Put Yourself at Hogwarts
Some book settings—such as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series—are unforgettable. Transport yourself to your favorite story scene with this project.
1. Reading a terrific book instantly puts you in the middle of the action. What are some of your favorite books? Surely everyone who has read a Harry Potter book has been transported to a place where owls carry messages and school feasts appear before one's eyes. Were you sitting in that boat floating in the dark as Hogwarts comes into view for the first time? Do you ever wonder how you would respond when confronted with an ogre in the bathroom? Or snobbery at the lunch table? Find out by putting yourself at Hogwarts (or whatever your favorite book setting)!
2. With Crayola® Scissors, cut a large square from a recycled file folder. Fold the square in half two times by matching up the points. Cut one of these folds to the center. Slide the two pieces on either side of the cut together to create a standing triarama.
3. To decorate the backdrop of your Hogwarts' scene, unfold the triarama and color its two walls and floor with Crayola Construction Paper Crayons. You may also cut colored construction paper and glue it to the walls or floor with a Crayola Glue Stick.
4. After the surroundings are finished, glue the two file folder pieces that form the floor together to create the standing triarama with Crayola School Glue. Air dry.
5. On white paper or a file folder, draw the outline of Hogwarts with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils. Color in the castle. Erase sections for highlights or to add mortar colors between stones, for example. Use Crayola Metallic FX Crayons to add magical flourishes. Cut out your castle and glue it into the triarama. You could also make a moat around the castle.
6. With a small piece of Crayola Model Magic, form a cube to act as the base for your form. Stick a craft stick in the cube as the armature for your cutout. Air dry overnight.
7. Cut out a small photo of your head. On another piece of file folder, draw and decorate your figure with colored pencils and crayons. Make sure that your body is proportional to your head. Attach them with glue. Air dry flat.
8. Glue the cutout to the craft stick in the cube. Now you can wander around Hogwarts and no longer feel like a Muggle.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, and Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough—
- Keep away from open flames. Do not use to make candleholders, hot plates, trivets, or other similar objects that will be used or placed near fire and other heat sources.
- Do not put in an oven, microwave, or kiln.
- Do not make into vessels/containers that will hold unpackaged food.
- The use of modeling material to make items that look like food is discouraged for children younger than age 5 to avoid their confusion with real food.
- Unless sealed with a water-resistant glaze, do not make projects exposed to or immersed in water, such as boats or outdoor bird feeders. They would disintegrate when exposed to moisture.
- Crayola Dough—contains gluten (wheat flour) as an ingredient.
- Crayola Air-Dry Clay, Crayola Model Magic and Model Magic Fusion are gluten-free. However, they are produced on the same machinery as Crayola Dough which does contain gluten. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products. For information regarding specific ingredients or allergic concerns, please call our Consumer Affairs department at 1-800-272-9652 weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
Wood—By its nature, wood is rough and may contain splinters or sharp points
- Set up a Harry Potter trivia game show with different characters acting as the host. What could some of the questions and prizes be?
- Write an essay about the special qualities that you would bring to Hogwarts (or whatever your story setting). List your magical abilities. What weakness would you like to strengthen through your schooling there?
- Think about which characters would enjoy meeting characters from other books. Who would be good friends? Who would despise each other? Write a script describing these imaginary meetings. Where would they get together? What would happen?
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