How to Make Your Own Harry Potter Wands

by Camille Walker

I am so excited to share with you this tutorial on how to make your own Harry Potter wands. It has been months since this party actually happened, but if you are looking for tips on how to throw a Harry Potter party I have so many fun tips to share with you and make your own robes out of a t-shirt.

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Traditionally, a Harry Potter party is reserved for children, and when I say children, I mean it isn’t usually thrown for a one year old! I think the first year birthday is often times celebrated for the parent. YOU MADE IT! You have now been through one of the hardest stages of baby life that comes with so many highs and a few lows, and for me I wanted to celebrate Harry Potter style because I am an absolute nerd.

You will Need:

(3-4) 1/4″ dowels, this number will depend on how many wands you want to end up with. I actually found that you can buy them pre-cut on AMAZON HERE!! Woo Hoo

hand saw or strong knife

brush/sponge brush

Hot glue/glue sticks

jewels (optional)

craft paint: I used black, grey, brown, purple, and pink

paring knife

sandpaper

beads

sealing spray like poly acrylic spray so the paint doesn’t peel

Instructions:

I spent a lot of time going through different options on how to make my wands. You could use plastic, skewers, sticks or dowels. Originally I was planning to use skewers but couldn’t find them any where. I knew I was going to have a crowd of kids and didn’t want to spend too much time or money making them. I was thrilled when I found 1/4″ dowels in the craft section that I could cut to the size I wanted and they were less than a dollar a piece. SCORE.

Cut the wands to the length you would prefer, I made mine close to 10-12 inches.

Use a paring knife or pocket knife to make one end of the dowel pointier than the other. I didn’t make them too pointy as I knew they would be used by small people and didn’t want anyone at risk of losing an eye. The fun thing about making wands is that they can all be different and wonderful, having unique features/lengths is what makes them so fun!

Head to the full blog post to see more tips!