DIY Witches Brooms

Are you looking for some cool, realistic looking Halloween decorations for your next party or to put on your porch for Halloween? These DIY witches broomsticks are the perfect solution! Learn how to make these witch broomsticks in just minutes!

I love fast, easy and inexpensive craft decor ideas, don’t you? If so, you will love these DIY witches broomsticks! They check off all those boxes and look so impressive and realistic. Plus, they were fun to make. You can’t go wrong.

If you saw my Halloween tablescape and dining room decor post last week, then you may remember these cute witch broomsticks. They weren’t the main focus of the decor, but they definitely add to the festiveness.

I love how real the witch brooms look! They look like you could just grab one and ride off into the moonlight, if you are a witch that is. 😉

The best part about them is that most of the supplies are free! Find some branches and twigs around the neighborhood and you are almost set!

Supplies to make DIY witches brooms

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Sticks and twigs – collect from outside for FREE! 🙂
Dried grass stalks – the ones I used are from Ikea and out of stock, but these are some similar ones that could work
Twine
Rubber bands
Pruning Shears

How to make DIY witches brooms

Your first step will be to collect some branches and twigs from outside. You want the branches to be about 3-3.5 foot in length and they can vary in thickness but not too thick. The branches should be mostly straight but the more gnarly and curvy the branch, the more realistic is will look. Cut off any small branches or twigs that grow off the main branches so they are cleaner. You can also optionally cut off the bark, if you like that look, but I opted to leave it on.

Twig Witch Broomstick

I made two different style witch broomsticks. One with twigs as the “bristles” and the other with dried grass. For the twig broom, I collected some twigs from outside that varied from about 6-18 inches in length.

Gather up the twigs in your hand and secure them with a large rubber band on the bottom making sure to get all the twigs in there.

Take one of the branch broom handles and shove it up into the center of the bundle of twigs. I pushed about 6 inches of the branch into the twigs. Move the twigs around the branch if needed to fill in any bare spots.

Cover the rubber band with twine. Tie a piece of twine around the rubber band and keep wrapping it until you get a thick band of twine. I just tucked the end into another strand to secure it. Add another band of twine above that to hold the twigs in place.

Trim any really long twigs if necessary. That’s it! I told you it was easy. Maybe 5-10 minutes total to make this one!

Dried grass witch broomstick

For the dried grass broomstick, I used some natural dried grass that I had gotten previously at Ikea. Unfortunately, I don’t think they carry it anymore. I liked it but it was never enough to put into a vase on it’s own, I needed more of it and couldn’t get more, so I decided it would work perfectly for these witch broomsticks. I spread it out and separated them into three piles based on length of the stems.

Taking one of the piles, I cut the stems down to a length that I thought looked good as the end of the broom. I just used a pair of pruning shears to cut the stems. You could use any kind of similar tool.

Place a branch in the middle of your pile of dried grass. The dried grass will be secured with a rubber band just like we did with the twigs. A good tip with this is to put the rubber band on your branch at a level right below the dried grass BEFORE you gather up the grass around the branch. It makes it much easier to add the rubber band. Trust me on this one, I learned from experience. 😉

Again, cover the rubber band with twine. On this dried grass broomstick, I only added one thicker band of twine instead of two but you can do either.

I was able to make three different variations of the dried grass brooms since I had the three piles. On one of them, I decided to cut the bristles straight across and added some of the thicker stems for a different look. Feel free to explore some different looks!

Here are some other Halloween DIY’s you may enjoy:

What do you think? Are you gonna try this Halloween craft? You still have time before the big day! Speaking of that, I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween!