DIY Harry Potter Chopstick Wands Tutorial

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One of the most fun aspects of Harry Potter, in my opinion, is the wands. I love how every wand is suited so perfectly (most of the time) to the witch or wizard who wields it, and how they’re all very uniquely made. So, when I discovered that it was very easy to DIY your own Harry Potter chopstick wands, I was keen to give it a go.

And it turned out to be very simple.

What do you need to make a Harry Potter chopstick wand?

Chopsticks
Hot glue gun
Hot glue gun glue
Paint of your choice
Optional: Beads, string, other craft items

For the chopsticks, any will do. Whether you have old ones you no longer use (especially if they’re chipped or cracked), or you’d managed to acquire quite the collection of those chopsticks you get with your suhi order … any will do!

Don’t have any chopsticks? Any similar item will also work. For some of my wands, I used three wooden skewers (you know the ones for things such as fruit kebabs or chicken kebabs) and glued them together. Then I rounded off the ends a bit with hot glue. It wasn’t quite as neat as the chopstick wands, but it did the trick!

How to make a chopstick wand

Take your chopstick (just one), and, using your hot glue gun, begin to cover the chopstick with the glue until you get it to a thickness that you’re happy with. Remember, one end is going to be the handle, and the rest should be a lot narrower.

Once you’ve covered it with glue to a thickness you’re good with, continue to use your hot glue gun to build up glue at the ticker end of the chopstick. This is going to be the part of the wand that you hold.

Use large beads or string to create different elements to your wand.

For example, on one of my wands I used a large wooden bead at the top, simply glue on and smoothed out to transition in the wand, which created a more prominent end.

On another wand, I used string to wrap around the entire wand to create a vine-like effect.

You could also use leaf shapes to add a little nature to your wand, create rings of smaller beads at the top, or whatever you’ve got lying about in your craft tubs.

If you don’t have any other craft supplies that would work, you can use the glue to create patterns or spirals up and down your wand.

Each wand can be as similar or different as you like!

When you have your wand looking like you want it, make sure the whole thing is dry (this won’t take long as hot glue dries really quickly).

How to paint your chopstick wands

You can either paint the whole wand with a base coat of white or paint straight on the glue. It’s up to you.

I used a blend of brown paint, black, ochre, and yellow, and on occasion, a red or green if wanted a certain look. You can wait for your initial coat to dry and then use a dry-brushing technique to go over it to distress the paint a little, making the chopstick wand look used.

My chopstick wands

I ended up making 5 different wands out of chopsticks, and while I was very tempted to keep making them (once you start, it’s hard to stop!), but I, unfortunately, ran out of paint.

Here are the DIY Harry Potter wands that I made.

These two (below) I did first, and they were done with real chopsticks I stole from the kitchen (shh! It was for a worthy cause!), and they are pretty simple. I do like the spiral of glue down that one though. For the effect on the top one, I used a bit of thread, and just wound it around, securing it with glue.

And then I started running low on brown paint, so they turned sort of evil-ish with black paint after the first two. But I really like these ones!

I think my favourite is the one nearest the bottom of the picture, below. I just love how bulky it looks!

You can’t really tell in the photos (sorry!) but the one nearest the top is actually green-tinted. I used a dark green and a bit of black. The middle one has a bit of yellow ochre/goldy tones on the handle too.

I had a lot of fun creating these chopstick wands, and I felt very witchy by the end of it. What am I going to do with them now? you ask. I’ve popped them into my Marauder’s Map mug that I got from the Harry Potter Warner Bros Studio Tour. They are now sitting nicely on my shelf.

Have you ever made chopstick wands like these? How did you make yours? Feel free to drop a picture of them in the comments! I’d love to see them!