How To Draw A Wizard Wand

How to Brand Easy Harry Potter Wands

Whether you're making a costume for Volume Week or Halloween, planning a Harry Potter themed birthday party, or your kids just want to accept fun playing every bit little witches, wizards or magicians, these wands are only what yous need. They don't take long to make, they're like shooting fish in a barrel for kids to do, and the end results are pretty magical!

This is a fun and engaging craft activity that kids of all ages will dear as they tin can make their designs every bit simple or complicated as they wish (hints and tips are included in the steps below). If you're holding a themed party, yous could fifty-fifty gear up a wand decorating station as a fun activity to do at the party (just make sure you consummate steps 1–three in advance so everything is dried and ready for the decorating stage at the party)!

You will need:

A stick or other like object, east.g. chopstick, old pencil
Wool / String
Glue
Paint
Decorations, e.g. glitter, jewels, beads

How to make Harry Potter wands

Step 1

Girl in garden collecting sticks

Gather some sticks. Head into the garden or out to a park and look for some nifty wand sticks. The main thing to look for is sticks that are nice and straight and non too thin. It doesn't matter if they take some bumps and knots — these can add to the character!

Pile of sticks

If yous have to break any sticks to get the perfect size, you can brand sure in that location are no sharp splinters by sanding the ends with sandpaper if necessary.

Another option for a super easy wand is to utilise an onetime chopstick. They're the perfect size and shape!

Step 2

Drying glued string on wands

Put some glue (east.g. school glue / PVA gum) in a bowl. Add together a length of wool or string and coat it in the glue. Then begin wrapping the string effectually your stick in whatever way you like.

If you lot find this way too messy, you can ever merely paint some mucilage onto the stick, add the dry wool or string, then paint more glue on the top to hold it in place.

To give the wand a good shape and create a nice handle, information technology'southward a good idea to add cord at the wider finish. You lot tin and so use the string to make patterns along the wand. You could endeavour a simple screw pattern.

person holding stick

Or how about calculation ridges at intervals along the wand, like the Elderberry Wand? Older kids could google images of the wands from the Harry Potter films and try to copy their designs.

Hand holding stick wand

Another pattern option is to add together decorations at this stage, such every bit mini plastic spiders or other Halloween items from a discount shop. Or use chaplet or jewels to add together a textural pattern. The only limit is your imagination!

And then exit the wand to dry (this won't accept long if yous leave information technology outside in the sunshine).

Step 3

Girl painting stick

Paint the wand. We found a dark brownish colour looked best. Simply pigment over all of the wood and string. We plant one coat was plenty. Then leave it to dry over again.

Step 4

Girl using glitter flue

Decorate your wand! We got some cheap glitter glue to decorate our wands and requite them a magical feel. You could utilize normal glue and glitter, or pigment, to give your wand a personal affect. Yous could even add jewels or other items to give your wand more features.

If y'all're belongings a Harry Potter party, this part is a groovy activity for guests to do. Merely fix a wand decorating station with the painted and stale wands and an assortment of decorating items and let the kids personalise their own wands.

Step 5

Let the magic brainstorm! Here are a few Harry Potter spells to get you lot started — or impress out a whole list like this one online at pojo.com here.

Accio!
Confundus!
Expecto patronum!
Lumos!
Nox!
Petrificus totalus!
Reparo!
Riddikulus!
Stupefy!
Wingardium leviosa!

Homemade wands

For more Harry Potter fun, check out these 18 Magical Ideas for a Harry Potter Party, and for all your Harry Potter merchandise and fun, head to The Harry Potter Shop: The Shop of Requirements in Samford!

Near the Writer

Paula Johnson

For over fifteen years Paula has worked as an editor and writer of educational books and support materials, working in England, Hong Kong and Brisbane. Now with two Brisbane Kids of her own, she enjoys spending time with her children, discovering new places together, making things and getting grubby … and sharing information technology all with our readers! She loves the fun and creativity of writing for Brisbane Kids and how information technology allows her to combine her ii greatest passions — writing and mummying!