MESSAGE FROM A GHOST

You can freak out your friends with this spooky trick. When your pet ghost sends you a creepy message, they’ll be too scared to move!

You Need:

A shoebox
2 sheets of paper
A marker

Performance:

Write a creepy message like “Boo!” on one sheet of paper. Crumple the message into a ball. Then place it into the shoebox with the blank sheet of paper. Keep the marker and cover of the shoebox in your magic box.
Tell your friends you have a pet ghost and that it likes to leave you messages. Get out the shoebox and take out the blank sheet of paper. At the same time, secretly hide the crumpled ball in your hand as shown.
Show that the paper is blank on both sides, then crumple it into a ball. As you crumple it, secretly switch it with the paper hidden in your hand. Then drop the message into the shoebox. Be sure to keep the blank paper hidden in your hand.
Next, get the marker and shoebox cover out of your magic box. When you reach in, drop the blank paper. Toss the marker into the shoebox and put on the cover. Then shake the box and pretend to wrestle with it as if your pet ghost was moving around inside.
Finally, remove the shoebox cover and take out the paper. Ask someone to open it and read it. Your friends will be amazed at the spooky message that has appeared!

MAGIC TIPS: Before doing this trick, try telling the audience a story about the ghost. Maybe you trapped it by the light of the full moon. Or maybe it’s a friendly ghost that likes to help out with your magic show!