Make a wish upon a star this New Year’s Eve with our wishing wand craft!

Encourage the whole family to think about their hopes and dreams this New Year’s Eve and for the coming year and put them onto your own wishing wand.

A New Years Eve wishing wand craft made out of a paper mache star, wood dowel and cut up magazines — Make a wish upon a star by attaching your wishes to a wishing wand.

Instead of making a mood board, or a bucket list, put your wishes onto wishing stars to wave as you ring in the new year.

How to make a wishing wand

We are going to paint paper mache stars and attach our wishes to the back of them. This is a wonderful craft for every member of the family to make.

You will need paper mache stars, wood dowel rods, paint, glue, and an old magazine to make a wishing wand craft — Gather paper mache stars, wood dowels, paint, and ribbon to make a wishing wand.

Supplies needed to make a wishing wand craft

Paper mache star
Wooden dowel rods
Paint
Glitter paint or glitter (optional – for extra sparkle)
Curling ribbon
Old magazines
Hot glue gun
Box cutter

Instructions for making a wishing wand craft

Step 1

Paint your paper mache stars. We chose silver, gold, and white paint for ours, but you can use whatever color makes you happy.

Step 2

Make your wishing wand sparkle by using glitter paint or glitter with glue to your star. Set aside to dry before moving onto the next step.

Step 3

Grab old magazines and have everyone cut out pictures of their wishes for the coming year. Glue the pictures to the back of your star. Don’t worry if they hang over the edge, we’ll take care of that in the next step.

Step 4

Use scissors or a box cutter to trim the excess paper hanging around your star.

Step 5

Use a box cutter to cut an ‘x’ into the bottom of the paper mache star. Put hot glue over the ‘x’ and insert the wood dowel into the star.

The final step for making your wishing wand is to tie curling ribbon at the base of the star — Tie shiny curling ribbon onto your wishing wand.

Step 6

Tie curling ribbon onto the dowel rod right below the star.

Our finished wishing wand craft

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New Year's Eve Wishing Wand Craft

Make a wish upon a star this New Year's Eve with our wishing wand craft.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Difficulty Medium

Estimated Cost $10

Materials

Paper mache star
Wooden dowel rods
Paint
Glitter paint or glitter (optional - for extra sparkle)
Curling ribbon
Old magazines

Tools

Hot glue gun
Box cutter

Instructions

Paint your paper mache star.
Add glitter paint or glitter with glue over the top of your painted star.
Cut pictures out of magazines of your wishes for the coming year.
Glue the pictures to the back of your star.
Trim the excess paper from around your star.
Cut an 'x' into the bottom of your star.
Add hot glue to the 'x' and insert the wood dowel rod into the star.
Tie curling ribbon around the dowel rod right under the star.

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Have you made our wishing wand craft? What were some of the wishes you put on yours?

Make a New Year’s Eve Wishing Wand Craft