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A Harry Potter Party

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Potions Class Activities

We made flobberworms that glowed in the black light. We mixed chemicals to make foamy dragons' toothpaste.
 
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Mixing potions that produce stringy flobber worms. Bring them to a lamp with a black light bulb to watch them glow.
String Slime™ Starter Set
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Make Toothpaste for Dragons
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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...
 
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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.
Wilton® Candy Melts® Melting Pot
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Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers - 10oz
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You can buy frog molds on Amazon, Etsy, or in many cake supply stores.
3-D Frogs Chocolate Candy Mold
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Kraft Jet-Puffed Mini Marshmallows - 10oz
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Rice Krispies Cereal
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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.
 
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Low temperature glue guns work well when working with paper.
Low Temp Mini Glue Gun by Craft Smart®
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Mini Low Temperature Glue Sticks by Ashland®
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2oz Satin Acrylic Paint Wobbly Walrus - Mondo Llama™
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Take the painted wand outside, place on a cardboard or newspaper surface and spray lightly. Let dry.
Rust-Oleum 12oz 2X Painter's Touch Ultra Cover Semi-Gloss Spray Paint Clear
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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
 
Dr. Brown's The Original Cream Soda Bottles - 6pk/12 fl oz
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Smuckers Topping Butterscotch - 12.25 Oz
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Reddi-wip Original Whipped Dairy Cream Topping - 6.5oz
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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...
 
Mott's 100% Original Apple Juice - 64 fl oz Bottle
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Signature SELECT Ice Cream Seasons Pumpkin Pie - 1.5 Quart
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Martinelli's Gold Medal Sparkling Cider -25.4 fl oz Glass Bottles
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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...
 
Harry Potter Sorting Hat Costume Accessory
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