How To Make a Harry Potter Wand

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I still have Harry Potter party ideas to share from the Harry Potter birthday party! This Harry Potter wand craft is a fun Harry Potter party activity. Or, make a bunch of wizard wands ahead of time to give as party favors.

The wizard wands pictured above are ready to give out as party favors. Each wand has a simple kraft paper label tied on with twine. We just made up Harry Potter-ish stuff to write on the wand description labels like “unicorn hair,” “phoenix feather,” and “dragon heartstring.”

For the DIY wand display, we punched holes in a cardboard box and stuck the wands in the hole. Super easy way to get the wands to stand up on their own.

Get ready, because these diy Harry Potter wands will take your hot glue gun wizard skills to the next level.

Special Note For Making this Craft with Kids: The hot glue gun part of the craft is for an adult to do. OR, if older kids really want to give hot gluing a try, please supervise them at all times.

After the hot glue has cooled and hardened, it’s time for the best part of making the wands. Kids and adults of all ages love the painting part! You may decide to keep your wand a simple color like brown, or gray, or black. OR, you can make it colorful and even sparkly with craft paint.

How To Make a Harry Potter Wand

Some of our favorite craft paints for wizard wands are the metallic colors and the glitter paints. There’s no wrong way to paint your wand. Make it unique!

Don’t forget to attach a magical marble or bead to the tip of the wand with hot glue!

How To Make a Harry Potter Wand

Active Time: 30 minutes 15 seconds

Additional Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 15 seconds

Difficulty: Beginner

Get ready, because these DIY Harry Potter wands will take your hot glue gun wizard skills to the next level.

Materials

Wood dowel
Craft Paints and Brushes
Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Marble

Instructions

Use hot glue gun to decorate the wood dowel with hot glue. Draw straight lines, curvy lines, dots, swirls — whatever you want on the wand. If desired, add a thick layer of glue to create a “handle” at one end of the wand. Use hot glue to Attach a marble or bead to the tip of the wand.
Allow hot glue to cool and harden completely. This takes just a few minutes.
Paint the wand in desired colors. Allow paint to dry completely. Most craft Paint dries to the touch in 30 minutes, but can take up to 24-48 hours to cure completely.
Once the wand it's dry, it is ready to work its magic!