Family Magic
Family Magic
Get creative at MagicCon: Chicago! Whether you’re looking for a place to get some Magic play in, an activity for the whole family, or want to make friendship bracelets with other fans, Family Magic is the place for everyone!
Ongoing Activities at Family Magic
These activities will be available during standard show hours. Check in with Family Magic Staff or Crew for more information.
- Counter Crafting: Need some +1/+1 counters or a way to indicate which creatures have flying? Come color your own at Family Magic and take home some counters completely unique to you!
- Coloring Pages: Could Jace look better with a green robe? Should Chandra have blue fire? Let your creativity shine with Magic: The Gathering coloring pages.
- Paint & Take: Check in at the Family Magic area to get a mini and some paint for a fun activity and take your mini home as a fun event memento! Thank you to WizKids for providing minis for this activity!
Scheduled Activities at Family Magic
Draw with a Magic Artist
Come learn to draw from one of the artists who helps bring Magic to life! They'll take you through a step-by-step lesson where you will walk away with your very own sketch that you created, with giveaways from Ten Speed Press and Clarkson Potter. This activity is geared to all ages, and no drawing experience is necessary.
Steve Ellis
Friday 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Phil Stone
Friday 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Kai Carpenter
Saturday 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Andrew "SchmandrewART" Thompson
Saturday 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Crystal Sully
Saturday 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Ralph Horsley
Sunday 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Joe Slucher
Sunday 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Deck Box Decorating provided by Ultra Pro
Daily from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The decks you work so hard to build deserve a deck box as unique as they are! Unleash your creativity and personalize a deck box of your own – you'll never have to guess what cards are inside that deck box again!
Thank you to Ultra Pro for providing deck boxes for this activity!
Magic Friendship Bracelets
Daily from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Join us at Family Magic for a bracelet-making activity! Meet other fans while creating friendship bracelets of your own that you can trade with new friends or take home as a special MagicCon souvenir!
Family League Play
Daily from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to 1:00pm to participate as this event is first come, first serve. Seating will be limited to those with Kid’s Badges and 1 guardian per group, and play will be limited to those with a Kid’s Badge, unless additional capacity is available.
League Play Details:
- There is no additional cost to participate
- Play 3, Best of One Games with anyone between 1 pm and 3 pm.
- Each player will begin the League with 2 Jumpstart 2025 Boosters. This is the deck that you will be playing with.
Prizing:
- For every game a player wins, they will receive 1 additional Jumpstart 2025 Booster to add to their collection.
- If a player plays all three games, regardless of winning or losing, they will receive 1 additional Jumpstart 2025 Booster to add to their collection.