This easy Halloween broomstick craft is fun for the whole family to make. Kids and grownups will love using a broomstick as part of a Halloween costume or as a Halloween decoration.
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Kids can make this easy Halloween broomstick craft with burlap and a wooden dowel. Because Halloween wouldn’t be complete without witches in tall black hats flying on broomsticks.
This craft is fun for the whole family. Only a few basic supplies are needed, and it’s easy to adjust the style and size of the broomstick.
Kids will love pulling threads from burlap to make the ‘straw’ for the broom. This part of the process provides some awesome fine motor work as kids prepare the broomstick.
What could be more fun for pretend play than a broomstick?
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Halloween broomstick craft
Materials list
- wooden dowel
- masking tape
- burlap fabric
- black cotton fabric. (aff. links)
The size of your broomstick will vary depending on the dowel or other stick you use for this craft. The dowel in this tutorial measures 1in. x 12 in. (2.5cm x 30 cm).
Instructions for a broomstick craft
1. Cut piece of burlap approximately half as long as the dowel and 10 in. (25 cm) wide.
2. Unravel the burlap from the bottom to make the “bristles”.
3. Leave a tab approximately 2 in. (5 cm), then unravel a few rows at the top as shown in the diagram.
4. Place the dowel on the edge of the burlap. Tape the edge of the burlap to the dowel. Roll the dowel across the burlap, wrapping the burlap over the dowel in several layers.
5. Secure with tape and add a decorative bow with black fabric.
Broomstick craft for pretend play
No witch should be left without a broom on Halloween night. Make this fun broomstick for a Halloween decoration, or add it to a witch or sorcerer costume.
Say this little rhyme with your preschoolers as you ‘fly’ your brooms around the room.
We’re Halloween witches
flying over ditches.
Sliding down the moon
we sing this tune:
(with a sing-song voice)
“Heigh-ho, Halloween’s here!
Let’s fly our brooms and give a cheer”.
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