If your house is full of Harry Potter fans like mine is, you might be constantly on the lookout for a unique gift idea for your budding wizard. We've come up with a great DIY potion making kit gift idea that every Hogwart's student is sure to love. It has quickly become my go-to gift not only for Harry Potter fans, but also for anyone who likes magic and potions.

Wooden carrying case

The key our DIY Potion Making Kit is the wooden carrying box, which is key to creating a portable solution. We found the perfect case in this wooden artist supply chest which is just the right color and holds tons of little potion-making supplies.

Lab supplies and equipment

Filling the potion kit is super fun too, and we take lots of inspiration from lab supplies. A wooden test tube rack filled with test tubes is an absolute must, as are some tiny glass dram bottles for holding special liquids.

While you're browsing science lab supplies, be sure to pick out some glass beakers and flasks for mixing up potions and other concoctions. A good way to get a lot of these items at once is to buy a science lab kit and just take out all the parts.

Don't forget to look for vintage glass bottles and jars on places like Etsy or at yard sales, to add some real character to your potion kit.

Potion ingredient labels

We can't leave all that glassware plain and boring though, right? We like to make labels for some of the containers using our customizable magic potion ingredient labels, printed onto sticker sheets.

Even though the containers will hold pretty basic ingredients (like vinegar, food coloring, water, and baking soda), giving them magical names on the labels makes them more fun to play with.

Papers, labels, and booklets

No potion kit would be complete without fun additions like recipes, notes, and other paper items tucked inside. We added a strip of elastic across the inside of the box top, secured with hot glue and staples, to hold everything in place.

This makes the perfect place to tuck in this little Advanced Potion Making book, which contains some fun sample recipes. This is also a great place to store extra ingredient labels.

And to round it out, we added a stack of our printable Mr Mulpepper's Apothecary receipts for playing shop when it's time to pretend purchasing new ingredients.

Brass apothecary scale

For some extra special touches inside the box, we like to include a small brass apothecary scale to make measuring even more fun.

More potion kit ideas

Here are some other great ideas for adding extra little touches to your DIY wizard potion making kit:

• Small porcelain mortar and pestle
• Plastic test tubes with caps
• Wide-mouthed 4oz plastic jars with lids
• Flip-cap 2oz plastic bottles
• Wooden stir sticks

Owl Post shipping label

Oh and one last thing — finish off the gift package with a printable Owl Post shipping label so it looks like the gift came straight from Hogwarts.

Alternative box idea: Vintage soil testing kit

For one of the potion making kits I made, I actually got super lucky and found a truly unique box to store it in — a vintage soil testing kit. These can be hard to find, but if you're lucky enough to find a soil testing kit on eBay or on Etsy, they work really well for potion kits.

This box had tons of little trays and boxes inside, and stood vertically instead of horizontally. How unique! I took it a step further and added some hand-painted images and letting on the outside, to really customize the look.