The Fire Snake potion most definitely needs to be done by an adult, and in a safe space (outdoors or on top of the oven).

You can continue directly from the Magic Water Drops potion into this one by simply stirring the solution to get some of the food coloring to settle into the water. Just add a couple of drops of 1 color food coloring to the center of a cup and allow it to dry overnight. And, just for fun, the potions are in code using words like Crushed Phoenix Feathers (in lieu of baking soda) and Basilisk Venom (instead of warm water), but don’t worry, I include a decoded ingredient chart as well. Be sure to cover your tabletop with a plastic tablecloth (this stone tablecloth keeps in theme with the party) or some sort of covering.

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Oil sits on water, add drops of food coloring, and they sit on top of the water as well making them look like they are floating. The magic is that there is a drop of dried food coloring at the bottom of the cups in either red, blue, green, or yellow that is covered with a thin layer of baking soda making the cups look EMPTY. Your Harry Potter party will be extra magical with these fantastic Harry Potter Potions Class ideas!

I highly recommend not only preparing your potion bottles in advance, but also practicing each experiment in advance. I also included in the video the potion bottles we used to make this experiment work which makes it even more fun to do!You can read more about how the potion bottles added intrigue to the party in Part 1 of the potions class. Europe: Goods of €22 to €150 may be subject to a local VAT charge. Goods over €150 are charged VAT and may also face customs duties. Of course when vinegar and baking soda meet you get a lot of bubbles which totally looked like magic was happening in this “empty” cup. Then I poured in the magical Hogwarts House Sorting Solution (vinegar) which revealed their house color!