Kids Crafts: How to Make a Wizard's Time Pendant, a Harry Potter Themed Party Favor

A kids craft that can be made at a Harry Potter themed birthday party is a wizard's pendant party favor. The wizard's pendant party favor is fun and easy to make, and won't cost very much at all.

Materials Needed to Make the Wizard's Time Pendant for the Harry Potter Themed Kids Birthday Party

poster paints OR Crayola glitter glue
one small, plastic three-minute kitchen timer per child
two strand of cord leather 2mm or 3mm thick, that measure 2 feet each
stickers of Harry Potter themes, stars, moons or suns

Preparation for the Wizard's Time Pendant A Harry Potter Themed Party Favor

Remove the 3-minute kitchen timer from any packaging.

Pre-cut the leather cords into the appropriate size. Stores like Michael's and even Wal-mart sell cord leather in the crafting departments. Purchase black, or other wizard-ly colors like purple, orange, or brown.

Optional: store one kitchen timer and two strips of leather cord, plus some stickers in a small velvet gift bag. The small velvet gift bag may also serve as a carrying bag for the wizard's pendant. Or, simply use a plastic zip bag to organize the makings for each Harry Potter themed birthday party favor.

Optoinal: If using Crayola Glitter paints, they may not adhere to all types of plastic. Some sanding may be neeede.

Kids' Craft: Decorating the Wizard's Time Pendant A Harry Potter Themed Party Favor

Give each Harry Potter birthday party goer a bag containing the materials for the Wizard's Time Pendant. Set out the crayola glue. Show the children how to color the top of the pendant, and any surfaces they wish. Or they can use stickers. The Crayola glitter glue will need to dry for about half an hour (Crayola.com) if you use it. The paint may take a little less time.

Have the young wizards paint their initial onto the bottom of the time pendant. While it is drying, engage in some party games.

How to String the Wizard's Pendant: Harry Potter Themed Party Favor

When the glitter glue is dry, it's time to string the Harry Potter Wizard's Time Pendant. Each partygoer should now removed the leather cord from their bag. Instruct the party goers to tie one end of one leather cord to the center portion of the rod on the timer.

Instruct the kids to repeat the process on the other side, so each leather cord is secured to the time piece.

Next, the party goers should lift each end of the leather cord, as if putting it on. When they find the right length, advise them tie a knot in the back of their Harry Potter Wizard Time Pendant. Or, have a fellow party goer tie the knot.

The Harry Potter Wizard Time Pendant looks best when it is left a little long, like a "real: wizard would wear.

The adult at the party can now snip off the extra lengths of the leather cord.

Now each party goer has their own Harry Potter inspired Wizard's Time Pendant.