Learning paths

Thirty lessons is a lot of choice when you are starting out. A path picks the order for you: which trick to learn first, what to practise between them, and when you are ready to perform. Tick steps off as you go — your place is saved in this browser.

Your First Week of Magic

Seven days from complete beginner to performing for a friend.

The path we recommend to everyone starting from zero. Each day introduces one trick and one performing skill, and the whole week takes about twenty minutes a day. By Sunday you will have a short set you can do anywhere, with nothing but your hands and whatever is on the table.

7 steps · 4 tricks~20 minutes a sessionAbsolute beginners, age 8 and up

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The Pocket Party Set

Five tricks that work standing up, in a noisy room, with no table.

Party magic has different rules: people are standing, half-watching, holding drinks, and arriving mid-trick. This path builds a set of short, loud, visual effects that survive all of that — and teaches you how to open, how to handle a heckler, and when to stop.

5 steps · 4 tricks~25 minutes a sessionAnyone who wants a set ready for social occasions

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Magic With Kids

A weekend of tricks a child can genuinely learn — and an adult can teach.

Built for parents, guardians, teachers, and older siblings. Every trick here is safe, needs no sharp objects or setup, and is simple enough that a child can perform it after a short practice. The path also covers how to teach a trick without spoiling the fun, and how to help a child handle the moment a trick goes wrong.

5 steps · 3 tricks~15 minutes a sessionAdults teaching children roughly 6–12

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