Learn how to make fairy wands for kids and cast a bit of crafty magic

Perfect for playtime and parties, these fairy wands are sure to spark the imagination. It’s a simple project to make and is a great non-scary option for Halloween or just general dress-up play.

Get creative with colours and trims to make something personalised that they’ll love. You could even add a little bell onto it to give it that extra magical twinkle

How to make fairy wands: step by step instructions

You will need

• Fabric
• Toy stuffing
• Ribbons and trimmings
• Dowel or stick (approx. 30cm/12in)
• Glue
• Erasable marker pen
• Star template 

Notes

We’ve used a sewing machine in this tutorial, but you can easily sew by hand if you prefer. If you don’t have an erasable marker pen, you can simply use a pencil or tailor’s chalk, just make sure it doesn’t show through your fabric. Similarly, if you don’t have toy stuffing to hand, you could replace this with cotton wool balls.

Step 1

Fold the fabric in half right sides (RS) together, then draw around the template on one side to mark out the star.

Step 2

Sew around the edge of the star along the drawn lines, leaving a small gap at an inner point for turning through.

Step 3

Cut the fabric 5mm (¼in) outside the stitching line all round, then trim away the points and notch in to the corners.

Step 4

Turn the star RS out.

Step 5

Stuff the star firmly.

Step 6

Take a length of ribbon and wrap it around the stick, glueing it in position at the top and bottom.

Step 7

Pop the stick into the gap in the star and sew up the gap around the stick.

Step 8

Take some lengths of ribbon and trims and tie them around the stick just below the base of the star.

Stitch your own toys

Keep the sweet stitches going with our collection of 20 toy sewing patterns for babies and children.

Sparkle and shine with our fairy wand sewing pattern

These sweet fairy wands are wonderful for encouraging imaginative play and can be customised to suit your little ones’ hopes and dreams. Raid your haberdashery and create an accessory they’ll love.

Make a magical costume!

These cute kids’ fairy wands are just the start. You can always take dress-up play one step further with our fabulous and free kids witch costume sewing pattern.

Emily Freer

Former Simply Sewing Production Editor Emily loves trying new crafts. Her love of sewing started with making dresses for her nieces, but she quickly learnt that making things for adults who aren’t rapidly outgrowing everything is much easier.

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