Harry Potter has been an obsession in our house for over a year. My twins hit that golden age where their attention span and interests seemed to align perfectly with the Harry Potter series.

Whenever we take a long drive in the car I love to find audio books to help pass the time. We started listening to the first book on our spring break road trip down the coast of California and then continued them off and on until our Iceland vacation. What I was most nervous about for our trip to Iceland was the amount of time we would be in the car, but I shouldn’t have worried. We spent so many hours listening to Jim Dale regale us on the adventures of Harry Potter and his friends. Before we knew it, it was time to pop out of the car for another hike or waterfall or other incredible sight.

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That is how we read Harry Potter. We listened to all the books together on Audible – this is the kind of thing you save those credits for! – but you can also get a CD version (It’s rather pricey so if you can share it with someone that would be great!) if using a CD player works better with your kids.

I can’t recommend the audiobooks enough. Jim Dale does a truly fantastic job narrating the books. I’ve read them all several times and I still get completely immersed in the audiobooks.

Harry Potter Unit Round Up

My daughter in particular fell in love with Harry Potter. She loved the characters, the magic, the fascinating creatures – everything. And so, because I love a good interest driven project, we dove into all things Harry Potter.

Below are the best things we have tried. Many of them we will be repeating soon as we once again celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday at the end of July.

Booklist

The first few are quite obvious, but we have enjoyed several additional Harry Potter themed books that weren’t on my radar prior to doing this unit so I’ve included links below.

• Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
• First Three Books – Illustrated Form (my daughter loves these the most!)
• Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire: The Latest Illustrated Book – was just released in the Fall of 2019.
• The Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter Spellbook
• A Pop-Up Guide to Hogwarts
• Calling All Witches! The Girls Who Left Their Mark on the Wizarding World

Literacy Activities

• Read the books and supporting material.
• Write with a quill. We have this one and it makes all writing (letters, notes, journaling) more magical.
• DIY Harry Potter Book of Spells from Inspiration Laboratories
• Make a Magical Journal for Spells and Fantastical Beasts from STL Motherhood
• Would You Rather Printable Game from Kitchen Counter Chronicle
• Printable Word Scramble and Word Search from Artsy Fartsy Mama

Art Activities

• DIY Wand from Me and My Merbaby
• and another Harry Potter Wand Craft from Red Ted Art
• “Feather” Quill Craft from STL Motherhood
• Edible Wizard Crafts from Organized 31

STEM Activities

• No Prep Quidditch Multiplication and Division Game from the WANDerson World of Mr Swenson
• Play a wizards chess tournament or other Harry Potter games.
• Wingardium Leviosa Experiment from STEAM Powered Family
• DIY Harry Potter Slime from Kimspired DIY
• 12 Harry Potter Bath Bombs from STEAM Powered Family
• Harry Potter Wands STEM Project from STEAM Powered Family

Cooking Recipes

• Nimbus 2000 Broomsticks from Ruffles and Rainboots
• Butterbeer Fudge from STEAM Powered Family OR
  Madam Rosmerta’s Butterbeer Fudge from Totally the Bomb
• Have a Harry Potter Tea ideas from Lara Molettiere
• Sorting Hat Cupcakes from Thimble and Twig
• Edible Wands from The Nerds Wife
• Harry Potter Dragon Egg Cake Balls from Nerdy Mom
• Vegan Butterbeer from Nerdy Mamma

Celebrate Harry Potter’s Birthday on July 31

Super Cute Birthday Party Ideas from Buggy and Buddy plus add these Harry Potter Party Game ideas from East Coast Mommy Blog
DIY Easy Owl Pinata from Red Ted Art

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