Have you ever crafted while watching a scary movie? I love horror movies, but I’m terrified! I’ve found I can stand the intense terrifying-ness of a scary movie if I make crafts while I watch it. Instead of peeking out from behind my hands, I make something while I watch, and it makes it not so scary. Yeah, I’m a strange one.
We were watching The Blair Witch Project as I whipped these wands up. We were allowing our teenager to see it for the first time. She thought it was lame. I remember being terrified watching it the first time, and I was 21 or 22. At the ending she said, “that was it?” I can see her point now, but back in the day that was the first movie of its kind. There wasn’t Paranormal Activity or Quarantine. Lame? Really?
On to the tutorial….These wands are so much fun to make (and play with, too!). Here’s a quick and easy tutorial to make 4th of July wands to wave during all the parades next week. My kids love to be able to wave something in the air as the parade passes by. I make these wands all time as “fairy wands,” but I though this would be so easy to turn into a patriotic wand complete with bells.
My littlest one could not quit shaking them long enough for me to get a decent shot of her. On a positive note, you get to see them in action!
4th of July Wands Tutorial
Supplies
Spools of tulle – Hobby Lobby has the best selection in my opinion
a couple pieces of cardboard scrap
scissors
1/4 to 3/8 inch dowel rod cut down to about 12 inches
acrylic paint
ribbons
bells
hot glue gun
2. Cut two circle donut shapes out of cardboard. They do not have to be perfect, just as close in size as possible. The ones pictured are about 6 in diameter.
6. Now your cardboard and tulle will look like this. Then, cut a piece of tulle about 12 inches long and insert it between the two pieces of cardboard and tie it tightly around all the tulle.

Test it out and make sure it feels sturdy. You don’t want your puffball flying into the parade.
I would suggest you skip this step if you have babies, just in case one flies off and they pick it up and put it right into their mouths.
13. If you want to create some funky multicolored wands, try switching out the tulle after just 1/2 to 1 yd. Here is an example of one.
And there you have it! This is a fun and easy craft your kids can do with a grown up taking care of the hot glue. We’ll be waving ours at the fireworks displace at UNT next week. Enjoy!
Early next week, I’ll be hosting a giveaway! Recently, we made it to over 200 likes on Facebook, so in honor of all of you for helping make that possible, I thought a giveaway was the best way to say Thank You! Stay tuned!!
16 comments
These wands are so cute! I love watching horror movies! My little boy is too young to watch them but my oldest likes watching them with me. My middle doesn’t really like anything scary, she prefers action films.
Ritchil
http://chengand3kids.blogspot.com/
This is nice! Found your blog through Showing Some Love Hump Day and followed your blog!
Laura, http://camillaandroman.blogspot.com/
Really cute! I’m sure my daughter would love one. Thanks so much for sharing this at Katherine’s Corner Blog Hop where I’m co-host today.
Christine @ http://idigpinterest.blogspot.com
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Hello,
Popped over from Crafts a la mode.
Love, Love, Love these. Perfect for
the upcoming holiday.
: o )
Awh. These are too cute. I might need to try to make something similar for my niece. She would LOVE these.
Morgaine from Madcap Frenzy
P.S. I would also like to invite you to join my June Totally Tuesday Link Party:
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Hugs!
Super fun for the fourth! Love your pictures!
This is such a great idea! We’d love if you shared it at our Super Summer Saturdays link up! http://www.thechirpingmoms.com
So cute!!
Thanks so much for linking up to our “Best Of The Weekend” party! I have also pinned this to our BOTW board and to another big board of mine!
Have a great rest of your weekend and we hope to see you back at the party next week. 🙂
xoxo
{PS: I thought the Blair WItch Project was very scary back when it came out. A few of my friends from here in FL produced it, actually, so I first watched it with them at a premiere. They lovingly refer to me as “The Claire B*tch Project” Maybe that should have been my blog name. LOL
Cute wands!
–Gena
What a fun idea! I know my little ones would kill for these. But perhaps that is the scary part! We might all end up injured! Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for linking up to Gingerly Made’s Show & Tell party. I’m featuring you in a special 4th of July round up! http://www.gingerlymade.com/2013/07/4th-of-july-round-up-link-party-features.html
I will skip the scary movie but those 4th of July wands look super fun! Love it 🙂 I just pinned! Krista @ A Handful of Everything
This is adorable! And so is your little girl! I pinned it to my Summer Fun board. Thanks for sharing at All Things Pretty! Hope you come back soon!
We wanted to let you know that we featured you this past Saturday as one of our kid-related favorites as part of our Super Summer Saturday series: http://www.thechirpingmoms.com/2013/07/super-summer-saturday.html! Hope you come back each week and share some more great ideas!
Julie