Harry Potter Advent Calendar

[MissingWillow]

Earlier this year, I made a Zombie Apocalypse Countdown Calendar for my daughter Tracy.  I have two daughters, and couldn't justify making something awesome for one and not the other.  Claire is obsessed with Harry Potter, so I knew that would be the theme of hers.  Here's what I came up with... the drawers have images of some of her favorite elements of the series and the center section has some festive holiday decorations.  That's an image of the Hogwarts Great Hall decorated for Christmas, along with a snitch in the upper left hand corner.



Harry's emerging from a fireplace holding a jar of floo powder.  I received the tiny fireplace from Loves2Experiment in an IYP swap, this was the perfect place to use it!  I used 3 kinds of green glitter paint to decorate it.  It glows really nicely in person, the camera doesn't capture it very well.  Harry's came with the little potions table in a Lego minifig kit I found at Target.


Here's a close-up of a few drawers.



Ron is her favorite character and Goblet of Fire is her favorite book.



But wait.. there's more.     I'm going to have her open this black potions cabinet on the first day as well.


Inside each drawer is something to add to the potions cabinet every day, along with a description of what each item is.  There will also be a piece of candy or other small treat in each drawer.


Here's another example.  The tiny jar contains honey from our bees.


And here's the cabinet completely loaded!  I'm pretty sure both of my girls will be thrilled with what Mom made them.   

[alteredmommy]

This is the coolest MW!  I love the idea of filling up the potions cabinet with each day's surprise.  Lucky girls

[jenleahlynn]

it show that you put a lot of thought into this, what fun!

[kriSmith]

Awesome!

[MareMare]

This is too awesome! Love it!

[alwaysinmyroom]

Such a personalized a unique present to each of your daughters!  You obviously spent a lot of time finding objects or making them...I know that each one will feel very special that Mom made them such a keepsake!

I love the little cabinet filled with goodies!  How will you keep them from opening all the drawers at once?

[HSG]

So much time and effort, but totally worth it.

[MissingWillow]

Thanks everyone!  My kids are pretty good at 'no peeking', although they are both grown and out of the house so there's no telling if they'll be able to control themselves.   I'm still looking for stuff to put in the zombie calendar drawers. 

[butterflyangel]

I LOVEE THIS!! I have been thinking about making a Harry Potter Advent Calendar as well for my best friend who's OBSESSED with HP

Thanks this was helpful 

[MadHatteh]

I love the mini cabinet you made to go along with it. 0: So awesome.

[LimeRiot]

How wonderful, MW! My hubby saw and is begging for one for this holiday .

[MissingWillow]

Ha!  You need to get busy, LimeRiot!

[thisbirdsabsurd]

Filling the cabinet was such a great idea!  Both these cabinets are so much fun!!

[SiFi Mom]

Can you adopt me? I'd love Harry Potter too mommy, lol.

[MissingWillow]

Ha!   

[jillybeans]

Oh wow, MissingWillow!  It is so cool!  I love the little cabinet, too, and how it fills up each day!

[Naseweis]

Awesome.The girl will love the mommy!^^

[dreadlady]

Oh wow!!  How awesome is this!  What a talented and awesome mom you are!!  Love the potion cabinet and the goodies for each day.  AMAZING

[SailorStella]

Wow. I was all "that's awesome!" and THEN I scrolled down and saw the potions cabinets. At that point, the top of my blew off. What an awesome idea!

[Myrdda]

who's the best mom evar??? YOU!! this is fantastic

[tankrgrl]

WOW! Last year my son had a Star Wars advent calendar and I got little random gifts for my daughter- she would LOVE this!! I know what I might have to add to the craft queue...

[MissingWillow]

Thanks so much, everyone.     I'd love to see a Star Wars advent calendar, tankgirl!

[Oath Keeper]

That is such a wonderfully details advent calendar And the Cabinet is a great idea! It really adds a fun extra element to the calendar!

[gozer]

Amazing. Simply amazing! I remember being in complete awe of the zombie one but the potions cabinet add just the perfect touch to this one. Awesome!

[pinkleo]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!

[PixieSkull]

LOVE! Best advent calendar since the zombie apocalypse one.

[mieljolie]

LOVE this!  Great job!  Long live Hogwarts!! 

[Snugglebugmom]

Amazing!!! I love the cabinet, and the tiny Harry, and everything about this!

[Solitaire]

Love, Love, Love, Love, LOVE This!! I am wondering where you found the calendar kit. I'm in Wa State and haven't been able to find any yet. I need to make 3 or 4 of these for this year LOL

[MissingWillow]

Thanks so much for the HP love, everyone!  Solitaire, it was a kit I got from a friend.  FYI, I recently saw the more traditional tree-shaped wooden advent calendars at AC Moore, and there's one similar to the one I used on the AC Moore website.  I bet more craft places will be carrying them now that the Christmas stuff is coming out of storage.

[abby w.]

The teeny potions cabinet is my favorite part.  What a sensational, thoughtful mama you are!  Clicking "this rocks," because it obviously does. =^..^= ~

[cutebutterfly123]

soooo cute idea.This is the coolest project.

[pottermouth]

Saw you on Geek Craft- congrats!!!!

[MissingWillow]

Thanks, it was quite an honor to have this post featured!

[meganstar8]

I love this I was wondering if anyone knows where I could buy similar drawers ?

[MissingWillow]

Thanks!  My daughter was home last weekend for her birthday and I gave it to her then.  She is over the moon thrilled with it, which makes me happy.  AC Moore carries a similar version but they are showing currently out of stock.  You could do a search on 'Beyond The Page MDF Advent Calendar' to find another supplier.  Good luck!