Have a wizarding time

Harry Potter mania has struck again, so use this theme to entertain your kids (& their friends if you want to make a party of it) for an afternoon…..

Wizarding makes

Making a cloak or wizard’s cape:
The material:
If you have some old sheets you can cut to size & dye black in the washing machine, then great, but if you don’t have the time, consider getting an old adult’s shirt, turning the sleeves inside out (or cutting them off) and sealing the armholes up (sew them, sellotape them or glue them!)
Decorate it:
Get the kids to decorate with felt tips, draw a crest on paper & pin or glue onto the back, add sequins or glitter onto the collar, glue tinsel around the edges etc etc

The wizard’s hat:
Use old wallpaper (turned inside out if it’s patterned) or wrapping paper and make a cone with it, glue or sellotape to hold in place. Get the kids to decorate with sparkly bits, foil, paint, glitter etc

The all-important wand:
Get a dead twig, as curly and knotted as possible, or a few chopsticks tied together, or even a roll of newspaper, covered with papier mache (flour, water mixed into a sloppy paste added to more newspaper bits stuck on). When it’s dry it can be decorated, again with ribbons, wool, tinsel, foil, glitter, stars and anything else you can find!


A Wizard’s feast

Okay, so it’s not exactly a balanced meal, but great fun for a one-off! Serve in old glass jars, or on tin foil

Eyes of newt – squirty aerosol cream with a raisin in the middle
Bashed beetles – small lumps of cornflakes or rice crispies covered in chocolate
Slimy pond sludge – green jelly
Wriggly worms – cold spaghetti (esp if cooked in boiling water with red food colouring)
Witches fingers – cocktail sausages
Blind eyes – half boiled egg, remove the yolk and add a grape or pickled onion instead
Bats’ wings – chicken wings (cooked!)
Dead bugs & flies – raisins frozen in ice cube trays of water, and added to drinks
Mixing Potions – lemonade coloured with green food colouring
Dragon’s blood – blue coloured water

HAVE FUN!