Pensieve from Harry Potter

For Halloween the last few years, we've decorated the house in a Harry Potter theme. This, of course, requires making many interesting props to entertain the Trick or Treaters. For example, the Animatronic Fawkes the Phoenix I made last year. One of the most popular props we've made is a Pensieve. As you may remember, the Pensieve is a vessel which stores memories. The memories can be viewed by sticking your head into the large misty bowl.

My Pensieve is made by creating a large glass bowl arrangement sitting over a laptop playing one of the Harry Potter movies. Pretty simple, but very effective.

Step 1 Materials Needed

• Wood and Plywood-to build the enclosure the Pensieve will sit upon.
• Plexiglas sheet
• Spray Paint or other means of decoration
• Glass Bowl (Pyrex is probably best as you'll be mixing warm water and dry ice).- Thrift stores are a great source of these. The fancier, the better.
• Hot glue or clear silicone caulk
• Laptop
• One of the Harry Potter movies (I prefer the 1st one (Sorcerer's Stone), but the 3rd one is pretty good too.)
• Plastic Bags
• Water
• Dry ice-can be found at some supermarkets, party supply stores (especially around Halloween) or ice companies

Comments

[Penolopy Bulnick]

That is an awesome prop for Halloween!