Soft Wand ★Effect: The magic wand, held in your hand, suddenly becomes soft!
Performance: Hold the wand loosely at one end, between the tips of your thumb
and first finger. Then, quickly, move your hand up and down. This will create the
illusion that the wand is soft and flexible.
Growing Wand ★
Make a small wand magically grow and grow to normal length. This is a very good
trick to open your magic show. Slide one of the white ends along the wand and hold
the wand in your closed fists. The remainder of the wand should be hidden in your fist,
and partly under your shirt sleeve if necessary. Gradually separate your hands, holding
on to the two white ends until the wand has reached a normal length.
One Red Ball Becomes Two ★
Take the red half-ball; place it over the top of the whole red ball. When you hold it
in your fingers, it will look like one ball. To do the trick, show it as one and quickly
remove the real ball from behind it. It’s best to hold both balls in front of your body
(not off to the side) so the audience doesn’t see that the half-ball looks more
translucent (lighter).
The Rising Wand ★★
Thread a piece of rubber band through the wand and secure it with a white bead
to either end. (You may need to use two rubber bands; see blue diagram.) Secretly,
take the bead between two fingers (make sure that the audience sees the palm side
of your hand and not the side where the bead is hidden) and push the wand down,
holding it firmly between your thumb and fingers. When you loosen your grip
slightly, the wand will mysteriously rise.
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The Floating Wand ★
Grasp the wand in your left hand and grip your left wrist with your right hand.
Tell your audience that to execute this trick you need a very steady hand and for this
reason you are holding your wrist with your right hand. Announce that you are going
to magnetize your hand. Then, secretly press your right-hand index finger against the
wand. The wand is now supported, and when you straighten your fingers it will
appear to float. Move your hands to make the illusion even more effective.
ABall that Changes Color ★Place the red half-ball over the whole blue ball and hold it in your right hand so
that the audience can only see the red half-ball. (It will look like you are holding a
red ball.) Pass your left hand over the balls as if you are secretly doing a magic spell
(say something like “Presto Change-o”) and secretly remove the red half-ball. Hide
the red half-ball in the palm of your left hand. When you move your hand away,
the audience will think you magically changed the red ball into a blue one. You
can pass the blue ball around for them to examine.
Remove the red
half-ball. Then, hide
it in your hand.