Magic kits are fantastic gifts for children. Learning and performing magic boosts many skills including confidence, fine motor skills, perseverance, showmanship, communication, memory skills, focus, creativity, hand-eye co-ordination and lots more!
What to look for when choosing a magic kit.
- Choose a magic set that's age appropriate. There are magic sets for 4 to 8 year olds and for 8 years and up
- Consider how many tricks you want. Many kits contain lots of tricks. Some kids will love a huge variety of tricks. On the other hand, too many tricks can be overwhelming for other children who may prefer a small kit with just a few tricks to master.
- Instructions. Are the instructions clear and do they come with good illustrations? Many kits have access to videos of the trick being performed online by professional magicians which are great for kids to see.
- Quality of the props - many props in the magic kits are made of plastic and aren't the most durable. Some kits also have rather small props. These are fine for beginners and can be fine for children's small hands but if you want high quality and durable kits choose ones with props not made of cheap plastic.
- Is there an ability to put on a show? Some kits have extra props and guidance which help to put on their own magic show.
- Storage - there's nothing worse than mixing up pieces to different magic tricks and losing parts of tricks. That's why a set with good storage is advantageous, especially if there are numerous tricks.
- Magic skills covered. If your child is serious about learning magic, look for a kit that covers a variety of magic skills such as sleight of hand, using cards, misdirection, showmanship and using humor.
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My First Show Magic Set
An ideal first magic set for young children from 4 years old. It's a good choice for kids under the age of 8.
There are 25 easy to learn tricks including making candy disappear, vanish a coin and make crayons travel.
The 31 props include items that make the tricks easy to perform. For example use the magic box to make candy disappear. There is also the all important magic wand.
The set includes an instruction booklet. Please note that the online videos that are advertised with the set may no longer be available.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Kids Magic Set
This magic set is made by respected brand, National Geographic.
It allows you to perform up to 45 tricks, although some require materials not included in the box. However, you should be able to find the materials around the house or get hold of them quite easily.
Make coins and balls disappear and reappear, levitate a squiggly worm, make a card balance on the back of their hand and perform a wide variety of sleight of hand card tricks.
The set includes a special magician's card deck—a great tool for learning sleight of hand. If your child is interested in card magic - this is a good set to get.
There’s an illustrated instruction booklet along with a special link to online video examples of tricks from a professional magician.
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Solid-Wood Magic Set
The Melissa and Dough magic set is aimed at kids from 8 years and up.
The excellent thing about the kit is the 10 included tricks are high quality and durable. The props are made out of wood and not flimsy plastic or paper.
10 tricks might not sound like a lot but magic sets with a huge amount of tricks to learn can be overwhelming and the tricks in these sets may not be of the highest quality
The tricks in this set are impressive but simple to learn and master.
There are magic items that you won't find in other magic kits such as a change bag. A change bag is a staple in the magician's community. The one included is smaller than a professional one which is perfect for kids to use.
A five page instruction pamphlet to show you how to do the tricks.
The tricks include a disappearing ball, magic coin box, secret silks, great escape, magic number prediction, money maker, Egyptian prediction, vanishing zone, cylinder squeeze and vanishing coin.
Another plus is the you can use hinged box to store materials and to serve as a performance space.
Melissa & Doug Magic in a Snap! Abracadabra Collection Magic Tricks Set
This Melissa and Doug magic kit is a 10 piece kit for younger children from aged 4 years old. It's a good buy for budding magicians under 8 years olds.
The tricks include a king-to-queen card, rope cutter, color-changing silk, a zig-zag number slicer, a card stretching illusion, and a magic wand that shrinks and grows.
The tricks are simple for young children to learn and master. There is an illustration instruction pamphlet with the set.
Marvin's Magic - 125 Amazing Magic Tricks for Children
If you want a magic set with a lot of tricks - Marvin's Magic is the one for you with a whopping 125 tricks. It's aimed at kids aged 6 and up.
Inside the box find a magic wand, magic theatre, magic cups and balls, mind-reading canisters, and mystical magic cards.
There's a booklet with illustrated instructions. Some younger kids will need some help reading the instructions.
In addition, there's a free Marvin's Magic app you can download to use in conjunction with the set. Access video instructions for the tricks and unlock even more magic.
The tricks are plentiful but some of the pieces are small and made of plastic.
It's a good set for beginners who want to try out a lot of magic.
Marvin's Magic - Fifty Greatest Card Tricks Set
If you have a child who wants to learn card magic this is a good introductory set. The card tricks are for beginner magicians and not much sleight of hand is needed.
It features a deck of Marvin’s Magic cards and some trick decks. The cards aren't the best quality but fine for kids starting out.
It comes with a handy instruction booklet for 5 tricks. You will need to download the Marvin's Magic app for instructions to 50 more tricks. The app includes online video instructions and to unlock more magic.
Mega Magic Kit for Kids
The mega magic kit comes with 28 magic props allowing your child to perform hundreds of tricks.
It includes different levels of tricks so your child can progress and kids of all ages can have a go. The magic tricks are good for beginners. It's official recommendation is for kids aged 4 and over.
There are a huge variety of tricks, it's a good set for beginners. One downside is that some of the props made of plastic are small.
A picture manual with written instructions and an instructional DVD helps kids understand and perform tricks easily.
Criss Angel Ultimate Magic Kit
Aimed at kids and adults from 8 to 108 years old! Due to it's marketing and packaging it makes a great magic set for older kids, teens and adults who are beginners in magic.
Learn tricks that are used by the illustionist and mindfreak magician Criss Angel to amaze your friends and family.
It includes props for performing more than 550 magic tricks, like Money Printer or the classic Cups & Balls; along with detailed, step-by-step directions.
There's also an instructional DVD and a bonus DVD teaching you how to levitate anywhere, anytime with no props.
It comes in a nice box.
MasterMagic Magic Kit - Easy Magic Tricks for Children
The kit featured includes easy to learn magic tricks. Overall there is access to learn 350 tricks (with the ebooks see below) but the magic kit itself has about 28 props. It's aimed at kids who are beginners in magic from 5 to 14 years years old.
Find inside a magic wand, mystery drawer box, magic coloring book, color vision cube, coin spike trick, appearing flower, magic ball and vase, exploding dice, zig zag pencil and more. The props are fine for beginner magicians but are made of plastic materials in the main part.
Additionally, get access to 3 bonus Ebooks: “Modern Coin Magic. Learn Over 236 Amazing Tricks Using Coins” + “Encyclopedia of Card Tricks” and "Expert at the Card Table".
Ideal Magic Spectacular Magic Suitcase
The kit featured includes 100 easy to learn magic tricks, numerous props, plus a magic hat and wand so kids can really look the part.
It's aimed at kids aged 8 plus
Learn and perform the magic card shuffle, dice escape, vanishing salt, cut and restore tissue, multiplying balls and many more.
The storage box also double up as a performance table so kids can use it to put on magic shows.
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