Spells
I used to make spells for the young 'uns in my circle. I'd write a spell - for example one to make him/her sleep well (or if they were sick, one to make them better and so on). It would be personalised with their name but very basic. It would have a few simple (and preferably some mildly distasteful) ingredients for them to collect... 3 dogs hairs, one toenail from mum, a leaf from the tree by the gate etc. Then there would be instructions to do something with these things (usually to put the ingredients in an envelope or similar and stick them under their pillow). And of course some magic words to repeat three times.

I'd set it out a bit like a poem and print it in an olde english font. I'd burn the edges of the paper with a lighter, rub both sides of the whole thing with a wet teabag and then dry it in the oven. The font, burning and tea bag made the paper look really old and added to the wizardry. The rolled up scroll was tied with a red ribbon - or maybe wax seal but I didnt go that far.

The kids all loved it and it cost me nothing.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 7:54, 2 replies)

What a lovely idea
I good one to take their minds of feeling a bit poorly
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Fri 10 Oct 2008, 8:18, closed)

A good supply of wax
when you're running low is babybell wrappers. Assuming you eat babybell cheeses, anyway.

Cut a "seal" out of a potato or similar, melt the wax with a blowtorch, stamp it, let it dry then cut out the potato.
Then go over the seal for a second or two with the blowtorch to melt the back face and slap it down on the paper.

And THAT, boys and girls, is how you make a properly "authentic" note for your kids from Hogwarts or wherever else they want using only things you'll find in your kitchen.

If you've got the time, masking out a message and spraypainting over it in sparkley gold gives a nice shimmery "magical" look to the text.
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 9:45, closed)