I have just finished making some magic wands! First, I made my 3 year old grand-daughter some fairy wands. I looked at several
Pinterest boards first. I modeled most of my design after the one found on
this blog. I first bought several "cooking chopsticks" from
Amazon. Cooking chopsticks are longer (18") and are the perfect shape and length for wands! I painted one of the wands pink and one blue then I sprayed them with Krylon glitter blast for effect. I cut several different kinds of ribbons all the same length. I wanted the ribbons to be long and flowing. I used washi tape to secure the ribbons to the chopsticks and then painted a bit of Mod Podge on top for durability. Here is how they turned out:
I think she will LOVE them!
Next, I got to work on some for her older sister who is 9. She is a Harry Potter fan, so I again turned to
Pinterest for ideas and it did not disappoint! Almost all of the pins I found suggested using the same "cooking chopsticks" and hot glue to make the designs on the wands. Here is an
example. Basically, I used hot glue to make designs - on one of them, I used some seed beads for more texture. I deliberately made each one different. I then painted them with brown paint, let them dry, then went over that with stain. When the stain was dry, I painted gold and teal accents on them for fun. I think she will love them. Here is how they turned out:
I had a lot of fun creating these wands for my grandkids and it was pretty easy too. I hope they have just as much fun pretending .... too bad the wands aren't real!
