How to Make an Easy Self-Stirring Cauldron (2024)

Discover the secrets of this self-stirring cauldron and unlock a witchy new world of potions, spells and turning husbands into toads!

With the August supermoon setting in the west, I think it’s fair to say Halloween season has officially started.

I know, I know, some of you are diehard summerheads who don’t give up on your sandals and mai-tais without a fight and a fit. But there’s no denying it. Down South, the kids are already back in school, so it’s only a matter of time before hay bales and pumpkins start popping up at every turn.

And look, it’s not like we’re rushing into it like we did last year! We started decorating the yard mid-July in 2023, and lemme tell you, it did not go over well with the HOA! Unfortunately for our black-robed Overlords, our Exalted Covenants don’t have a Navage Patch contingency in them!

Anyway, that’s all black water under a troll’s bridge. This year, let’s ease into the season with a simple self-stirring cauldron that’s sure to delight all who gaze upon it!

The most expensive part of this self-stirring cauldron is the rotating display – if you choose the remote-controlled option. You can save about $20 with the non-remote version. For the polyfill, I found an old throw pillow in our PillowHoard™️ and used its innards.

DIY Self-Stirring Cauldron SUPPLIES LIST

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• You can find all the supplies here
• Rotating display stand
• Plastic cauldron
• Small paper plate
• Remote-controlled color-changing LED tea lights
• Wooden spoon or stick
• Plastic cup
• VELCRO dots or double-sided tape
• Polyfill

We love to see our DIY Halloween decor out in the wild! If you make this Halloween DIY decor for your home, take a picture or video and post it on Instagram, be sure to tag us @TheNavagePatch!

Self-Stirring Cauldron VIDEO Tutorial

Watch our short and fun video below for an overview of our self-stirring cauldron before you read the detailed step-by-step tutorial.

DIY Self-Stirring Cauldron Tutorial

Step 1 – Paper plate

The cauldrons I used each have a small raised area in the middle of their bases, so to get a flat platform on which to set the rotating base, I added a paper plate turned upside-down.

Step 2 – Rotating base

I placed the rotating base onto the paper plate.

Lemme know if I’m going too fast. I know this is some post-grad level stuff here!

Step 3 – Add polyfill

Polyfill is perfect for a frothy cauldron effect, and it sticks beautifully to the hook side of hook-and-loop fasteners (aka VELCRO). I used the hook side of VELCRO dots to keep my cauldron foam in place. To start, I stuck a couple on the rim and then placed some polyfill on top.

I also put VELCRO dots inside the cauldron to keep the polyfill as tight against the inner cauldron wall as possible. This is important for a later step.

Step 4 – Add lights

I placed three LED tea lights into the cauldron and secured them to the rotating base with double-sided tape. VELCRO dots would be just fine. I only used tape because it was already on the lights from last Halloween.

Step 5 – Prepare the spoon

I put a sticky dot on the tip of the spoon, placed the spoon in a plastic cup, and then put another dot where the handle of the spoon meets the side of the cup.

Next, I placed three sticky dots on the bottom of the cup.

Step 6 – Add spoon to cauldron

I placed the spoon into the cauldron, slightly offset from center as shown in the picture below.

Step 7 – Add polyfill to spoon

I added a puff of polyfill on top of the cup.

This is why I made sure to keep the polyfill around the inner rim of the cauldron as close as possible. When the spoon spins, the puff of polyfill in the center needs to rotate free and clear of the polyfill around the edges, or the fibers will want to grab and stick to each other, pulling the spoon off its base.

And here’s how my self-stirring cauldron looks all lit up!

To see the full effect of the stirring, you’ll have to check out one of the videos linked near the top of the post.

Handan loves these cauldrons, and now my witchy wife has more free time to dream up new outrageous spells to try out on Yours Truly!