Homemade Fairy Wands
Little girls love to play dress up and pretend. Help your daughter with her fantasy play by making her a fairy wand. Whether she imagines herself as a fairy, a princess or a magic sorceress, a homemade wand will add to the fun. Create a unique wand that can be customized to fit your daughter's preferences. Use her favorite colors and designs to make a magical wand fit for your fairy princess.
Things You'll Need
- Thin wooden dowel
- Paint
- Sponge brush
- Star-shaped stencil or cookie cutter
- White poster board
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Markers
- Glitter
- Crepe paper
- Craft glue
Instructions
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Paint the wooden dowel any color you like using the paint and sponge brush. Set the dowel aside and allow it to dry.
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While the dowel dries, place the star stencil on the poster board and trace two stars with a pencil. Cut out the star shapes with scissors. Decorate the stars with paint, markers or glitter as desired.
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Cut the crepe paper into thin vertical strips about the length of your dowel. Glue the crepe paper strips to the bottom of one of the star cutouts.
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Cover the undecorated sides of each star with glue. Place the stars together, glue sides facing each other, with the wooden dowel placed in between them at the bottom center of the stars. Place a heavy object like a book on top of the stars and allow them to dry.
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Tips & Warnings
Top your wand with any shape you want, like hearts, flowers, lightening bolts or circles for magical orbs.
Make a wand for a boy by using primary colors like red or blue.
Use ribbon instead of crepe paper for a more durable wand.
References
- Photo Credit angel image by Gina Smith from Fotolia.com
