Wayne Kawamoto

All you need for your very first optical illusion is a pencil. This is a fun trick for kids and one of the easiest magic tricks you can learn. With the wave of your wand (or pencil), you can trick someone's eye into seeing the pencil wave as if it's made of rubber. It's all in the way you hold the pencil and move your hand.

﻿Practice this one a few times and you'll fool anyone. You can amaze them by having your audience examine the pencil before and after to confirm it is made of wood. They may think you have mastered some secret to swap it out for a rubber one under their very eyes.