The children can glue the body cutouts around the shakers using an ordinary salt and pepper shaker from any discount store.

When the characters are colored and cut out, they can be glued to the ties decal-style and sealed in glassine. The children now have big, ornate Harry Potter bookmarks! 7. Harry Potter Blindfold Game For best results, we'd recommend having lots of colouring materials on hand so that children can colour in their Harry Potter bookmark in their own individual style. They could even decorate them in their Hogwarts house colours.

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Personally one of my favorite characters is Draco Malfoy and the Malfoy family, just because of how well they are written and the character development- but that’s a controversial opinion in this house!

Ravenclaw: Typically, students sorted into Ravenclaw are highly intelligent, knowledgable, and value academic achievement greatly. Their animal is an eagle and their colours are blue and bronze. Why not also watch our Harry Potter Book Day Virtual Lesson below? This enchanting 35-minute lesson, hosted by Evanna Lynch, encourages children to develop important writing, drawing and PE skills. They will have fun as they write a magical setting description, draw Hogwarts, and cast iconic spells from the series. What are the four Hogwarts houses? When Harry Potter is colored and cut out, he can be glued to the poster’s right side to await the envelope’s delivery. 5. Get Crafty With the Golden Snitch Ball Other Characters: Don’t hesitate to express your creativity. Try changing the skin color, hair color, and eye color for characters like Ron, Hermione, and Dumbledore. This innovative card can be preserved as artwork or given to someone instead of a store-bought card.There’s also Hermione Granger and Albus Dumbledore as well as the Sorting Hat, the golden snitch and other magical creatures- and of course the main character! Despite the alley being incredibly long and located in central London, it's magically disguised so that Muggles (non-wizards) can't see it. This easy craft is a perfect classroom activity and begins by having each child make a homemade envelope using any simple template. Of course, we’ve also enjoyed eating chocolate frogs and jellybeans inspired by Honeydukes sweetshop and the food trolley on the Hogwarts Express – the jellybeans are really not for the fainthearted! We are also hoping to visit the Harry Potter Studios very soon for a set tour. So, if you like the looks of this "Create Your Own Harry Potter Bookmark" activity, here are just a few other resources you might be interested in:

Alternatively, if you liked this, have a look at our London Street Colouring Sheet. You may also like these Boy Wizard Bookmarks. What is Diagon Alley? When the door is cut out on three sides, it can be opened and closed to reveal Harry standing in the secret room! 2. Harry and Ginny Salt Shakers This cute craft makes a great gift for a parent. Have the youngsters color Harry and Ginny, and cut out their heads and bodies separately.

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Have the youngsters draw and cut out an owl from construction paper and glue it to the left section of a piece of poster board. To make this fun reversible mask, have the youngsters color full-size Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort faces, cut them out, and glue them together. There are currently 2 School of Magic activity books- the third will be out this year. The first accompanies the first Harry Potter book and the second accompanies the Chamber of Secrets. Here’s what your child will experience in the School of Magic book 1, as an example: