DIY Harry Potter Ornament (With Book Covers Printable)

DIY your way to a magical Christmas with this DIY Harry Potter ornament inspired by the books. They make great gift ideas or 30-minute crafts for you and your family to keep at home. Plus, you can print free PDFs of the tutorial and book covers at the bottom of the post to help you make it even more easily at home!

DIY Harry Potter Ornament for Your Christmas Tree

Time

• Prep time: 10 minutes
• Active time: 15 minutes
• Additional time: 5 minutes
• Total time: 30 minutes

Materials

• 1 sheet of 8.5″ x 11″ white sticker paper for the printer
• 5″ screw top plastic ornament (or one that opens in half versus via the top)
• 3/8″ ribbon in burgundy (or your favorite Hogwarts house color) (optional)
• Decorative stickable bow to decorate the top of the ornament (optional)
• 1 white foam board
• 1 sheet of 8.5″ x 11″ white cardstock paper

Tools

• Craft knife or scissors
• Glue (I used spray adhesive. Hot glue should also work well.)

Instructions

1. Print two copies of miniature-sized versions of all seven Harry Potter book covers on sticker paper and cut them out. (If you want to use my copy with 2″ book covers, scroll to the bottom of this post and download the template.)
2. Print one copy of the first page of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (or whichever book page you choose) on the cardstock. (Get free Harry Potter books online.)
3. Slice it into strips containing one or two rows of text each.
4. Stick one copy of all seven book covers on the foam board and cut them out with a craft knife or scissors. If the edges are jagged, trim them. Then, stick the corresponding book covers on the other side of the foam cutouts. This way, no matter what side you are looking at, you will see the front cover of the books.
5. Roll the paper strips with your fingers, then pull them apart to form spirals.
6. Place everything in the ornament. You can throw it all in, shake it up, or arrange the books and fill the empty spaces with the spirals. Close the ornament.
7. If you choose, add some ribbons and bows to make the ornament festive. I affixed a Gryffindor red ribbon around the lid and stuck a gold holiday bow on top. My ornament already came with a loop around the lid to hang it, but if yours does not, you can add one now.
8. Hang your ornament on the tree or wrap it up to give it as a gift.

Harry Potter Ornament Printables

Tutorial

2″ Harry Potter Book Covers