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March 10, 2013 By Chelsey 20 Comments

Make a Spring Wand (Spring Crafts for Kids)

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Lucy and I have been reading Emeraldalicious quite a bit lately. I think she’s mesmerized by all the colorful pictures and the magical feel of the story. She also loves the main character’s wand! We thought it would be fun to make our own spring inspired wand.

Luckily, everything we needed we found at Michaels, and it was very inexpensive~ paper straws, wooden bird to trace, card stock, thin ribbon, spring wire garland and tape.

bird wand close-up

Since we are so into birds lately, we obviously went with a bird themed wand, but you could do a heart (like in the story), flower, star…. so many options! We bought a little wooden bird to trace on card stock. We traced and cut out two birds from pink card stock (for a front and back to the bird). We also cut out two little hearts and glued those on the bird for the wings.

Next, we cut some short pieces of ribbon and some wire garland to decorate the wand. We slipped them into the top of the straw and taped them into place. 

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Then, we just stapled our bird on top and we were done! 

pair of bird wands

Lucy and Theo have been running all over the house using the wands in all sorts of pretend play. (Maybe they’ll figure out a way to make the wands emit just enough magic to cast a ‘clean house’ spell…. fingers crossed!)  

 

This post is part of the Spring & Easter bloghop from the Kid Blogger Network. 

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Filed Under: Crafts for Kids, Fairies, Spring Tagged With: spring, wand

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Comments

  1. angaleta says

    March 10, 2013 at 4:53 pm

    Oh, it smells like spring! My kids love wands, no matter what kind of wand it is, so I think my daughter WOULD LOVE a wand like this one, so full of colours, shapes and ribbons!

    Reply
    • Chelsey says

      March 10, 2013 at 9:59 pm

      We are wand lovers too, Angaleta! Lucy, especially, can create them out of anything!

      Reply
  2. Kristen S- Craft Gossip says

    March 10, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    Another great craft!! Spring is in the air:) Just posted on Craft GOssip!
    http://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/?p=7778

    Reply
    • Chelsey says

      March 10, 2013 at 9:58 pm

      Thank you!! So excited for spring!

      Reply
  3. Sarah Tharpe Winchell says

    March 11, 2013 at 2:27 pm

    I love the wands! I use these a lot for reading in my classroom. This are great for spring.
    Thanks,
    Sarah

    Reply
    • Chelsey says

      March 13, 2013 at 10:03 pm

      Thanks, Sarah! I bet the kids love using things like this! I miss 1st grade!

      Reply
  4. Heather may says

    March 13, 2013 at 7:04 am

    This is such a cute idea! All of my kids will love making these..the girl and the boys! I am hosting a Linky party on m site on Friday at http://www.frugalfitfamily.com- stop by by and link up!

    Reply
  5. Tracey@We-Made-That says

    March 13, 2013 at 6:18 pm

    Emeraldalicious a new Pinkalicious book. Okay guess we will be headed to the store this weekend for that book! And what a fun craft to go with it. Thanks for sharing on We Made That!

    Reply
    • Chelsey says

      March 13, 2013 at 9:37 pm

      I know, another Pinkalicious book! They never end! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Deanna Yeo says

    March 13, 2013 at 11:23 pm

    Thks. for de lovely wand craft.They are cute and love it!….

    Reply
    • Chelsey says

      March 17, 2013 at 10:13 pm

      Thank you, Deanna! The kids have loved playing with them!

      Reply
  7. Allison says

    March 15, 2013 at 6:45 pm

    Gorgeous and how fun! I’ll be featuring this post on The Sunday Showcase as well. I’m in the spring mood. 🙂

    Reply
    • Chelsey says

      March 17, 2013 at 10:00 pm

      Thank you! I’m in the spring mood too! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Create With Joy says

    March 17, 2013 at 2:03 pm

    OK, I confess: I have a weakness for wands. They really bring back the magic of childhood for me!

    Yours is beautiful! Congrats – You’ve been featured this week at Inspire Me Monday at

    Create With Joy
    http://create-with-joy.com

    Reply
    • Chelsey says

      March 17, 2013 at 9:42 pm

      Thank you so much for the feature!

      Reply

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    March 10, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    […] There is something so magical about Spring. Flowers blooming, fresh air and creativity abounds. Have fun celebrating Spring with your kids by making these adorable Spring Wands! This family made the wands to go along with a book called Emeraldalicious , part of the Pinkalicious series.  You can find the tutorial over at Buggy and Buddy. […]

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