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Whether you’re looking to complete your witch costume for this year’s Halloween party or you’d like a way to add a new spooky decoration to your home, making a witch’s broom can be the perfect easy Halloween craft. Plus, you can probably find most of the materials at home—all you need is a collection of branches from outside, twine, hot glue, and either a large fallen tree branch or a few layers of cardboard. Keep reading to learn how you can fly off into the night this Halloween!

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  • Create your broom handle by using a 5 to 6 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m) tree branch or bamboo pole that’s at least 1 ½ in (3.8 cm) thick.
  • Bundle up twigs or grasses, cut them to the same length on one side, and attach them to the handle using hot glue and about 4 ft (1.2 m) of twine.
  • Wrap the bundle of bristles with a second layer of twine or add in fake berry branches, flowers, or other witchy plants.
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Creating a Witch’s Broom

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  1. Outside, find a branch that’s 5 to 6 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m) long and at least 1 ½ in (3.8 cm) thick. You can also use a 6 ft (1.8 m) bamboo pole or an old cardboard wrapping paper tube for the handle instead.
    • You can also make a 5 to 6 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m) long handle from cardboard. Just cut out 4 to 5 cardboard handles the same shape and size and hot glue them on top of each other. [1]
  2. Watermark wikiHow to Make a Witchs Broom
    Outside, find a collection of 1 to 2 ft (30.4 to 60.9 cm) long twigs no thicker than 0.5 cm to use as the broom bristles. If necessary, use scissors or snap the branches with your hands to shorten them to the same length. Line up all the ends on one side—this side will attach to the handle of the broom. [2]
    • If you’d like your broom to have softer bristles, use floral grass or raffia instead of twigs. [3] Line up the ends on one side, and trim them until they’re around the same length.
    • For a more pointed bristle to your broom, try to organize the twigs so that the shorter ones are on the outside and the longer ones are on the inside near the handle.
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  3. Watermark wikiHow to Make a Witchs Broom
    Attach the bundle around the handle using 4 ft (1.2 m) of twine and hot glue. Add hot glue around the end of the handle where the bristles will be and attach a few of the twigs. [4] Wrap 4 ft (1.2 m) of twine around the handle loosely, adding in as many more twigs as you’d like to create a fuller look. [5] Tie the twine in a tight knot and add a dab of hot glue to keep it secure.
    • Rotate the broom as you add twigs to make sure that your broom bristles are full and even on all sides.
    • Alternatively, wrap and tie twine around 4 to 6 smaller bundles of twigs, then attach the bundles to the handle using hot glue. Add a few more twigs with hot glue to fill out the gaps.
  4. Watermark wikiHow to Make a Witchs Broom
    To secure all the twigs to the handle and make the broom look really witchy, wrap about 3 ft (91.4 cm) around the bristle bundle to create a defined twine line. [6] Secure the twine by either tying a knot or adding hot glue to the ends.
    • If you’d like the twine to be really defined around your bristle bundle, use a slightly thicker natural rope instead of twine.
    • If you’re worried about the bundle coming loose, you can wrap about 1 ft (91.4 cm) of floral wire around the twigs before wrapping them a final time with twine.
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Decorating Your Broom

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  1. Watermark wikiHow to Make a Witchs Broom
    If you’re wearing an earthy witch’s costume or you’d like a more natural, autumn look to your Halloween decor, try slipping in a couple of fake berry branches or fake orange, purple, or red flowers into your bundle of twigs. Secure them with a dab of hot glue or add them in before wrapping a final time with twine.
  2. Watermark wikiHow to Make a Witchs Broom
    Your broom definitely doesn’t need to look completely straight or uniform—it might even look more realistic if you add a few fake curly willow twigs or a couple of crazy knotted or twisted twigs you find in your own backyard. You can also add in fallen leaves or long yellow grass for a more earthy, textured look.
  3. To make your broom look more like a traditional witch’s besom (a type of broom made out of twigs), wrap another layer of 3 ft (91.4 cm) long twine at least 3 in (7.6 cm) lower on the broom’s bristles than the other layer of twine. Secure the new layer with a decorative knot or a dab of hot glue.
  4. If you’d like your broom to perfectly match your house decor or the costume you have planned, use spray paint to make it any color you’d like. You can either spray paint the handle and the twigs outside before you put it together, or spray paint it afterwards—just remember to put down a drop cloth first.
  5. If you’re not feeling the twine look, try wrapping 1 ft (30.4 cm) of purple, orange, or another colorful thick ribbon around the bundled bristles on your broom. Tie it in a decorative bow or add a dab of hot glue to secure it to the broom.
  6. Looking for an easy way to light up your spooky space? Consider wrapping the entire broom in a set of colorful Halloween lights .
    • If you need to secure the lights to the broom, wrap a small 6 in (15.2 cm) piece of twine around the string of lights at the end of the handle.
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