Pencil Brooms
Fun Way to Decorate your Pencil for School and Halloween
Difficulty: Easy
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Parental supervision is recommended
Kids can create a wizard's broom that magically helps them do their homework with this broom pencil topper craft. Great gift and activity idea for the Harry Potter fans.
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What you'll need:
- Yellow or natural wood-colored pencil
- Double stick tape
- Raffia
- Scissors
- Gold star garland
- Wire cutters
- Black thin permanent marker, optional
How to make it:
- Cut some raffia about 3 1/2" long.
- Cut off a piece of double stick tape long enough to wrap around the metal part of the pencil eraser. Wrap around metal piece.
- Lay ends of raffia around the pencil, adhering to the tape, with ends sticking up above the eraser.
- Cut off another piece of double stick tape long enough to wrap around and adhere to the top of the raffia, directly above the other piece of tape.
- Lay ends of raffia around the pencil, adhering to the tape, with ends sticking up above the eraser.
- Cut off two pieces of double stick tape long enough to wrap around and adhere one piece to the top of the raffia, directly above the other piece of tape. Adhere the second piece of tape directly below the other piece of tape.
- Take the gold star garland and start wrapping around the pencil, pressing as you wrap to adhere it to the tape. When you reach the end of the tape, cut the wire and tuck end inside under previously placed garland.
- Now you have a broom! Add a name for your broom in black marker, if desired.
