Badge: Harry Potter

The house who wins the most games wins the “Quidditch Cup.” While “Quidditch” is the most recognizable game, you may find other games are more to the liking of your group.

NOTE: This badge program focuses on more active games.

Steps

1. Muggle.

harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Muggle_Quidditch

Muggle Quidditch is a real sport. Learn about it. Review the IQA rulebook to get specifics on field size, play and more.

2. Quidditch.

Explore additional versions of Quidditch. If you’re playing at home or camp, you will need a simplified version to teach quickly. The kids will be more interested in playing than waiting. Some links are listed below. Explore the Web for even more.

NOTE: No matter which way you choose to play Quidditch, determine if you will play a single game or if you will have houses compete against each other over a longer time (such as day camp) and on the last day play for the Quidditch Cup. Make sure you take pictures of the winning Quidditch team with their prize.

3. Duel.

summercampprogramdirector.com/harry-potter-camp-ideas-part-3-the-extras

Find out how this camp handles a wizard duel. Create your own list of spells to use or utilize the spell trading cards provided with this badge program. Remember, no unforgivable curses.

4. Broomsticks.

Create a play area. Provide broomsticks and adjust your favorite relay and / or race to include broomsticks. Fly on them or use them to sweep items. How else might you use your broomsticks?

5. Broom hockey.

Find out about broom hockey. Adjust the rules as necessary to fit your event.

6. Snitch.

Get a yellow ball (or balls). Hide them for participants to find. Award house points when found and relocate them. You can also choose to have a few more than you have players and have each person find their own snitch. Brainstorm ways to use this idea with your own twist.

7. Parachute.

Look through parachute games and find a few where you can use yellow balls for a snitch this way. Watching it bounce and fly around would look more like a snitch. Be sure to save copies of your adapted games so you can play them again.

8. Dementors.

One person wears a dark cloak as the dementor. The professor teaches the Patronus charm to the participants to protect themselves. After practicing the charm, the participants are ready to play. When they are not successful (didn’t do it right) or if they ran away, the dementor can tag them and they freeze. The professor is the only one who can unfreeze them with a mini chocolate bar. The professor cannot be frozen by the dementor.

9. Moaning Myrtle.

This is an adjustment on Marco Polo. Blindfold one of the participants and then the rest position themselves around the area and start moaning and crying. When the blindfolded child finds someone, they have to guess who it is. If they’re right, the two switch places and the game continues. If they do not guess correctly, they have to move on to the next person and guess again.

10. Immobulus.

Participants dance to music and when the “wizard” yells “immobulus”, the music stops and everyone stands perfectly still. If anyone moves, they are “out” and become the wizard. Then the music starts again.

11. Mazes.

Whether it’s the maze of the Hogwarts building or the maze from the Triwizard Tournament, mazes can be small and on paper, in a cornfield, pieces of paper over a large area with arrows showing which way the kids can go or even a path of colored sand to follow. Create a maze for your participants. Include hidden items to add a scavenger hunt twist or time your participants to see who gets through your maze first.

12. Tournament.

Create an obstacle course for your Triwizard Tournament. Base it on the Harry Potter version or create your own and try to incorporate items to help keep your course within the theme.

13. Horcrux.

Create a scavenger hunt with items that might be used, or were used, as horcruxes. This could include rings, books and even people. You might want to incorporate secret messages in your hunt, hidden messages or other magical challenges for your players.

Badge and Supplement Files

Member Level

0EP_B_BPG_HP_Games I_2in_12up_MS1_larajla — generic badge printable
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0EP_SUPP0_HP_Games I_Journal_MS1_larajla — badge journal
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0EP_SUPPL_HP_Games I_MS1_larajla — supplements currently available per membership level

Supplement Fun

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