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Make Book Week Magical With These Harry Potter Book Week Costume Ideas and DIY Crafts
Book Week is a marvellous occasion for celebrating all things books and reading. So, what better way to celebrate the magic of Book Week than by dressing up in a costume representing the magical wizarding world of Harry Potter! Harry Potter is a beloved book series for both kids and adults, so both students and teachers can enjoy celebrating Book Week with a Harry Potter themed costume.
With so many characters featured throughout the novels, including Hogwarts students, professors, scary villains and even magical creatures, we're here to help you decide on which Harry Potter Book Week costume to fashion this year! From costume accessories to DIY Harry Potter projects for your costume, we'll take you through all the ways you can infuse a magical spirit into your Book Week celebrations.
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- Harry Potter Book Week Costume Ideas For Kids
- An Iconic Harry Potter Book Week Costume: Harry Potter
- Hogwarts Student Dress Up With A House Robe
- Hogwarts House Themed Tutus For A Colourful Twist
- Harry Potter Book Week Costumes For Teachers To Join In On The Fun
- Transform Into The Professors of The Wizarding World
- Dress Up As The Series' Main Trio
- Add A Final Touch: Harry Potter Costume Accessories
- DIY Harry Potter Book Week Ideas
Harry Potter Book Week Costume Ideas For Kids
For kids, there's nothing quite like dressing up in a costume and letting their imagination run wild. Harry Potter will have kids exploring the magic of the wizarding world throughout their Book Week celebrations. Check out a few of our favourite Harry Potter Book Week costume ideas that any student will enjoy!
An Iconic Harry Potter Book Week Costume: Harry Potter
A pair of round glasses, a wand and a lightning bolt shaped scar are all easily identifiable symbols of a Harry Potter costume, making this character an easy and low maintenance dress up for Book Week. An incredibly recognisable costume, any child will feel the joy that comes with dressing up as the titular character, leaving them ready to conquer any challenge that comes their way, just like the wizarding hero. This look pairs effortlessly with a black ensemble or even your child's school uniform! Complete the look with a Gryffindor scarf to look just like the 'Chosen One'!
Hogwarts Student Dress Up With A House Robe
With a Hogwarts House robe, any school uniform can be transformed into the uniform of the Wizard School from the world of Harry Potter. Hogwarts is known to be represented by four houses: Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. Each house features a different emblem and colour scheme. Kids can choose their favourite colours or select a house they feel more connected with and dress up as not just any student, but a student of one of the most famous fictional schools!
Hogwarts House Themed Tutus For A Colourful Twist
Brighten up any Hogwarts uniform ensemble with a colourful Hogwarts tutu skirt! Available in the colours of each of the four Hogwarts houses (Green for Slytherin, Red for Gryffindor, Yellow for Hufflepuff and Blue for Ravenclaw), this tutu is perfect for bringing a whimsical twist to traditional Harry Potter costumes. With an elasticised band, this tutu is comfortable for kids to wear when playing around the school yard. Complete the look with items in your child's wardrobe like a pair of leggings and a white shirt for that Hogwarts-uniform look.
Harry Potter Book Week Costumes For Teachers To Join In On The Fun
Teachers who grew up reading and watching the Harry Potter series don't have to be excluded from celebrating Book Week with our favourite Harry Potter Book Week ideas for teachers!
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Transform Into The Professors of The Wizarding World
Hogwarts professors are respected amongst the students of Hogwarts as are the teachers of the muggle world. What better way for teachers to celebrate Book Week at school than by dressing up as magical professors. With so many professors to choose from, this is also a great idea of teams of teachers.
Dress Up At The Series' Main Trio
Often referred to as the 'Golden Trio', dressing up as Harry, Ron or Hermione is the perfect way to celebrate Book Week with a magical themed costume. This group Book Week costume is perfect for a trio of teachers either in a team or a close friendship group. With a Gryffindor robe or scarf, a wig relevant to the character and other accessories such as round glasses for Harry, a wand for Hermione and broken stick as a wand for Ron, you can create the perfect Harry Potter Book Week costume ensemble.
Add A Final Touch: Harry Potter Costume Accessories
Harry Potter costume accessories are the perfect finishing touch to your Harry Potter Book Week costume. They can bring that final piece that sets your costume apart. They can even be used to transform a regular outfit into one reminiscent of the magical world. Pair any regular outfit with a red and yellow Gryffindor scarf, a blue Ravenclaw tie, green Slytherin socks or a colourful Hufflepuff scarf to transform into a Hogwarts student. Or, simply accompany your outfit with a broom to dress up just like a quidditch player!
DIY Harry Potter Book Week Project Ideas
Dressing up in a Harry Potter costume is just one of many ways you can celebrate Book Week. This Book Week, help kids express their creativity with a Harry Potter themed DIY project. These projects can even be incorporated into their Harry Potter costume for the perfect finishing touch to their Book Week ensemble.
Decorative and Stylish: A Witch's Hat
Wanting to inspire your child to DIY their Book Week costume? Our Witch's Hat Project is a great way of helping your child express their creativity while infusing the magic of Harry Potter into your Book Week celebrations. Using felt to create a sleek black witch's hat, you can help your child add the perfect finishing touch to their Harry Potter Book Week costume.
Looking for decorations for your classroom? Instead of adding the buckle, try adding eyes and a mouth to recreate the Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter series! This will look great in your Harry Potter themed classroom and can even be incorporated into game time, helping you to sort students into teams in a fun and engaging way.
A Magical Wand For a Classic Wizard's Accessory
The perfect accessory to any witch or wizard's costume is of course a wand! Help your child infuse a colourful charm into their Harry Potter Book Week costume by assisting them to create their very own homemade Wizard Wand.
Using a 30 cm wooden dowel as the wand, all you need is a hot glue gun, a large acrylic bead and paint. Glue your bead to the end of the dowel, this end will become the handle. Drizzle your glue over the dowel to create a textured effect. Layer the glue at the end with the gem to form a handle. Once the glue has cooled and stiffened completely, it's time to paint your wand! You can paint your wand whatever colour you please, but for a look reminiscent of the wands described in the Harry Potter series, go for brown or black paint for that wooden look.
The Perfect Harry Potter Costume Accessory: DIY a Scar Using SFX Makeup
Nothing screams Harry Potter quite like a lightning bolt scar on the forehead. Help your child achieve the perfect Harry Potter costume with a lifelike scar, using the power of special effects makeup. Our DIY Harry Potter Face Paint provides a helpful step-by-step guide for creating the perfect scar using makeup.
Simply apply a small ball of scar wax to your child's forehead, smoothing it out as needed and applying concealer to match their colour tone. Then using a SFX spatula, shape out a lightning bolt. Fill in the scar with a dark red shade of Special FX Makeup. You can even add a little bit of fake clotted blood for a more textured look! So simple, even the most beginner of makeup artists can follow!
Shop Harry Potter Accessories and Costumes For A Magical Book Week!
Harry Potter is one of many series you can celebrate throughout Book Week. At Spotlight, you can explore a wide range of both kids' and teachers' Book Week costumes, as well as incredible costume accessories for the perfect finishing touch to your Book Week dress up. Explore our full Book Week range, online or at your local Spotlight store today!
Looking for crafty inspiration to encourage kids to express their creativity at home or in the classroom? Check out our free Book Week projects online, ready for you to download and get crafting!
