How to make a Harry Potter wand with supplies in your house

This year for her birthday, my daughter opted for a Harry Potter-themed birthday party.  We did quite a few different Harry Potter projects, but by far the simplest to put together was making our Harry Potter wands. This was a fun Book and Activity, that honestly would be great as an overall Harry Potter unit.

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Supplies for your Harry Potter wand

• aluminum foil* (if you are doing this for a Harry Potter birthday party like I was, you might consider getting pre-cut aluminum foil sheets*, I picked some up at the dollar store)
• dowel rods* (you could also use chopsticks if you’re like me and have a stash of them already)
• beads*
• acrylic paint*
• glitter* (if you feel brave, for a party of 10 hyper tween girls, I opted to leave out the glitter)
• spray adhesive* (I used the 505 spray temporary adhesive* I use when sewing, I love it for appliqué projects or very small pieces)

 

How to make your Harry Potter wand

1.  Spray your aluminum foil sheet with your spray adhesive.  Then sprinkle beads throughout (this is your magical component; if you’re feeling fancy, provide labels for your beads)

2. Now lay your dowel rod down on the aluminum foil and start rolling it up.  Make sure all of the dowel rod is covered by the aluminum foil.  As you roll up the foil, you’ll get wrinkles.  You want that; it adds to the character of your wand.

3.  Smash down the aluminum foil until it is good and tight, then carefully paint your wand with the acrylic paint.  You don’t have to get into all the nooks and crannies, which again adds to the character of your wand if there are bits that aren’t painted.  If you feel like a challenge, choose two different colors to paint your wand to give it more of a realistic color; no piece of wood is all one color.  For the ginormous party of girls, I had brown, black, and gray available.

4.  While the paint is still wet, you can sprinkle some glitter on the end of the wand to give it the appearance of sparkling.

Wait for your wand to dry, and you are good to play with your fun new wand.  Or as at my house, throwing stuff at your sibling and waving your wizard wand around, shouting pseudo-Latin phrases.

 

 

Now you’re all set for some fun Harry Potter adventures with your easy-to-make Harry Potter wizard wand

If you’re looking for some more fun activities to try for your Harry Potter party, you might check out my Harry Potter unit, or books to read after Harry Potter, or put together your own Harry Potter playset.

 

I asked a few friends for their Harry Potter material, and I got some more links to give you.

• 20 books for kids not ready for Harry Potter
• Harry Potter vacation announcement (I love the dementor chocolate prep)
• Hogwarts Gingerbread Castle (I wish I had this skill)