Hogwarts Archives

Hogwarts Express Electric Train Set, Image: Hornby

Hornby’s Hogwarts Express Electric Train Set Hits the Tracks

September 1, 2019September 1, 2019Sophie Brown0

The Hogwarts Express electric train set is a model railway starter set designed for older collectors and model railway enthusiasts.

Hogwarts Express Wrebbit 3D Puzzle, Image: Sophie Brown

Build Your Own Wizarding World With Wrebbit 3D Puzzles

March 19, 2019March 22, 2019Sophie Brown1

The Wizarding World Wrebbit 3D Puzzles are a range of 3D puzzles that allow you to build famous Harry Potter series buildings and vehicles.

My Son at The Harry Potter Studios Tour, Image: Sophie Brown

Visiting the Harry Potter Studios Tour With Kids

June 14, 2018June 13, 2018Sophie Brown0

We returned to the Harry Potter Studios Tour for the Goblet of Fire Event, but this time we brought our new Potter fan for his first trip.

GeekMom Visits Hogwarts in the Snow

December 3, 2016February 13, 2019Sophie Brown0

Hogwarts in the Snow is a Christmas/winter overlay applied each year to the Studio Tour. Last week, I was invited to take a look at this year’s event along with my husband and father-in-law.

Hogwarts Party at the Library!

August 3, 2016December 8, 2017Amy Weir0

All the details of the Back-to-Hogwarts party Amy hosted at her public library this past weekend.

Dragon's Blood for your next Potions Class! Remember to keep refrigerated!

Potions 101: Adding a Little Magic to Your Science (Or Science to Your Magic)

July 18, 2016December 8, 2017Amy Weir0

Here’s a textbook from a Hogwarts Potions class, which, remarkably enough, can also be used as a textbook for fun chemistry experiments in your own Muggle home.

Social Identity: Why It’s Not Silly To Be Upset if Pottermore Changed Your House

February 1, 2016December 7, 2017Karen Walsh0

I would bet that Ms. Rowling would tell you what I’m about to tell you: your Hogwarts House lives in your heart and in your soul.

A ‘Harry Potter’ Fangirl With Big Dreams

August 19, 2014November 23, 2017Jenn Fujikawa2

A little girl’s Harry Potter fan-love goes beyond wands and chocolate frogs.

Destination: Great Family Games for Casual Gamers

August 13, 2013November 24, 2017Sophie Brown0

Destination is a British board game which places players in the role of a taxi driver attempting to visit all of his or her destinations and return to the taxi rank first.

The Spellbinding Awesomeness of Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4

November 15, 2010December 16, 2017GeekMom14

Movie tie-in video games are notoriously awful. I’ve played some of the Harry Potter games, and you’d think that using the Wii remote like a magic wand would be great fun, but they always fell short of hooking me in. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 changed all that. Being a Harry Potter nerd and a […]