DIY Harry Potter Mason Jars (Just Paint)
These Harry Potter Mason Jars are the cutest and easiest craft for any age. Perfect for school supplies or a very cute teacher appreciation gift, I’d say that this Harry Potter craft idea for back to school is a win.
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Harry Potter Mason Jars
Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, we have done more than our fair share of Harry Potter crafts. Why? Harry Potter back to school ideas are big in our house right now. They just want Harry Potter (and Fantastic Beasts) everything that they can find.
To feed those little crafty minds with some wizarding world crafts we could do, I came up with these fun Harry Potter mason jars.
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Tips to Make These Harry Potter Crafts
- Use any jars: old pickle jars, Ball jars, pasta sauce, etc. If you can paint it, use it.
- Take your time, but don’t sweat it if it’s not perfect. Each Harry Potter mason jar is going to be unique and fun.
- Ooooh! I forgot to make a Hermione…oh, but you can. Absolutely. Just do the exact same steps as you do for Harry, only skip the glasses and make the hair curly, long and wild.
More Harry Potter Back to School Ideas You Might Like
- Harry Potter Wands – If you’ve got a little wizard that needs to have a pointer to help them learn to read, you cannot go wrong with making a few Harry Potter wands for this. They’ll love it–and you’ll love the magical ability to help your kiddo learn to read.
- Sorting Hat Bookmark – This is the coolest Harry Potter project ever. You simply must make this bookmark for your little reader!
- Harry Potter Painted Rocks – Kids love painting, hiding–and finding–special rocks. Make some of these special Harry Potter painted rocks to leave at school or give to their teacher as a gift!
- Harry Potter Mason Jar Pencil Holders – A super fun project for your kiddos–or an amazing gift for a teacher. You decide.
- Pencil Wands for Teacher Gifts – I don’t know any teacher that doesn’t have a problem losing pencils in her class. But if you give her (or him) a handful of these great wands, they won’t lose a single one!
New: Harry Potter Bath Bombs
I have had so many of you ask about Harry Potter bath bombs and here they are! Finally finished and ready for gifting.
- Slytherin Bath Bombs – Aren’t they sssssssmart? I couldn’t help myself.
- Gryffindor Bath Bombs – Courageous? Yes. Easy? You bet. Fun? Oh goodness, yes!
- Hufflepuff Bath Bombs – Just like their house magicians, these bath bombs work hard for you.
- Ravenclaw Bath Bombs – It sure is smart to keep one of these housemates (and this bath bomb) on hand.
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How to Make This Fun Harry Potter Craft
Below is the written tutorial so keep this page open and follow along. You can also print this set of instructions.
Harry Potter Mason Jars
These Harry Potter Mason Jars are the cutest and easiest craft for any age kiddo. Perfect for school supplies, and a very cute teacher appreciation gift, I'd say that this kids craft project for back to school is a win.
Materials
- 3 clean glass mason jars
- 3 mason jar metal rings (optional)
- Black paint pen
- Orange, brown, burgundy, yellow, flesh, gold craft paints
- Clear sealing spray
Tools
- paint brushes
Instructions
- To begin cover two of the jars with a light coat of flesh colored craft paint, paint the third jar white and allow to dry. Add another coat or two until you are satisfied with the coverage and allow to dry thoroughly, overnight is best!
- Once your base is dry you can begin to add details, for Hedwig take the black paint pen and draw the curve of wings on each side, give his wings a random scattering of black marks. Outline his eyes and beak, set aside to dry while you work on the others.
- Outline the scarf lines and hair, draw on eyes and Harry’s glasses. Allow to dry well.
- Use a small paint brush or you can use fabric paint in the bottle with a small tip to fill in the lines of the scarves and hair with color- burgundy and yellow scarves for Gryffindor house colors, brown for HP’s hair and of course orange hair for Ron.
- Add a little lightning bolt birthmark on Harry’s forehead.
- If you had any color spill over your outlines you can go back over with your black paint pen and tidy them up.
- Once you jars are completely dry give them a coat or two of a spray sealer to help the paint stay in place a little better.
Notes
For more fun Harry Potter crafts, visit RufflesandRainBoots.com
Harry Potter Mason Jars
These Harry Potter Mason Jars are the cutest and easiest craft for any age kiddo. Perfect for school supplies, and a very cute teacher appreciation gift, I'd say that this kids craft project for back to school is a win.
Materials
- 3 clean glass mason jars
- 3 mason jar metal rings (optional)
- Black paint pen
- Orange, brown, burgundy, yellow, flesh, gold craft paints
- Clear sealing spray
Tools
- paint brushes
Instructions
- To begin cover two of the jars with a light coat of flesh colored craft paint, paint the third jar white and allow to dry. Add another coat or two until you are satisfied with the coverage and allow to dry thoroughly, overnight is best!
- Once your base is dry you can begin to add details, for Hedwig take the black paint pen and draw the curve of wings on each side, give his wings a random scattering of black marks. Outline his eyes and beak, set aside to dry while you work on the others.
- Outline the scarf lines and hair, draw on eyes and Harry’s glasses. Allow to dry well.
- Use a small paint brush or you can use fabric paint in the bottle with a small tip to fill in the lines of the scarves and hair with color- burgundy and yellow scarves for Gryffindor house colors, brown for HP’s hair and of course orange hair for Ron.
- Add a little lightning bolt birthmark on Harry’s forehead.
- If you had any color spill over your outlines you can go back over with your black paint pen and tidy them up.
- Once you jars are completely dry give them a coat or two of a spray sealer to help the paint stay in place a little better.
Notes
For more fun Harry Potter crafts, visit RufflesandRainBoots.com
Meet the Creator
Hi there, I’m Sarah Nenni-Daher. I’m a crafty gal and always have at least 14 projects going at once. I am a crafter, designer, DIYer, and pattern maker. I share my creations here and in the Ruffles and Rain Boots® Shop.
Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots®, you’ll find DIY gnomes, crafts, gifts, cupcakes, laser crafts, and so much more. I love sharing video tutorials over on YouTube and chatting with other crafters in my Facebook groups. We’d love to have you!