Potted Potter Review – Craft Gossip

Last night we attended the Brisbane Powerhouse’s Opening night for Potted Potter. A hilarious Parody of all 7 Harry Potter Books.

7 books in 70 minutes is their slogan and it was loads of fun.

I was a little shocked to see my 2 children were the only ones dressed up in their Hogwarts uniform but then again my children are currently obsessed and it did get one of them up on stage and the other one a free program. (Having cute kids finally pays off)

Is it for adults? Is it for children? Well both actually and you certainly would not be out of place attending without children as I guess-timate that 90% of the audience were adults without kids.

Do you need to know the tale of Harry Potter? Umm yes but not all of it. I have read 3 books and watched my children watch (walking in and out of room) around 4 movies and I totally got the jokes. Having just finished a Harry Potter Themed ~~Extravaganza~~ Party for my kids everything was fresh in my mind. If I had never read a book or watched a movie then it would be pointless going unless of course you were to be chaperoning your child or spouse.

The show had a variety of different methods and it was engaging for the kids at all times. My darling little Hermoine got called up on stage to be a Seeker whilst everyone in the audience played a game of Quidditch.

There were no fancy props just the 2 guys on stage and it was great! Not only did the kids laugh so did we.

Highly recommend it for any Harry Potter Fan!

The tickets are a little pricey if you have a family wanting to go, but if you can overcome that then Tickets can be bought here. Shows in Brisbane continue until 16th of November so hurry before you miss out.

If you are crazy into Harry Potter then check out this Party post and also these free tutorials I created for Harry Potter Party Props.

Knitted Mandrakes

Ministry Of Magic Guest Book

Sorting Hat

Are you hosting a Harry Potter party? Check out these DIY Harry Potter crafts on Craftbits.com that we made and take a look at them in our very own Harry Potter Party we hosted. We also created these Harry Potter cupcakes and share the tutorial here. Check out the Harry Potter Cookbook too for fun party food.

If you are looking for Harry Potter gifts check out these on Etsy.

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I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]

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