These 35+ magical Harry Potter crafts for kids and adults are TONS of fun! Make DIY wands, house scarves, shirts, jewelry, and SO much more! Fun for all ages!
Skill Level: The Harry Potter-inspired crafts in this collection range from beginner to intermediate skill levels and are recommended for elementary-age children through adults.
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Are you the ultimate Harry Potter fan? Have you devoured the book series and watched all the Harry Potter movies countless times? Or maybe you’re planning a Harry Potter party (Harry’s birthday is celebrated on July 31st, and May 2nd is International Harry Potter Day!) and need some creative ideas or a DIY gift for a fellow Potterhead. Look no further—I’ve got you covered with 35+ magical Harry Potter-inspired crafts from the fantastical wizarding world!
These Harry Potter crafts are perfect for fans of all ages, from kids to adults. And let’s be honest, any adult who grew up with the books will feel like a kid again while making these crafts! There’s something truly enchanting about bringing the story to life and making the magical world feel real and tangible!
Harry Potter Craft Ideas for All Ages
These Harry Potter themed crafts and projects make great gifts for the HP lover in your life, or for your next Hogwarts party! You’ll have a blast waving magic wands, making fun décor in your Hogwart’s house colors, or brewing potions in the slime lab!
Sorting Hat Candles
Find your place in the Wizarding World with these awesome Sorting Hat candles! Little wizards and witches will get a kick out of watching the white candle melt to reveal their Hogwarts house colors!
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Harry Potter Marathon Blanket
Who’s ready for a Harry Potter marathon? Use this free Harry Potter SVG file to make your own cozy and adorable “This is My Harry Potter Marathon Blanket” for your next Harry Potter movie marathon or reading binge!
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DIY Harry Potter-Inspired Floating Candles
These DIY Harry Potter Floating Candles will transport you straight to Hogwarts! It’s amazing how much these Harry Potter hanging candles look like real candles! Perfect for your next Harry Potter party or Halloween decorating!
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Michelle’s Party Plan-It
No-Sew Harry Potter House Scarves
Show your Hogwarts House pride with these easy no-sew house scarves. These make amazing party favors, or they'll look great as part of a Harry Potter costume.
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Ravenclaw Quidditch Shirt
Are you confident the Sorting Hat would sort you into Ravenclaw? If so, this is the shirt for you! You can also use the free SVG file to make shirts, notebooks, tote bags, and more! (Other houses available, too!)
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Butterbeer Sugar Scrub
Who wouldn’t love a Butterbeer sugar scrub for soft lips and skin? It leaves a divine taste on your lips and would make a fabulous homemade gift for HP fans!
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Pineapple Paper Co.
DIY Harry Potter Potions Ornaments
Make these pretty, glittery ornaments for your Christmas tree or Halloween tree with printable Harry Potter Potion Labels and a few simple craft supplies! Every Harry Potter fan will love these awesome DIY Harry Potter potions!
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Artsy-Fartsy Mama
Harry Potter Peg Dolls
Making these peg dolls will require a little patience and skill, but it will pay off big time when your kids spend hours and hours playing with them. They’re great for a quiet time activity or to take on the go with you since they’re easily portable!
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Red Ted Art
Easy Hogwarts House Bookmarks
Use the chevron paper weaving technique to make cute bookmarks in your favorite house colors. The bookmarks would make a fun party craft, and they're perfect for kids who read the Harry Potter books over and over again (and for the adults who read them again and again as well!).
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Natural Beach Living
Harry Potter Snow Globe
Crafting your own DIY snow globe is such a fun idea! Use LEGO Minifigs to create fun scenes and create cute keepsakes or holiday decorations!
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Watercolor Resist Harry Potter Quotes
Use this gorgeous watercolor resist technique to create signs based on your favorite Harry Potter quotes. You can make your own using the tutorial or use our free printable versions to display in your home.
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Harry Potter Brunch Shirt
This funny brunch shirt that reads, "It's MimOsa, not MimosA," will have your friends cracking up! (I think even a grown-up Hermione Granger would like this one! 😂) It would also be perfect for a bachelorette party for any Harry Potter fan! Use the SVG to create shirts, tote bags, signs, and more.
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Hey, Let’s Make Stuff
Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Earrings
Channel your inner wizard with these Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Earrings, create them using your Cricut and charm all the Potter fans in your life.
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Tikkido
Monster Book of Monsters Candy Box
This candy box is incredible! Use it to hand out treats at your local Halloween Trunk or Treat, or gift it as a gift full of candies to your favorite Potterhead.
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Artsy-Fartsy Mama
Muggle Teacher Shirt
Teachers that dream of teaching at Hogwarts will love this shirt. And the students will get a kick out of it, too. You could also use this free cut file to make a fun tote bag for your favorite teacher.
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Little Bins for Little Hands
Harry Potter Slime Potions
Make any kid the potions master with an array of different Harry Potter slimes! You’ll make slimes based on Polyjuice Potion, Draught of Peace, Felix Felicis, Wolfsbane, Skele-Gro, and Veritaserum.
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See Lindsay
Felt Hedwig Ornaments
Use your Cricut to make felt Hedwig ornaments for a Harry Potter-themed Christmas tree (or you can hand-cut with scissors). They'd make beautiful DIY ornaments to give as gifts, too!
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Kim and Carrie
Golden Snitch Necklace
Feel like a winner anytime you sport this fun golden snitch necklace. With polymer clay, glitter, and a few jewelry-making materials, you can have one of your own in no time flat.
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My Poppet
DIY Harry Potter Gryffindor Crest Patch
If your little witch or wizard is a Gryffindor shoo-in, making a Gryffindor patch for their clothing and robes is a MUST. Luckily, this no-sew felt project with free template makes it super easy!
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Mom Always Finds Out
Harry Potter Magic Wands
You can't be a true Potter fan without a DIY Harry Potter wand! Remember, the wand chooses the wizard, so not everyone will have the same wand, and these wands are full of fun house colors and patterns. All you need is a hot glue gun, paint, and a wooden dowel to get started.
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Lovely Planner
DIY Harry Potter Paper Bows (with Free Printable)
You'll find so many uses for these beautiful bows. Attach them to headbands or hairclips to wear as part of a costume or just for fun. You can also add them to gifts, attach them to balloon strings, or add a paperclip to use as a bookmark!
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Pineapple Paper Co.
Free Harry Potter Sublimation Design
Use this free design to create your own bookish mug listing out all of the books in the Harry Potter series (in order, of course!)!
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Ruffles & Rainboots
Harry Potter Rock Paintings
This is a fun activity the whole family can do together. Find some flat rocks, and paint your favorite Harry Potter characters or concepts. When you're finished, hide them around your community for others to find — what a fun way to bring smiles to people's faces!
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Totally the Bomb
Hedwig Charm Bracelet
It's so easy to make your own Hedwig charm bracelet, and it doesn't require any special tools or equipment!
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5 Little Monsters
Harry Potter Perler Bead Designs
These awesome Perler Bead designs are a lot of fun and totally perfect for Harry Potter fans of all ages!
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STEAM Powered Family
Golden Snitch Bath Bombs
Potter fans will love watching these bath bombs fizz away, releasing a colorful, fragrant bubble bath. It's a fun craft AND a fabulous science experiment all in one! These would make a great handmade gift along with our Butterbeer sugar scrub above, too!
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Polkadot Chair
Quidditch Mom Tote
All the other sports moms will get a good laugh when they see you rocking your Quidditch Mom tote bag. Use it to haul snacks for the team, or for the countless water bottles your kids always seem to need for their practices!
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MuggleNet
Harry Potter Corner Bookmarks
These easy folded Harry Potter bookmarks are SO cool! What better way to keep your place in your favorite book than with these fun paper crafts?
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Swish and Stitch
Magical Harry Potter Inspired Dragon Eggs
These easy-to-make dragon eggs look so magical! All you need are some thumb tacks, fun nail polish colors, and a foam egg!
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Laura Kelly
Harry Potter Broom Pencils
DIY Harry Potter Broom Pencils are perfect to make for party favors, as a party craft or as a fun and magical back to school supply.
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Farm to Fete
Easy DIY Quidditch Game
The best part about Table Quidditch or Quidditch Pong, is that it can be played with ANY kind of beverages, making it a game that's fun for adults or kids of all ages!
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DIY Danielle
Winged Keys
Floating keys AND candles can bring the world of Harry Potter to your home in an instant! They also make a great way to decorate your porch or party area come Halloween.
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Crafting Cheerfully
DIY Harry Potter Wreath
This fun wreath takes only a few basic supplies (including a paper plate!), and the results are incredible!
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Popcorner Reviews
DIY: Harry Potter Howler Letter
Brush up on your origami skills with these easy to make Howler letters! Now this is a picture you can literally hear!
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A Pumpkin and a Princess
DIY Harry Potter Ornaments
These Christmas ornaments will look great decorating any fan's Harry Potter-themed Christmas tree!
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A Few Shortcuts
How to Make a Washcloth Owl
I might be a little biased since Hedwig is one of my favorite characters (along with Luna Lovegood!), but I think this washcloth owl is the CUTEST! 😍
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Brit + Co.
How to Make a Sorting Hat
Make your very own Sorting Hat using just cardboard and paper mâché. Makes a great prop for your next party!
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