Wand Making for Muggles
Back in November, I picked your magical brains for suggestions of fun and creative activities for a Harry Potter summer camp my sister was devising. Nine months later, I’m happy to report that her foray into wizard day camping was incredibly successful. The kids (and their counselors) had an absolute blast.
But before the camp got started, each soon-to-be wizard camper needed his or her own wand.
This meant me, my two sisters, my mother, and my sister’s assorted friends were put on the Wand Making Assembly Line. We were essentially House Elves for a week.
Following the instructions found on Instructables.com, we managed to make dozens of completely unique wizard wands. Ollivander would be proud. Check out the results below:
Sheets of paper were rolled tightly to form the base of the wand. Hot glue was used to create the intricate designs. Once dry, the wands received a base coat before they were painted.
Wow! I am extremely impressed, Jess. I’m bookmarking this page because people frequently ask me for good Potter-type crafts, and these are fabulous.
Hope the kids didn’t cast any jelly-leg curses.
Susan
Excellent! I hope people like them. Lots of love went into making these.
These are brilliant! They look like each was slaved over for hours, hand carving elm and yew into amazing designs! You’ve got skills!
PS, my birthday is in May.
I’d be remiss if I took credit for most of these. I only did the hot glue work on some of them. My sister, Val, is the creative brains behind this project.
They are awesome! It is inspiring me to try it… and that really takes a lot!
Reblogged this on The Black Cat's Den and commented:
It seems I’ve found my mid-semester holidays project…
Those look very nicely done.
Awesome…