What are your best mind blowers for kids under 5?

[mbinks89]

Seeing my kids expressions when I do the simplest of tricks is one of my favorite things. The detached thumb, quarter behind the ear, disappearing behind a thrown blanket while not hitting your knee running into the other room, etc. They're not all magic tricks, just mind blowers in general. I'm running low, fellas and I've gotta produce before my shenanigans are "Big Yikes". Whatcha got?

 

[asmith2]

@mbinks89 This one is hard to describe. Wear a long sleeve shirt, pull one arm out of a sleeve, hold the empty sleeve collar with the hand that’s in a sleeve so that it looks like the empty sleeve actually has an arm in it, and then punch out your belly with your free hand.

 

[mbinks89]

@asmith2 ...the nostalgia is real with this one. Hours of memories unlocked haha

 

[saratetievsky]

@mbinks89 Oh man- remember this from elementary school!

 

[hellokitty]

@asmith2 A little demonstration video

 

[asmith2]

@hellokitty Omg I’m dying laughing right now. Tim and Eric can be hit or miss but that had me cracking up. I couldn’t find a video or gif to link so the fact that you pulled this was so perfect.

 

[tygher]

@hellokitty Literally been singing this all week after I showed my kids the shirt pump trick.

 

[lovingwife08]

@hellokitty Awesome show, great job!

 

[humanities]

@asmith2 Elite

 

[visibility]

@asmith2 YES

 

[brievah]

@asmith2 I can't teach this one to my 4 year old or he'll make me do it every hour of every day for the next year.

 

[placi]

@asmith2 Heart palpitations coming out the chest

 

[jozymba]

@asmith2 I totally forgot about this. Thank you for the reminder!

 

[imlovinjesus]

@asmith2 This one makes me so uncomfortable though. lol

 

[freddyfreddo]

@mbinks89 A cardboard box

 

[mbinks89]

@freddyfreddo Gotta say, this one is still topping the charts.

 

[joness007]

@mbinks89 To piggy back, if you've the means to transport one, go to a grocery store and ask if they have any melon/potatoes bins you could have. It's super cardboard and is usually 3-4ft across. Ultra stable and can easily have windows cut out and still retain its integrity.

ETA-
https://www.reddit.com/r/daddit/s/JyUd3KEHhs

 

[futures]

@freddyfreddo For an elevated take on this, brown paper bag catch

Give them an invisible ball to throw and you hold the bag; once they wind up and release, really sell it by tracking with your eyes and flicking the bottom of the bag to make a satisfying catch sound.

I've gotten good enough at this that my kids get into fights about who actually has possession of the invisible ball to throw next

 

[leafyspurge]

@freddyfreddo Step it up with a "Makedo" set. My kids built a rocket backpack last night.

 

[jollygreen]

@mbinks89 Wobbly pencil? My daughter loves that.