm has stopped on the freely selected playing card!

Mental Photography Deck.

The Mental Photography deck is great visual card magic trick. It;s in our list of card tricks for kids for very good reason. They show a deck of completely blank playing cards, front and back. Then magically they print a playing cards back, and then its front. Then they print the entire deck fronts and backs! To finish they give the deck one complete cut and now all the cards are completely blank fronts and backs again!
All the above suggestions are visual strong card tricks for kids to perform. Not only are the methods clever, they are easy to understand, engaging, and fun to learn.

The secret to motivating a kid to learn card tricks is making the process fun, engaging and interesting to the child. All the suggestions fit this requirement and will ensure your kids will enjoy their first venture into card magic.