A Harry Potter Party
Potions Class Activities
We made flobberworms that glowed in the black light. We mixed chemicals to make foamy dragons' toothpaste.
Mixing potions that produce stringy flobber worms. Bring them to a lamp with a black light bulb to watch them glow.
DIY Chocolate Frogs
Melt candy melt disks or the one pound large chocolate bars from Trader Joe's. Coat a plastic frog mold with the chocolate, using a small spoon or silicone brush. Fill interior space with Rice Krispies, marshmallows or a peanut butter and confection...
Melting chocolate in this machine is so much easier than reheating to the correct temperature in the microwave. Great for making cake pops or chocolate dipped strawberries.
You can buy frog molds on Amazon, Etsy, or in many cake supply stores.
Wand Making
An expensive way for each person to have their own wand is this DIY wand tutorial.
instructables.com/Make-an-awesome-Harry-Potter-wand-from-a-sheet-of-
Supplies include paper, hot glue, and acrylic paint. Attach a descriptive tag to each wand describing the type of wood, and characteristics of the wand.
Low temperature glue guns work well when working with paper.
Take the painted wand outside, place on a cardboard or newspaper surface and spray lightly. Let dry.
Butterbeer
You’ll need cream soda, butterscotch topping, and whipped cream. For each serving, mix a tablespoon of caramel syrup into a mug of cream soda. Add whipped cream topping. Drizzle with more butterscotch syrup. Optional: for frozen butterbeer, blend wit...funmoneymom.com/harry-potter-butterbeer
Pumpkin Juice
Mix two bottles of Apple juice with a quart of pumpkin ice cream. Use sparkling apple cider if you want it bubbly. Add dry ice just as guests arrive for the smoky bubbly cauldron effect. Handle dry ice with care (I use oven mitts). Our supermarket (H...
The Sorting Hat
Our Sorting Hat had a small pocket inside. I hid a receiver from a baby monitor there, and had my husband speak into the other part from another room using the gruff Sorting Hat voice. The baby monitor in the party room broadcast so he could hear eve...