Wizards Dueling – a Harry Potter Game
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Wizards Dueling – a Harry Potter Game

Last year I had the joy of teaching a Harry Potter class at our homeschool co-op. It was so much fun to delve into the world of Harry Potter every week and share it with some young Potterheads. One of the favorite activities was the Harry Potter style Wizard’s Dueling Game that we invented. How…

Harry Potter Transfiguration Class with Coloring Changing Mugs
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Harry Potter Transfiguration Class with Coloring Changing Mugs

No Harry Potter class would be complete without transfiguration, right?   Let’s not kid ourselves though. It’s hard for muggles to really learn transfiguration. No matter how many times I try to turn beetles into buttons, I still have just beetles. It’s not like potions where you can make a love potion for everyone! Or…

Harry Potter Astronomy with Constellations and Jupiter’s Moons
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Harry Potter Astronomy with Constellations and Jupiter’s Moons

Enjoy the stars a bit more with Harry Potter Astronomy. Learn about relevant constellations, Jupiter’s Moons, and star gazing!One of the few subjects in Harry Potter that nearly directly translates to the muggle world is astronomy.  They didn’t study it quite like we do and it seems that astronomy was much more important in the…

Harry Potter Arithmancy – Math and Logic Fun
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Harry Potter Arithmancy – Math and Logic Fun

Did anyone else ever notice that Harry never had to do math?  Hermione chose to take arithmancy because…well why not?  But no math was compulsory.  No wonder my kids think Hogwarts is such an awesome school. But I wanted to get some math involved in our HP school so, sorry kids.  But at least it’s…

Harry Potter Inspired Amortentia (Love Potion)
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Harry Potter Inspired Amortentia (Love Potion)

 This Harry Potter love potion doubles as a science experiment and a yummy treat. Learn about acids and bases with a bit of potion making fun. Combine little glass bottles, a tasty drink, and Harry Potter and we’ve got a good afternoon for the kids.  Make it a science project and you’ve got a happy…