Kids are special so it is important that you do some extra special for them for their amusement or on their special days. Kids love to be surprised all the time and best way to surprise them can be some magic tricks. Every one love magic tricks and for kids it is a wow thing. For big occasions you can hire a professional magician especially for their birthday parties, but for small treats you can learn some tricks yourself to give your kids some fun time, or to celebrate their small victories with them. These tricks are very easy to learn but you need a lot of practice to be perfect in your performance. You will not want to mistake and ruin the moment for the child so it is important that you practice a lot before you play the trick in front of children. There are many tricks you can choose from to learn, many of them you have already seen in a magical show or performing by a family member.

If you are going to choose these tricks keep in mind to pick one of them at a time and practice on only one, do not go ahead until you have mastered the first one. Simple tricks will need only your hand and one or two prop to perform them. Some of these simple tricks are magical handkerchief, magic coin tricks and card tricks. There is manipulation magic which includes sleight of hands; the magic coin trick is the part of it. First of all you will need to some preparations to start your performance, for that you will have to collect all the props you are going to need for the tricks. For magic coins you will need two big hands and a very shiny and large coin. Keep practicing until you perform it without any mistake. You will have to do it alone for the first time so you can do the job without any disturbance, to develop confidence you should do it in front of a mirror.

A performance is not just about perfection and props; you will have to prepare some way to present it in a very fun way. You can create a dramatic atmosphere in the background. Dress up for the performance is also important, there is no need to fully dress up, just the black cap and the magical stick will do very enormously. Your hands should be clean and you should have trimmed nails.   

For the magic coin trick, pull the coin from your pocket by using your left hand and make sure that all the audience has seen it. Put it in the center of your hand and close both hand and when you will pen them again the coin will be in your right hand. Of course it is a trick not any magic there, but kids will find it amusing all the same.

There are some secrets attached to every trick, you will have to find some person who knows these tricks and is willing to show you.