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What you’ll need:

i 2 pieces of construction paper (they must be the same color)

i Scissors

i Glue

i Glitter and/or other decorating supplies

i Silk handkerchief or other small flat item

(bandana not recommended)

i An audience to amaze and confound

Making the cone:

1. Take your two pieces of construction paper and align them one on top of the

other. Make sure the paper is oriented horizontally with the shorter edges to

either side and the longer edges above and below.

Now grip both pieces of paper together at the bottom left

corner and fold up so the corner touches the top like this:

Max-Ernest the Magnificent’s Magic Cone Trick

With this magic cone, you can make silk handkerchiefs and other small objects like coins or trading cards

vanish in thin air. Whether or not you make your own cone, please don’t reveal the cone’s secret to anyone.

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PAGE 22. Make a second fold like this:

3. Finally, make a third fold so that you

end up with a cone like this:

4. Unfold the pages. Then cut a triangular piece

out of the top sheet (only the top sheet!) like this:

5. Discard the biggest part of the top sheet.

6. Then glue the triangular piece from the top sheet to the matching part of

the bottom sheet. Glue only the long edges, leaving the short edge and the

interior of the triangle open. You’ve now created a secret pocket in which you

can hide a handkerchief or anything else that will fit.

7. Decorate the cone—very lightly—with glitter or whatever else you like for

magical effect and to hide the glued edges.

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PAGE 3Performing:

First, hold the unfolded paper open in front of you with the secret pocket facing the

audience. Your right hand should be covering the opening of the pocket from above.

The idea is to make it seem like you have a perfectly normal piece of paper in your hands.

Say something like: “Any magician can pull a handkerchief out of a hat, but only the best

magicians can make a handkerchief vanish in thin air. Now watch and be astounded!”

Then fold the paper into a cone again. With the secret pocket now facing you, casually

adjust the cone so the pocket is open wide enough to accept your handkerchief.

(The opening should be hidden by the top of the other side of the cone.)

Push your handkerchief into the secret pocket (or drop in your coin or whatever

else you want).

Now unfold the paper and hold it open for the audience, again being careful to

keep the secret pocket closed between your fingers.

It will look like your handkerchief has disappeared!

Say: “Ta-dah!” or, as I prefer, “Voilà!”

Remember: you should always a practice magic trick in

front of a mirror before trying the trick on an audience.

And if you don’t get it right the first time, try again.

Or just give up in frustration like I do.