The Ultimate Hogwarts Dinner Event | How To Create Muggle Studies

Last updated on 25 September 2021

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Welcome to the Muggle Studies edition of the Ultimate Hogwarts Dinner Event series!

Recently I was part of a team that turned our church into Hogwarts for a youth event. We decked out the entire building in Harry Potter magic, and for 2 hours the kids were students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In this series I’m sharing how we set up each classroom, and the activities we held in them. Be sure to check out the rest of the series by clicking the links at the end of this post.

“What are you doing Muggle Studies for? You’re Muggle-born! Your mum and dad are Muggles! You already know all about Muggles!” – Ron to Hermione in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Muggle Studies has to be one of the funniest classes on offer at Hogwarts. I would love to attend that class just to see wizards and witches trying to find there way through things like computer keyboards, or hot air balloons, or like Arthur Weasley, trying to figure out the function of a rubber duck. Oh to be a fly on the wall in that classroom (Rita Skeeter’s beetle anyone?).

Muggle Studies Decor

The Muggle Studies classroom in the Hogwarts dinner was basically just a photo-booth set up. We used one of the small rooms off the side of the church’s main hall, and on a raised step, I made a (pretty awesome, if I do say so myself) Dursley-style fireplace, complete with family portraits, wood, and flying letters.

Additional decor ideas: Sofas, coffee table with teacups, the famous cake that Dobby drops on the visitor’s head, all Dudley’s presents.

Muggle Studies Activity

The activity we set up for Muggle Studies was essentially a photo booth, like I mentioned. We use the fireplace as a backdrop, set up some lights and had a photographer stationed there all evening.

We provided an assortment of props for the kids to use, including things like hats, scarves, suitcases, even a little Niffler. The only real prompt they had was to be like wizards pretending to be Muggles. While they were having their photos, they were asked ‘Muggle’ questions, which were things like ‘What does a Muggle use when it’s raining?’ and ‘How does a Muggle talk to someone who is far away?’

They were graded on their answers, and if they got into the spirit of it.

And that was Muggle Studies! Be sure to check out the DIY fireplace post so you can see exactly how I made it. It’s really quite simple, but it does take a little while and needs a bunch of pre-bought things like cardboard, fishing wire and access to a printer.

Check out the rest of the series:

Massive shout out to our fearless leader in this epic endeavour, and the fantastic team who put it all together. I helped where I could, but it’s you guys who made the whole night come together!