Cute Mermaid Wand

This cute Mermaid Wand craft is perfect! They’ll be able to channel their inner mermaid and make their own simple wand for imaginative play as well.

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THIS CUTE MERMAID WAND

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– Wooden star wands – Paint – Paintbrush – Seashells – School glue – Sequins

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HOW TO MAKE THIS FUN MERMAID WAND FOR KIDS

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STEP 1 Paint the star wand and shells using the selected color of paint. Allow drying completely.

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STEP 2 Using school glue, attach the sequins to the wood star. Allow drying completely before proceeding.

STEP 3 Using hot glue, attach the shells to the star wand.

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STEP 4 Cut lengths of ribbon and tie in a knot on the wooden dowel just under the star. Secure with a dot of hot glue.

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The kids will love how simple and easy this mermaid activity is! They’ll have a blast having their very own mermaid want to play with as well.

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SWIPE UP TO LEARN MORE!

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