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Harry Potter: Miscellany
Steps
1. Houses.
Depending on the size of your event, you may choose to only have one house or all four.
You may also choose to create new houses so no one is upset when they dont get the
house they want from Hogwarts choices. Decide how you will run your magical event.
NOTE: All steps in the Harry Potter badge set are based on Hogwarts four houses. You
may need to adjust to make these usable for your event.
2. Type of event.
Your choices of activities will depend on the length of your event. Decide on the type of
event, then the time devoted to activities. Adjust your activities to t your time frame or
ask participants to bring certain materials from home to help with time limitations. Some
types of events may include:
Single evening event (1-2 hours)
Overnight (2-4 hours in evening, possibly 2-4 the next day as well)
Lock-in (8-12 hours of activities)
Day camp (2-4 hours daily over a period of 2-5 days)
Resident camp (2-6 hours daily for length of camp)
After school (1-2 hours daily with rotating activities)
3. Bring your own.
To help reduce the number of activities, you can ask participants to create one or more
of the following to bring with them to your event. This is especially useful for your
participants if you plan to run a Harry Potter event more than once. Feel free to add your
own ideas to this list.
Cloak
Wand
Blank tote
Blank book
Provide Web links if you have specic items in mind for patterns or supplemental
information.
4. Work with volunteers.
Make sure your volunteers are familiar with all areas of your event, even if they do not think
they will interact with parts of it. Your participants may ask questions of any volunteer and
they all need to know whats happening.
See about hosting a pre-event to allow your volunteers to try the activities, see the props
and more.
Harry Potter:
Miscellany
This badge covers
all the miscellaneous
items that didnt t
into the other badge
programs in this set
including:
Christmas at
Hogwarts
Games
Hogwarts Activities
House Crafts
Magical Crafts
Recipes
Science

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5. Change it up.
If youre planning on running more than one Harry Potter event, think about changing it
up. Running the exact same event over multiple years may make it easier for you, but youll
be reducing the number of people interested in attending your event. For additional ideas,
look at the Harry Potter: Classes supplement (Harry Potter: Hogwarts Activities) as one
way you might do activities based on the year.
Theme ideas
6. Fonts and graphics.
Using fonts and graphics helps your participants visualize your theme. Find fonts and
graphics, including those provided by the AEP, to incorporate into your preparations
and event.
7. Letter of acceptance.
For camp or special events, two weeks before camp, mail postcards to each participant
with their acceptance to Hogwarts. You might include a little note about needing to use
the post because all Owls are busy reporting on Voldemort, escapes from Azkaban,
discovery at the Ministry of Magic, the Tri-Wizard Tournament, etc.
For meetings or after school activities, hand out cards to your participants. Fold the letter
in half, add an owl sticker or owl stamp on the outside to simulate Owl mail. You might also
want to create scrolls with wax seals.
Check out the AEP supplement for ideas and printables to make letters, postcards or
scrolls.
8. Signs.
From Hogwarts Express to signs that identify where classes are located, signs are another
way to add the theme into your event. Create your own signs, nd some on the Web or
check out our signs to print for your event.
9. Movies.
You may choose to watch one or more of the movies during your event. Set up and make
sure all equipment is working before anyone arrives. Your sound levels will vary greatly
between an empty room where there is nothing to stop the sound waves and a room full
of people. Make sure your audio is strong enough so everyone can hear over munching
and whispering. Also, make sure everyone will be able to see the screen. Remove any
obstructions you can and point out those you cannot.
10. Photos.
Make sure you take a photo of the members of each house. If you have the time, take
individual photos as well. Look into a site where you can place the photos privately and
email the participants the link to allow them to download and print those they want.
Providing photos is a low-cost additional activity. Look at various photo sharing sites
online to nd one you like.
11. Non-permanent printables.
You may want to make your event a little more specic to your area and participants.
Some printables that you may want to personalize for this are:
Wanted posters create your own escaped Azkaban prisoner notice
Marauders map map our your camp or area with areas noted
Daily Prophet either highlight happenings at your event, throw in troubling
events from Azkaban, Muggle sightings, etc.
Graduation certicate make these specic to your event
What other items might you add that highlight your unique event?

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12. Identication.
Prepare name badges / stickers beforehand if possible. If you sort your participants before
the event, the identication can have the logo of their house. For volunteers, add titles so
your participants know who they are supposed to represent.
13. Creating your areas.
From assigning areas for the houses to using the various locations mentioned in the books
and movies, you can hold activities to help carry the theme into your event. Search the
Web for specic areas that t the places you plan to utilize from the steps of the other
badge programs or from your own ideas.
Additionally, check out the supplement Harry Potter: Places to get more information
and ideas that are area-specic.
14. Incorporating studies.
See the AEP supplement on Harry Potter: Classes for a listing of classes per year as well
as some general information and ideas to work with them. Do research on the Web for
additional ideas.
15. Costume contest.
To encourage participation and get everyone excited about your event, hosting a costume
contest as an extra part of the activities will allow you to eliminate the need to make or
provide any clothing or accessories. You can then focus on classes, places and the like.
16. Beyond Potter.
Share the fun of reading. See the supplement reading list recommendations. Not only
might this spark interested in another series, you might nd another event on your horizon.
Supplements
SUPP_HGM_Acceptance Letter_sm.pdf
Acceptance letter and postcard as well as blank versions
SUPP_HGM_Hogwarts Express_sm.pdf
Train station, train and ticket printables
SUPP_HGM_Fonts.pdf
Online resource links for fonts
SUPP_HPM_Harry Potter Set.pdf
List of all AEP badge programs and supplements, i.e., this le
SUPP_HPM_Hogswarts_Welcome.pdf
11 x 17 welcome sign
SUPP_HPM_MaraudersMap_sm.pdf
Adjusted online map of Harry Potters world plus a frame only taken from map
SUPP_HPM_Reading.pdf
Reading list for series like Harry Potter
SUPP_HPM_Wanted.pdf
Azkaban wanted signs: male and female versions to drop photos into

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Sites to Explore
www.hp-lexicon.org
www.leakylounge.com
www.mugglenet.com
www.harrypotterguide.co.uk
www.ehow.com/search.html?s=harry+potter&skin=corporate&t=article
chemistry.about.com/od/demonstrationsexperiments/u/scienceprojects.htm
chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/invisibleinks.htm
summercampprogramdirector.com/harry-potter-camp-ideas-part-1
summercampprogramdirector.com/harry-potter-camp-ideas-part-2-the-classes
summercampprogramdirector.com/harry-potter-camp-ideas-part-3-the-extras
www.instructables.com/id/Harry-Potter
www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Harry-Potter-Themed-Feast
www.pojo.com/harrypotter/spelist.shtml
harrypotterspells.net
harrypotter.wikia.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_potter
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