Easy Harry Potter Costume Ideas

Are you searching for Halloween costumes to make? We are sharing a few ideas for Harry Potter costumes. Are you a Harry Potter fan? Or Potterhead? My granddaughter is at the age where she is reading the Harry Potter books, and I thought I’d create a few easy Harry Potter outfit Halloween ideas. Our entire family has always been obsessed with Harry Potter. Are you team Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, or Slytherin? What did the sorting hat pick for you?

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Harry Potter Costumes 

See all the ways you can put together Harry Potter costumes below! 

Ideas Included:

1. The Hogwarts Student: Focusing on the four houses (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw)
2. Classic Characters: Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Professor Snape
3. No-Sew Hacks: Creating robes and accessories quickly

No-Sew Hacks: Creating Robes and Accessories Quickly

If you’re pressed for time or just want a truly easy option, a full, flowing robe and perfect accessories are what pull the look together. Here’s how to do it fast:

1. The Quick No-Sew Hogwarts Robe

Instead of sewing, you can easily create the iconic black cloak shape using a black twin-sized fleece blanket or a large piece of inexpensive black felt.

• The Drape: Drape the fabric over the shoulders, letting the long side fall down the back.
• The Neckline: Gather the fabric at the collarbone and secure it with a safety pin (or a decorative brooch if you want to look like a Hogwarts professor).
• The House Color: Cut a strip of your desired house color felt (Red for Gryffindor, Blue for Ravenclaw, Green for Slytherin, or Yellow for Hufflepuff) and use fabric glue to line the front edges of the cloak. This creates the essential house accent color instantly!

2. The Budget-Friendly Accessories

Don’t buy expensive props! You can create a high-impact look with items you probably have lying around.

• The Wand: Grab a long, straight stick or a bamboo skewer. Use a glue gun to add decorative swirls, knots, or rings down the length, then paint the entire thing with brown and black acrylic paint to make it look like aged wood.
• The Eyeglasses: For Harry Potter, pop the lenses out of an old pair of round reading glasses (or buy a cheap pair from a dollar store). Paint the frames black.
• The Scarf: If you don’t have a house scarf, use a solid-colored scarf in the dominant house color (e.g., solid red for Gryffindor) and simply pin or glue a stripe of the accent color felt (gold/yellow) near the ends.

Harry Potter Women’s Costume

 Checklist for Harry Potter (Gryffindor) Outfit for a Women 

• White Shirt
• Tie
• Gryffindor Cardigan
• Pleated Black Skirt 
• Oxford Shoes
• Gryffindor Socks
• Gold glasses
• Gryffindor Head Band
• Gryffindor Robe Cloak Ladies 
• Hermione Grangers Wand or Herminoe Grangers Illuminating Wand

  

(For Men) Harry Potter Men’s Costume

Harry Potter (Gryffindor) Outfit for Men 

• White Shirt
• Tie 
• Harry Potter Gryffindor Crest Adult Pull Over Hoodie Black
• Black Pants
• Oxford Shoes
• Gryffindor Socks
• Gold Glasses
• Gryffindor Lightweight Scarf
• Gryffindor Authentic Robe Cloak    (With all Harry Potter crests and Adult to kids sizes)
• Harry Potter Men’s Costume (jacket, pants, tie)
• Harry Potter Wand

(For Kids) Harry Potter (Gryffindor) Kids Robe 

• Authentic Wizard Robe Cloak with Tie for Kids 
• Wizard Glasses for Kids
• Girls Kids Gryffindor Skirt

Harry Potter Unisex Costume 

• Unisex Harry Potter Gryffindor costume 

  

• Cardigan Vest (unisex)
• Novelty Glasses and tie 
• Gryffindor Lightweight Scarf
• Tie

Wands to the ready! Put it all away in a Harry Potter school trunk. 

DIY Harry Potter Costumes

I always love putting together costumes for Halloween. Some of the best costumes get pulled together with a few items you have at home plus the key pieces to make the costume. Ladies do you have a white shirt and black skirt and black shoes? Grab the sweater, socks and tie. Guys  do you have black pants, shoes and white shirt? Grab the vest, socks, and tie.

Grab a wand and your team Gryffindor. Easy P-Easy 

Or maybe you just want to grab the Harry Potter Robe and wand? Toss the robe over your white shirt and black pant or jeans. Either way you will have a Harry Potter costume for Halloween, dress up or Cosplay. 

• Don’t have black oxford shoes? Try using converse chucks in black.

If you have Prime you can use these ideas for last minute Harry Potter Costumes.(Try Prime for 30 days for free!) One year Sammie was Hermione. I kind of wish we saved her costume but, I passed it on to my niece. I’m not sure what Sammie or my grand kids will be this year. But, I know I’m helping sew up a costume or two and finishing up a few with pulling together easy Halloween costume diys. I promise to share a few more costume ideas soon!

We hope today’s post helps you on your hunt for the best costume ideas for Harry Potter and easy Halloween costumes. 

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More Fun Ideas!

Additional fun is these Harry Potter Word Search Printables and these Harry Potter Board Games!

Halloween Costumes to DIY

Are you looking for more costume ideas?

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