DIY Magic Wizard Wands
Jo's daughter, MiniMe, is very into Harry Potter right now, and Jo is planning a Harry Potter themed party for her upcoming 8th birthday. For party favors for the guests, we decided to make some DIY magic wizard wands.
It's surprisingly easy to make faux carved wooden magic wands with just a few craft supplies, which we have all put together for you in our wand-making kits that are available on Amazon. The first thing you need is some wooden dowel rods with decorative finial caps glued onto one end.
To add texture, use a hot glue gun (low-temp makes more distinct ridges) to apply squiggles, swirls, and other decorative lines to the dowel, focusing most of the detail at the finial end.
Use your imagination here and don't be afraid to add lots of glue! And don't worry about being perfect either, because chances are that it will all look great once you paint it.
Next, paint right over the hardened glue, painting the entire wand with a nice base color such as brown, black, or grey. Make sure you use a good multi-surface paint that will stick to the glue as well as the wood.
You could stop there, but to really make the wand extra special, you can apply metallic touches to it. We do this with metallic craft paint, and our wand-making kit comes with silver and gold. Just load a little bit of paint onto the flat side of a cosmetic sponge...
... then dab it gently onto the raised glue edges to highlight them and add dimension to your finished look.
When everything is dry, you can protect the paint finish with a coat of clear acrylic sealer (also included in the kit.)
Isn't it amazing the depth you can achieve with the combination of glue and paint colors?
The finished wands are so beautiful and unique that people might not believe you made them. They make great party favors if you make them ahead of time, but you can also have the kids make the wands during the party, as an activity. They'll love creating their own custom wand!
To save you the trouble of finding all the supplies individually, we put together a Wizard Wand Making Kit with everything you need except a hot glue gun. This kit contains 8 wand blanks, 4 bottles of paint (black, brown, metallic silver, metallic gold), 1 bottle of clear sealer, 3 paint brushes, and 2 cosmetic sponges.
And for a really authentic touch, why not put each wand in a wand storage box and add some of our printable Ollivanders receipts to go along with them.
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