DIY Hogwarts Inspired House Notebooks; Harry Potter Craft Idea
Today, I’m excited to share a tutorial to make these DIY Hogwarts House Notebooks as a part of our DIY Harry Potter series. (I’ve even included a free printable of each of the notebook covers for you). If you like this post, you may also like this Harry Potter House embroidered sweatshirt tutorial.
This is my third year participating in the Happy Harry Potter series. (you can see some of my other Harry Potter Craft Ideas HERE).
I will have to say, that we are just a tiny bit Harry Potter obsessed at our house. We have the movies on iTunes and I think my 15-year-old daughter watches one almost every day. Nothing to watch on tv?? Just put Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on (that one is our favorite of the movies).
Last year, we visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. I’ve mentioned before that I think that place is AMAZING. In addition to all of the great rides and atmosphere, the shopping there is pretty cool, too. You can buy house robes, t-shirts, hats, wands, owls, and even a sorting hat.
Free Printable Hogwarts Notebook Covers & Harry Potter Craft Idea
While we were perusing some of the shops, I spied a set of House Notebooks and thought it was such a clever idea. It would be the perfect thing for a “Muggle” to take with them on the first day of school (so they can imagine that they are really going to Hogwarts instead).
I made a mental note to try to DIY them “someday.” This Harry Potter series seemed like the perfect time to cross that project off my “to make” list.
After I finished the project, my daughter immediately saw these and snatched them up. She plans to take them to school to use as notebooks for her classes.
The notebooks are SO easy to make—all you need to do is cover a composition notebook. You can find them all over the stores right now. Most of the ones I’ve seen are about 50 cents in the back-to-school section.
Are you ready to make one? NOTE: The notebook shown in the photo had a typo, which has been corrected in the file.
Supplies for DIY Harry Potter Notebooks
How To Get the Printables
Option #1:
-Free Printable Covers (get for FREE on the TEMPLATES page when you join our Newsletter) –
Option #2: You don’t have to join our newsletter and can buy them instead for a very small fee
Construction Steps
Begin by printing out your notebook covers on cardstock. You will have a front and a back for each notebook.
Trim off the excess paper from the left side of the printout for the front cover.
Cover the notebook cover with UHU Glue.
Align the trimmed notebook printout with the binding on the composition notebook. Make sure the printout covers the entire notebook.
Smooth it out to secure the glue.
Flip the notebook over and use an x-acto knife to trim off the excess paper, even with the edge of the notebook.
Repeat for the back cover.
That’s it!!
More Harry Potter Inspired DIY Craft Ideas
Exploding Eyeballs Cookie Recipe
Free Harry Potter SVG Files and Pencil Pouch Tutorial
