20. Golden Snitch Cake Pops
You may have come in terms with the fact that you’re a Muggle but what if you could bring some magic into your life with some simple DIY Harry Potter creations that you can make at home. All of these creations require simple ingredients and will make every Harry Potter feel that is inside the universe of the most loved magician of all time! Don’t miss #14 & #6 and learn how to make your very own famous Harry Potter cocktail “Butterbeer” at #13!
What a great idea for Halloween or Christmas Eve, and a fairly simple one. All you need is simple ingredients to make cake pop molds and some leaf candy mold. Then assemble them together, add some golden sprinkles and let the children (and “adults”) go crazy on these! The next one will be a perfect Harry Potter chocolate box!
19. Chocolate Frog Boxes
Chocolate and candy will be more tasty if you put them in these special nerdy Harry Potter frog boxes. Search the web to find some printable replicas, let your inner artist come to the surface and get down to work. A perfect gift box any Harry Potter nerd!
18. Hogwarts Signs
Do you want to feel like you’re into Hogwarts when in reality you’re only in your own backward? There is no better way than create these garden signs with simple cardboard or wood if you really want to make these perfect. You can put them in the garden or in your hall to let everyone know how to get around your garden or home (or Hogwarts!).
17. Pretzel and Cheese Broomsticks
Don’t these really cute and tasty? They’re also very easy to make! Just get some pretzel sticks and your favorite cheese. Cut the cheese into separate pieces and then midway through. Also, if you’re not in a hurry you can add some chives to keep them all together and voila!
16. Letter From Hogwarts
Want to reassure your friends that the letters they’re receiving are coming directly from Hogwarts? First of all you’re going need some envelopes or vellum paper that you can shape into your own envelopes, if you’re a perfectionist. Then some red clay, a penny some trial and errors and you’re ready to send the most awesome letters ever!
15. Wizard Hat Cupcakes
Why make regular cupcakes when you can make these? Just find a really good recipe and make ordinary cupcakes. Then melt some chocolate and dip into it ice cream cones. Put them all together and you’ll have some quite magical cupcakes. You can also put ice cream in the cones but that’s for the really brave magicians.
14. Quidditch Beer Pong
This is a great way to make your party stand out and be memorable, even for people that have never heard of Harry Potter. Take some empty bottles and fill them with sand. Then mount on them some dowel rods and sewing hoops on tops of them. Spray them with golden spray and you’re good to go!
13. Butterbeer
It’s cold outside and you’re waiting for your friends? Here is a way to warm them up! Butterbeer will become your favorite cocktail and you only need butterscotch sauce , apple cider, bourbon whiskey and whipped cream to make it happen. Harry Potter fans will love it!
12. Gryffindor Tie
Go buy a plain red tie from a dollar shop and then find a gold pen. Place some frog tape to make a template and just paint the tie with your gold pen! Voila! You have your Gryffindor tie that took under 20 minutes to make and costs less than $2!
11. S.P.E.W Buttons
Get your graphics print them and seal them forever on saved bottle caps. You’ll need some saved bottle caps, a really good printer, cutting skills and of course magic! Also don’t forget the hot glue! Then you can transform these into anything you like!
10. Golden Snitch Necklace
You can’t deny that this look extremely beautiful, special and unique. This golden snitch necklace can transform you into the master of Quiddich and it only requires a golden bead, 2 gauges of wire, pliers and two jump rings. Also a chain to put it all together into the most Harry “Potterish” piece of jewelry that you’ll ever own!
9. Deathly Hallows Earrings
If you’ve ever made DIY earrings then this should seem fairly simple but if not stick around to learn how to make these easily. Pick up a piece of paper and by using a pencil make a template of the Deathly Hallows logo. Then bend some wire, to make the elder wand, the resurrection stone and the invisible cloak. You’ll need some glue and you can even decorate them further if you have the time!
8. Chopstick Wands
If you ever wanted to learn how to eat with chopsticks, this can give you the motivation to begin. First of all you’ll need some bamboo sticks or even plain chopsticks, some hot glue, brown paint and patience.
7. Magical Broomsticks
These can be impractical but they’re surely beautiful and can make your house feel more festive and cozy… especially for Halloween and Christmas! You’ll need some tree branches that you can find in the woods and some used paper bags. Fill the paper bags with sand and then stick the tree branch inside. Tie them up with some twine and hot glue where it’s needed!
6. Magic Potions
Imagine how amazed your guests will be when they see these! You can even come up with a story about the potions and their use. Even though they look magical it’s only glitter and glue in a lotion bottle. Don’t forget to tie it up with a chain and close it with a cork so it looks precious and dangerous.
5. Pensieve Punch
Be the most fun person at a party by bringing this very special and unique punch for everyone to enjoy. You can use edible sparkling dust for the sparkling effect and some food coloring to achieve extraordinary colors. Just be sure that no one will attempt to see some memories through it.
4. Monster Books
Keep your secret notes safe in these scary yet cute note holders made for huge Harry Potter fans! The process is a bit messy as it requires a lot of cutting of fur and paper as well as hot gluing the tongue and googly eyes on the fur. The end result though will make you forget all the mess that you’ve made.
3. Marauder’s Map
This is fairly simple. Just print out a Marauder’s map and keep it in your wallet or your backpack just in case anyone gets lost. To make this even more believable you can print it onto a paper with a special “old” texture and impress your friends!
2. Mini Great Hall Lamp
This one is the most magical of all but it can be quite expensive to get some remote candles. Use a wire ring and some tin fishing line and you’ll have the most magical lamp of all, in your own bedroom.
1. Gift Boxes
Though this slideshow we learnt how to make the most heartfelt and unique gifts for our Harry Potter fans fiends or even for ourselves. How will we wrap up these gifts for them though? Well, get some cardboard and scissors as you can wrap all of these gifts up into a Hogwarts started pack containing all the essentials that your friends or you will need while studying there!