Magic Kits For Kids
Magic kits for kids are an awesome and often cheap way of keeping your kid entertained for hours on end. And who knows, they might just become the next David Blaine!
Magic is a great hobby for kids, and there’s no better way to start out than picking up an all-in-one magic kit. Problem is, there’s so much choice that it can be hard to pick one!
What are the best magic kits for kids?
- The Criss Angel Magic Set
- The Melissa and Doug Magic Set
- The Uncle Bunny Magic Kit
- Marvin’s Treasured Tricks Wooden Set
- Jim Stott’s ‘Ultimate Money Magic Kit’
- Ideal Magic Spectacular Magic Suitcase
- Ideal My First Magic Set
- The Penn and Teller Fool Everyone Magic Kit
- Jim Stott’s ‘Ultimate Magic Kit’
- Mastermagic Magic Kit
PLUS A BONUS ITEM: MEGA Magic Blind Box
Okay, let’s kick things off and get going! This list will be completely subjective so feel free to disagree with my on my list, I’d be happy to hear another opinion if you think I might have got a detail wrong (leave your feedback in the comments section just below this post).
Number 10 Pick: Criss Angel Magic Set
Difficulty: 10 years +
WOW Factor: 7.8
Availability: 9
Quality: 7
Overall: 7.5
Criss Angel is (in)famous among magicians for his camera tricks and questionable magic, but there’s no denying that he puts together some pretty sweet magic sets for kids.
This product comes loaded with enough props to perform over 250 tricks! That’s enough to keep you busy for a while. This kit also comes with an instructional videos from Criss himself to help you out if you get stuck at any point, which is a great idea.
The general consensus among other reviewers is that this is a solid choice of magic kit, even though some have had slight issues with props occasionally breaking. But all in all, it’s not a bad product to start our list with!
Number 9 Pick: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magic Set
Difficulty: 7 years +
WOW Factor: 7
Availability: 8
Quality: 8
Overall: 7.7
This magic box might not look quite as flashy and cool on the outside, but after taking a closer look you’ll begin to notice that the props are a higher quality and less cheap looking than others on the market.
This magic set might only have 10 possible tricks but they’re all really unique and well-made, so this kit feels more personal and loved than many of the alternatives (but then again, the payoff is fewer tricks- 10 compared with 500 for example).
It’s up to you, but with almost a 1000 positive reviews I think there’s no arguing that this is still a safe bet; you’re getting a truly tried, tested and loved product. At just under $30, the price is about the average for magic kits and although for that cost you might be able to find magic sets with more tricks, you’re guaranteed quality props with this one.
It’s really up to your personal preferences!
I think if I were the one choosing I would go for a set with more tricks, just because there’s more chance of you finding a really great trick that you love within them, and it’s less of an issue if one or two of your tricks don’t work.
Number 8 Pick: Uncle Bunny Magic Kit
Difficulty: 7 years +
WOW Factor: 8
Quality: 7
Availability: 9
Overall: 7.8
Funnily enough, Amazon ranked this magic kit just 1 place above the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magic Set too, and I’m guessing for the same reasons as us.
This magic set just holds the edge slightly for a few key reasons.
Firstly, you get more bang for your buck. At around the same price, there’s no denying the fact that this magic kit has way more props and tricks in it (which is of course a huge deciding factor when picking a magic set to buy).
Secondly, the tricks are classics and so much fun to play around with.
The thumb tip and silk trick? Check.
The needles through coin trick? Check.
The cups and balls? Check.
Fluffy white rabbits? You bet! Count me in.
With an instructional booklet and DVD, there’s not much more to ask for!
Number 7 Pick: Marvin’s Treasured Magic Tricks Wooden Set
Difficulty: 6 years +
WOW Factor: 9
Availability: 8
Quality: 9
Overall: 8.6
Marvin’s Treasured Magic Tricks is a wonderfully well-designed, organised set for any young budding magician.
First things first, I just want to say I’m over the moon that we’ve finally found a magic set with Zero Plastic, and although we haven’t actually product tested it yet, we’ve spend the past day researching all about it and are so pleased and excited about the results.
It’s on our Christmas list…
Why?
First, I’ve got a bias for things that look awesome…
Second, within the magic set you will discover a great range of magic including the Incredible escaping coloured block, the vanishing rabbit illusion, the amazing rising card and many many more quality magic tricks and illusions!
Highlights:
- Gorgeous wooden box
- Zero plastic
- Easy to follow illustrated instruction book
- Packed full of fun tricks and hours of fun
Fun Fact: Marvin’s Magic Treasured Tricks Wooden Magic Set is the ONLY wooden magic set that has been recommended and officially endorsed by the world famous Magic Circle. According to Magic Shop, this is the magic set that professional magicians give to their children!
Actually it’s funny that I mentioned Magic Shop as they’re actually selling this set themselves…with a super special bonus. You get further expert tuition. All you have to do is scan the QR code inside and open the door to a secret webpage full of videos and tricks.
How exciting!
Number 6 Pick: Jim Stott’s ‘Ultimate Money Magic Kit’
Where To Buy: Amazon
Difficulty: 7 years +
WOW Factor: 8
Availability: 8
Quality: 8
Overall: 8
This product would be higher up the list if it weren’t for the fact that it is only ‘money’ tricks you can do with it.
The tricks themselves are a good mix of fun and impressive, the magician Jim Stott is likable, and with video and booklet instructions there isn’t much to fault it for.
The only issue is that if you buy this particular magic set, you can only do your magic with anything related to money (bills, coins, etc.) which might frustrating to people who want to learn magic with cards or other objects like sponge balls.
I would say that if you are happy with just money magic absolutely go ahead with this set, but if you would prefer a mix of magic I would recommend trying a different option from elsewhere on the list.
Number 5 Pick: Ideal Magic Spectacular Magic Suitcase
Difficulty: 10 years +
WOW Factor: 9
Availability: 7
Quality: 7
Overall: 8.2
This magic set only offers 100 different possible magic tricks, so why on earth is it so high up on this list? Sure, it has instructions and videos included, but so do most of the other magic kits for kids.
What really sets this one apart is how it solves a very common issue…
This magic kit solves the problem of both where to store your magic props and where to perform them in one through the great double feature of acting as both a suitcase AND performance table. For that reason, and the quality of the tricks included, it gets my vote.
I don’t know if it’s just me, but I love the idea of turning up with your magic suitcase and flipping it around to create a mini table to perform magic on out of nowhere.
Maybe it shouldn’t be at the No.5 spot, but with a sweet double action case like that, how could it be anywhere else?
Number 4 Pick: Ideal My First Magic Set
Difficulty: 4+
WOW Factor: 8
Availability: 7
Quality: 9
Overall: 8. 4
This is perhaps the cheapest of all the magic kits for kids on this list at only $10 but that doesn’t stop it boasting an impressive 31 props and 25 tricks, all catered to very young magicians.
This kit is for the absolute beginners and young children, and that’s reflected by the tricks (crayon magic, candy magic), but it does its job very well indeed.
Some of the tricks may be a little difficult for young children initially, but most of them can be done at as young as 4.
Watch out for fragile props; there is a chance kids could end up breaking some of the more weaker pieces in their attempts to become magicians, but that is the only downside to this set that I could think of.
Whilst there are loads of kits for slightly older children out there, this is one of the only magic sets on the market that cater for the very young audiences, and it does so really well with some incredibly simple yet visually stunning magic!
Number 3 Pick: The Penn & Teller Fool Everyone Magic Kit
Difficulty: 8+
WOW Factor: 10 (it’s Penn and Teller people, come on)
Availability: 7
Quality: 8
Overall: 8.5
Everyone already loved Penn and Teller, but now the national icons have outdone themselves with their official magic set.
With over 200 possible magic tricks, and an accompanying instructional DVD the sheer amount of fun made possible by this set outweighs the cheapish look of some of the props.
But then again, I might be biased when I say they look cheap; I think for kids these kind of tricks will be absolutely ideal.
The only downsides I could spot to this kit was that some props may be a little fragile for enthusiastic young magicians, so make sure to take care with handling the props (but with over 200 tricks possible, I’m sure breaking 1 won’t ruin things too much!).
Sure, maybe this set doesn’t have as quite as much in it as some of the other magic kits for kids, but at $30 it is also a lot lower priced than others on this list. Another reason it hasn’t placed any higher on this list is that there were only 4 kits remaining on Amazon when I last checked
Hopefully the stock should go up soon, because this set really is a gem and you should grab it while you have the chance!
Number 2 Pick: Jim Stott’s ‘Ultimate Magic Kit’
Where To Buy: Amazon
Difficulty: 10 years +
WOW Factor: 9
Availability: 7
Quality: 9
Overall: 8.6
I love the look of this set. Everything about it, from the image to the product description just shouts ‘fun’ in capital letters.
The magician responsible for this set, Jim Stott seems like a super nice guy to learn your magic from. What’s more, he personally develops each kit himself so you are guaranteed a great quality to your tricks.
The tricks involved are all neat ways to impress your friends, from levitating cards to sponge ball mayhem and Svengali decks, there really is something for everyone.
The kit comes with an instructional booklet that teaches 350 tricks; and as well as reading the instructions a link to a web page is also included so you can go ahead and watch the video tutorials for the same tricks.
For the price I think that this kit is an absolute steal; a lot of the tricks you’ll be learning aren’t just ‘kids tricks’ like in other magic sets but real tricks used by professional magicians!
Put the practice in and these trick won’t just help you entertain people, you’ll blow them away! Unsurprisingly, 81% of reviewers gave it 5 stars on Amazon too.
Here’s Jim himself giving you the lowdown on this kit…
So, without further ado, my first choice for magic kits for kids is…
… Number 1 Pick: MasterMagic Magic Kit
Where To Buy: Amazon
Difficulty: 7 years +
WOW Factor: 9
Availability: 9
Quality: 8
Overall: 8.7
This magic set is actually very similar to No.8 and No.3 but it places higher for one reason and one reason only.
It includes one of my personal favorite magic tricks, the Magic Coloring Book. I know it might not sound like much, but consider this- you’re already getting hundreds of great magic tricks for kids equal to any other kit on this list, and as a bonus you get an absolutely AMAZING trick thrown in there for no extra cost.
Out of all these magic kits for kids, this is the only one to include such value.
The Magic Coloring Book is a really great trick that is actually easy enough for kids to master, but good enough for Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch to perform it on live TV. Don’t believe me? Check out video proof!
You can’t tell me you don’t want to try it out after that!
The fact that you’re getting all the magic offered by other kits AND this trick is what made me place it at the number 1 spot, but in reality all of these magic kits for kids are such high quality that there really isn’t much between them.
I hoped you enjoyed this list of the best magic kits for kids, and as always if you have any questions, comments or feedback please feel free to leave them below and I will get back to you within 24 hours!
Getting started in magic can be difficult so go ahead and ask if you are struggling with anything! And don’t sweat it if none of these sets stood out to you either, there’s hundreds of options out there. Magic tricks for kids are a great idea for gifts for birthdays and Christmas too.
BONUS ITEM: MEGA MYSTERY BLIND BOX
If you’ve never heard of a mystery box, then your kids definitely have because it is ‘all the rage’ right now!
Here’s our video of when we unboxed our own ‘Mega Mystery Blind Box’
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