-Wooden dowels as thick as a pencil or thicker, 12" or longer. 
-Acrylic craft paint- browns, blacks, or any color you prefer. (We will use at least 2 colors so have a dark color and a lighter shade.) If you want a metallic look, have a gold, silver or a metal color as well. 
-A brush with water for paint and a towel / paper towel.
-A glue gun with at least 3 glue sticks. (All temperature works better for drips but you can still get effects with a low temp glue gun.)
-Marbles, glass stones or large plastic jewels to place at the end of the wand. 
-A jar, vase or can you can rest the wands in while drying.
-Newspaper, cardboard or aluminum foil. (Something you can have under you to catch any drips of glue or paint.)
Optional- Sand paper or a sanding block to sand the end of the dowel.

The more dowels and glue sticks you have, the more wands you can make! I recommend making at least 2 or more wands at a time. That way, while one is drying, you can work on the next one.

Kids will use a glue gun.