Harry Potter Crafts and Activities

True Harry Potter fans know that the boy wizard’s birthday is celebrated on July 31, so if you want to get in the spirit here are some fun Harry Potter-themed crafts and activities. Stage a reading of one of the books or a movie marathon, make some crafts and you’ll be all set. Don’t forget the chocolate frogs!

First off you’ll probably want some characters to play with. For a super simple version, take cardboard tubes and the printables from Ruffles & Rain Boots to make Harry, Hermoine, Ron, Dumbledore and Hedwig. You can use the same idea and add your own details to make other characters.

If you want to get a little more detailed and make absolutely any character you might want, check out the Harry Potter peg dolls from Artsy Fartsy Mama. These are painted so you can add whatever details you like to make your favorite characters.

And for an even bigger crafty project with a Harry Potter twist, you can make a paper mâché sorting hat with instructions from Brit + Co Guides.

If you’re going to Hogwarts, you’re going to need some books. I’ve seen a few good takes on the Monster Book of Monsters (see Creatively Beth‘s, which is made with felt and googly eyes, or the one from Mama Smiles, which uses furry fabric), or you can make some generally creepy looking books like the ones from Confessions of Parenting.

Make a pencil into a broom with this simple craft from Laura Kelly, and don’t miss my friend Gina’s super cute lightning bolt bookmarks, which you’ll find at Desperately Seeking Gina.

Sugar Spice and Glitter has a very cool crystal ball craft, perfect for your divination class. Of course you’ll need to buy the water globe ahead of time but it’s a really easy project when you have the supplies gathered.

There’s always room for slime, and this potions slime from Little Bins for Little Hands is a fun one to do with a group of kids if you’re throwing a Harry Potter party.

Find the hidden character in these pixel art color by number pages from Homemade Heather.

Looking for more HP fun? Check out our older posts on a printable Harry Potter themed multiplication game, writing prompt pages and printable alphabet game.

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I guess this isn’t exclusively a kid’s craft or learning activity (though cutting and folding are great for developing fine motor skills!) but I think kids would love having some of these printable holiday houses around the house or classroom to play with in the holiday season. Because they’re made of paper, they’re inexpensive to make, and while there is assembly involved the results are well worth the work.

If you have a cutting machine you can use the cut files from Delia Creates to make making your own paper village that much easier. She actually cut out all her buildings in different colors of card stock and used them to decorate a wreath, but you could also put them on the mantle or on a low table for kids to play with. Make a whole small world scene complete with fake snow, little characters and other elements, and kids are sure to start making their own stories to go with the setup.

This set of houses is printed and cut out using a craft knife. It’s meant to be an advent calendar, with each of the buildings numbered and you can stick a treat inside. But you could also just play with the buildings! You can get a free download of four buildings from Little House on the Corner, or head to the post to see where you can buy the whole set.

The Mavelo website isn’t in English, but their printable gingerbread house template is super cute to use as a gift box or to play with. If you need the instructions the website is in Polish but Google Translate seems to do a pretty good job.

Bora Illustrates has an adorable little house to print, cut and assemble featuring a cat, bird and gingerbread person. You could probably print it in black and white and have your kiddo color it, too.

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