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Twig broomstick
Get ready to fly away, whoosh!
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Every good witch and wizard needs
a broom to travel around on
(or to play Quidditch).
You can make your own in the woods…
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Search for a long,
strong, straight stick.
Wrap the bunch of small twigs
around one end of the long
stick, tying them together
tightly with string.
Collect a bunch
of smaller,
slender twigs.
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Now you’re ready
to fly off into the
moonlight, or play
in the Quidditch
World Cup!
Make sure
they’re secure
or you’ll lose
some on your
first flight!
A twig broomstick makes a great addition to a spooky Halloween costume!
Feel free to copy and share this for personal and educational use –
and don’t forget there are loads more brilliant activities to download on our website!
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Whooosh!
This type
of broom
is
known as
a ‘besom
broom’. Tra
dit
the handle ionally
is made
from haze
l, the head
from birc
h twigs.