In Kerka’s story, the Kalis stick is a symbol of strength and hope—a gift passed down from mother to daughter. Kerka is full of energy and courage, bravely jumping in to help the ones she loves. The Kalis stick is an essential and expressive part of her Kalis dance, transforming her from girl to magical warrior.
Each Kalis stick is unique and powerful, like the girl it belongs to. And each of us has a magical warrior inside—the part of us that is strong and brave when we need to be. How about making your own Kalis stick? What would it look like? What colors would it be? Think about how your Kalis stick can express your inner magical warrior!
We have a couple of examples below—greengirl went with natural materials and fashiongirl took the crafty route…
Step 1: Gather your materials
The Stick: Select a long stick, tube or pipe. You want it strong enough to dance with, but lightweight enough to carry.
Use a branch, bamboo stalk, plastic tube or pipe, or heavy-duty cardboard tubes from wrapping paper, etc.
The Endcaps: Pick something that reflects your personality. These could be pine cones, plastic Christmas ornaments, wooden craft pieces (knobs), painted ping pong balls, fancy ponytail holders, anything you can think of!
The Decorations: Anything goes. Paint, ribbons, wrapping paper, stickers, lace, beads, glitter pens, vines, plastic flowers, gems, glow-in-the dark-paints…
Scissors for cutting and something strong to stick it all together with: glue, colored duct tape or hot glue gun and glue sticks work really well.
Step 2: Prepare and decorate the stick
Select your stick and practice dancing with it. The length and weight should be comfortable for you to twirl around and move.
Greengirl started with a beautiful green stalk of bamboo from her yard. She cut off all the smaller branches and leaves, then wrapped it with gold cord, ivy and silky ribbon.
Tie the ends into a strong knot and glue them down. Remember, this stick is going to be moving around a lot!
Step 3: Attach the endcaps
Using hot glue gun, slowly and carefully attach the endcaps to the stick. Greengirl chose pine cones and created beautiful ribbon “cuffs” around each to help secure them to the stick. She topped it off with more hot glue to make sure they stay on. She also tucked the ends of the ivy into the ribbon to help secure it to the Kalis.
Step 4: Decorate some more!
For a final touch, Greengirl tied long lengths of shiny ribbon to each end that will move and sparkle as she dances. Her beautiful Kalis stick looks like it was made by fairies! Now she’s ready to create her dance!
Here is Fashion girl putting together her Kalis stick…
She spray-painted a cardboard tube bright red and wrapped it with some fancy paper, colorful ribbon and mardi gras beads. Then she spray-painted the wooden endcaps gold and hot glue gunned them to ends. Finally, she drew designs along the stick with a silver paint pen and added aqua ribbons on each end for drama and movement. Viola! Here’s her Kalis stick (on bottom) and Kerka’s—total MAGIC!!!
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does anyone know where to find a light way stick i need help wit that but this sounds really fun 🙂
I would use a piece of PVC pipe or a broom handle.
thanks 🙂
I thin k I will enjoy this.
what do I do when I get a code?
I wanna make a kalis stick! And I want it to be PRETTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want one!! And how do u play the game
sounds fun
how do u play the game?
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this sounds really fun, so i am planning on doing it.
this is soooooooooooooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so going to make this!
Where do you guys get a tube? can I use a baton?
water lily you can find them at hardware stores or your own home
Thanks!!!!!
I used wooden craft sticks. I put model magic on the ends for end points.
I’m sorry loveablefairgirl that I didn’t get to you sooner.
A lot of comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :]
I think that I’m going to make mine with a wooden dowel, and carve large acorns for the end peaces.
Blessed Be!!! )O(
Deer Wolf
Waterlily it is fine don’t worry. ill try to make mine out of a stick… good luck to me and to everyone.
Is it wrong if I used some thing smaller like a monster high doll stand?
Mine came out great with a lot of detail
Lots*
I made my Kalis Stick made from a buyakan stick. Which is a stick when you shave the white stuff drink it at tit will heal you. I also designed it with angelica red flowers. Also a healing plant for bruises. And much plants and flowers i designed it with are all healing ones
I used a wooden stick and put model magic on the ends for end caps. yours sounds cool Flying eagle!
OMG I remember this wisdom act! I loved doing it! I’m re-doing the wisdom acts cauz of the movie!!! whoops I said too much Jan knows what I’m talking about… I mean Birdie! you know what forget I told you bout the movie that I will audition for cauz my mom knows Jan! Er… Birdie!!! SORRY BUT SPOILER ALEART THERE WILL BE A MOVIE, I WILL AUDITION AND IF I GET THE PART I WILL BE ON DVD IN…A FEW YEARS CAUZ IT TAKES MONTHS TO GET EVERYTHING READY SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR TO FILM AND ROUND EIGHT MONTHS TO EDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
good luck fashiongirl!!!!!!!!!
im starting on it right now and it is a little difficult
Mine would be blue, silver, and emerald green. I may start on it soon.
It will have bird feathers on each end because my element is air.
By the way, what is Model Magic? :I
Fashion Girl,
When are auditions? I might want to try out as Kerka.
I hope they aren’t in Califa, though. I probably couldn’t go to them if they were. 🙁
But it would be so AMAZING if I was cast as Kerka. I bet the sets would be beautiful.
I started making my Kalis Stick! I hope it turns out as well as it does in my head.
BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT YOU GUYS!!!!!!
I have learnt the Kalis Dance, top to bottom, left to right. Aaaaaaah!!!!! Yay!
Warning: DON’T use cardboard tubes. Here’s why:
1. It breaks way too easily.
2. If you have to protect yourself with it and you whack someone, it’ll split in HALF!
I have siblings who have done this to the wall once. Thanks goddess I didn’t design it yet…
Hey Mascaray! I’m an air sign too. Nice ideas for the feathers 🙂
Love the artsy craft!!!
I learned my own Kalis Dance just last night, when I made my Kalis Stick and found my Twilight Dance.
this sounds fun. i think i wil try it.
where do you get a plastic pipe
i wanna make one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think a wooden stick would be great but where do i get one
mine is going to be sparkly and i will use christmas onrnaments for end caps
the colours will be purple and goldand sky blue
sorry but i am beth and bethanie
how do you do the dance?
This is going to be so much fun!!!!!!!
mommy said “i cant do it “
You can always use a chopstick. Those work, and in my opinion, they’re PERFECT!
cool