Harry Potter Crafts and Activities

July 21, 2024 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

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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Learning about Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a celebration that I’ve written about a little in the past (see: Kwanzaa Activities for Kids) but I feel like it doesn’t always get the attention it deserves since it happens in the week after Christmas. It’s not a time most kids are in school, but you can talk about it as part of winter holidays around the world, or discuss it at home and talk about how you bring the principles of Kwanzaa to your family.

If you need a refresher on the basics, this coloring sheet from Crayola covers the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Kids Activities Blog has a set of printable fact sheets that talk about when it is celebrated, why it was started and what the celebration means. There are also lots of great videos about Kwanzaa for kids, including this song about the seven principles from Sesame Street and a Kwanzaa facts video by Twinkl.

Around the Kampfire has links to other videos and more ideas for talking about Kwanzaa in the classroom. They teach about Kwanzaa in a holidays around the world unit, which you can purchase from them if you need it. Mrs. Richardson’s Class also has a mini unit about Kwanzaa that you can buy that includes vocabulary cards, fact organizers, pocket sorting and a compare and contrast between Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

Crafting a Fun Life has a couple of great projects for your Kwanzaa study, including making a kinara (candle holder) craft out of simple shapes and a collage. She made hers using Kwanzaa stickers and paint, or you can print out Kwanzaa clip art from places like Free Images to use in your project. That’s where the kinara photo above came from.

Need more coloring pages to help your kids learn about Kwanzaa? This set of 17 pages from Academic Intelligence on Teachers Pay Teachers includes individual pages for the seven principles, as well as other images. Another good one on TPT is this Kwanzaa PowerPoint presentation from Shelia Melton, which is great for K-5 students. It goes into good detail about what the seven days mean and how Kwanzaa is celebrated.

I also like these activity sheets from Malisa Goes Digital on Etsy. They include fact cards that you can read and use as a memory game, cutting practice and two-piece matching puzzles.

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