If you have a Harry Potter fan at home, or maybe you dream of being a wizard yourself, you can add a touch of Harry Potter magic to your days with free Harry Potter games online.
These Harry Potter activities – websites, apps, printables, a Harry Potter house quiz for kids, and even a Harry Potter escape room – will provide your kids (or you) with hours of magical Hogwarts themed fun.
We’ve also got details on how you can read Harry Potter books for free, how to watch Harry Potter movies, and even a few things you can get delivered from Amazon to round out your Harry Potter experience.
Harry Potter At Home from WizardingWorld.com
The Harry Potter at Home website is a collaboration between J.K. Rowling, Audible, Bloomsbury, OverDrive, Pottermore Publishing and Scholastic. The website is “casting a Banishing Charm on boredom!” These Harry Potter games online are free.
Activities include:
- Magical themed craft ideas and videos
- Video Tutorials
- Fun articles
- Hatty Potter Quiz for Kids (The Care of Magical Creatures Quiz, The Hagrid Quiz, Spend a Day at Hogwarts Quiz, Cursed Child Quiz, The Hogwarts Grounds Quiz, The Ron and Hermoine Quiz, Who is Lord Voldemort, to name just a few)
- Harry Potter Puzzles, Wordsearches and crosswords
- Harry Potter Houses each have their own page – Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff
You can also register for a My Wizarding World account and access additional Harry Potter online free activities including:
- Discover your Hogwarts House with the Harry Potter Sorting Hat Quiz for Kids
- Visit Ollivander’s to Discover Your Wand (mine is Redwood)
- Discover your Patronus
Pretend you’re a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry along with the boy who lived.
Harry Potter Online Games for Kids + Adults
You can find Harry Potter games online for free in the Wizarding World under the Portkey Games section.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is your very own adventure in the Wizarding World. Choose your story, customize your character, learn magical spells, and duel against rivals in a magical journey.
Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells
Prepare to master spells, outsmart challenges, and explore the wonders of the Wizarding World while becoming enchanted by the most marvelous matching puzzles ever found on your mobile device.
Harry Potter: Wizards UniteFrom the makers of Pokémon GO, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is the real-world augmented reality (AR) game inspired by the Wizarding World that puts magic in the hands of players worldwide. Sadly, Harry Potter Wizards Unite shut down in Janaury 2022.
These games (along with many others) are available for iPhone and iPad from the App Store, as well as Google App Store.
Harry Potter Video Game – Hogwarts Legacy
Hogwarts Legacy is a new Harry Potter game being released in 2023. Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world, single-player, action role-playing video game where you can be the witch or wizard you want to be. Players will experience life as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1800s as they embark on a dangerous journey to uncover a hidden truth of the wizarding world. You will grow your magical abilities by mastering spells, brewing potions and taming fantastic beasts. Game experiences take place in Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the surrounding area.
Hogwarts Legacy will be available for PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStation4 Pro, the Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox Series X and Xbox One X, and PC.
Q: When will Hogwarts Legacy be available?
Hogwarts Legacy launches on:
February 10, 2023 for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC
April 4, 2023 for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One
July 25, 2023 for Nintendo Switch
Harry Potter Escape Room
You can try your hand at a free online virtual Harry Potter Escape Room! Developed by the staff at Peters Township Public Library in Pennsylvania. Your wizard-obsessed kids can work through a series of questions to and explore how to properly cast spells. Their Hogwarts knowledge will come in handy as they explore the halls or visit the House common rooms. It is also designed for Muggle Families who consider themselves Wizards and want to try the escape room as a group. We did it last night – it took about 15 minutes, my 9 and 11 year old could do it by themselves.
The Harry Potter Escape Room is run through a Google doc – click here to get started on your Harry Potter themed adventure.
Harry Potter Activities Online + Harry Potter Free Printables
There are LOTS of websites with free HP printables, here are a few we thought were fun:
- Printable Sorting Hat Oragami
- Printable HP I Spy Game
- Word Search, Crossword, & Maze
- Harry Potter Printable Daily Planner
- Variety of HP Printables (Worksheets, writing pages, etc)
Harry Potter House Quiz for Kids + Adults
In addition to the Sorting Hat Quiz on the Wizarding World, there are an abundance of other online quizzes to determine whether you are a Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, or Hufflepuff. Here are a few we found interesting:
- Buzzfeed (requires some Harry Potter knowledge)
- TIME Magazine (21 question quiz based on established personality tests)
- Brainfall (12 questions in a “would you rather” format)
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Access Harry Potter Books for Free
Library – All Harry Pottery books are available for free with a Library Card from the Polk County Library. Visit pclc.overdrive.com/ to learn more and sign up for a library card with your mobile phone number.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone / Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is available with no wait as an eBook and Audiobook on the Libby App (formerly Overdrive), books 2 – 7 are also available but may have a wait.
AudioBooks – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Book 1) is available as a Free Audiobook on Audible
Books 2 – 7 are included in an Audible Subscription {click here for a free 30 day trial}.
eBooks – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Book 1) is available as a Free eBook on Kindle
Books 2 – 7 are available for purchase on Amazon, OR are included in a Kindle Unlimited Subscription {click here for a free 30 day trial}.
Paperback Books – Amazon has the best deal on the full 7 book boxed set
Scholastic Harry Potter Teaching Resources
These Hogwarts-inspired resources can help you bring the magic of the world of Harry Potter into your classroom or home. Includes Book Discussion Guides and Resources and Classroom Activities. Click here to visit the Scholastic Harry Potter page.
Bloomsbury Publishing Harry Potter Website
Bloomsbury has a Harry Potter website that includes fun activities such as Harry Potter Glossary, Harry Potter Name Generator, Trivia Challenge, Magical Activities, Who Is Your Hogwarts Best Friend? And more.
Harry Potter Movies
What better way to spend a full day or weekend than a Harry Potter movie fest! You can journey through all the years at Hogwarts with your favorite characters. The Warner Bros Entertainment Harry Potter Movies in order are:
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Currently they can be rented or purchased on Amazon Video, YouTube, Google Play, Vudu, and iTunes. If you have TV service, both USA and SYFY show the movies on a regular basis.
Harry Potter on Amazon
We’ve got a large selection of Harry Potter toys, games, Harry Potter video games, and books at my house. My 9 year old son has multiple Harry Potter LEGO sets, and he’s had lots of fun with the Invisibility Cloak (yes – it really does work!) A few of our favorites are listed below.
The internet is filled with ideas for Harry Potter crafts, Harry Potter DIY costumes, Harry Potter party ideas, Harry Potter fan clubs, and more, a quick Google search will have you on your way to days of Harry Potter themed activities you can do at home!
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