I don’t know about your countries, but mine is now entering the carnival period. Christmas officially ended a few days ago, and the time before Lent is supposed to host colourful, jolly parties. Our celebrations aren’t as prominent as those you’d see in Brazil though, and the group that has the most fun are… children! I’ve no idea where this concept originated, but almost all kindergartens and primary schools organise fancy dress parties for the little ones in carnival here. The project I’m coming with today would have made me so happy 20 years ago! Here’s how, in a few simple steps, you can make a wand – perfect to go along a wizard costume, looking like it was nicked straight from a Harry Potter filming set!
You’ll need:
- a wooden chopstick
- hot glue gun
- acrylic paints
Heat up the glue gun. Holding the chopstick in your fingers on the thinner side, apply glue around the thicker end and towards the middle. Add more layers near the end of the chopstick and less in the middle. Don’t worry if it looks messy – wands are supposed to be made out of raw wood, they can’t be perfectly smooth!
Once you have a few layers or glue around the handle and you’re happy with the way it looks, let the glue fully set and cool down.
When the glue is fully set and cooled down, paint over the whole wand with acrylic paints.
That’s it! A simple DIY wand done and dusted. 🙂
Alphe's Corner 
What special powers do you have with this wand, Alphe? 🤔😎
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I can make cake disappear in under 5 minutes 😀
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LOL! Now now, taste makes waist my pretty! 😆❤️
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Haha, I got the same super powers! 🙂
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😀
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Nice wand! I think the hot glue gun is really useful, but I don’t own one.
Also in my country, Italy, we are entering the carnival period. Once I made a post about the Roman Carnival, which is a little different from the Italian one, it is more linked to the equestrian tradition. There is a video on the post: https://saporedinuvole.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/missione-gabbiana-il-carnevale-romano-2012/
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Oh I love the festivity! We don’t have any of those colourful celebrations on the streets (which I guess is partly due to the weather, carnival period is still rather snowy and cold here).
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This is amazing!!!!
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Ahhh that’s so cool! Harry Potter is the best ❤️😎
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That is totally Awesome!!! Right up there with the Flying Monkeys!!
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Oh boy is my grandson going to love this! Working your magic once again!
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The magic only works to the point of finishing a craft… I’m still looking for a spell that will make the mess left after crafting clean itself 😉
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LOL I so hear you!!
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Amazing finish. Creativity is magic.
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It is! 🙂
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Oh wow!! It turned out so cool. I was expecting so many more steps. Once again, you amaze me!
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Love the look 🙂 And so easy too. I do some Harry Potter DIYs and would love for you to check them out.
https://diyingmachine.wordpress.com/category/harry-potter/
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Oh wonderful! Of course, I’ll have a look! 🙂
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Very cool!
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cool wand! Harry potter DIYs are so wonderful!
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You can also make wands out of parchment paper-by rolling the 8 1/2 X 11 piece of paper on an angle with white glue and double sided tape. Next drying, then the glue gun “handle”. Paint when dry-looks just like wood!
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What a great result from simple steps. Seems like these would make great party favors for a kid’s birthday… or an adult’s! 😀
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That’s really good!! 👏
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This looks great! I can’t wait to try!
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