With your bricks on the table in front of you, ask the builders to build “a piece of your mind”. That instruction should be open-ended enough to encourage some true inner-soul builds…
After 10 minutes of building has elapsed, then it’s time for the rest of the table to discuss and guess what Hogwarts House your build best belongs to!
Some might be easy. Perhaps a young Ravenclaw-in-waiting in your family has built themselves a bookcase? Or if you built a snake, then welcome to Slytherin, my cunning friend! Others will be trickier… (Is a car more Gryffindor or Hufflepuff?!)
One thing is for sure, it will lead to lots of interesting discussion with more than a few opportunities for family members to show off their Harry Potter trivia knowledge.
After all, Harry Potter himself proved that you can influence the Sorting Ceremony with which House you would prefer…
Top Tip: For maximum effect, the reader of this article (yes, you, reading these words, you look great, have you changed your hair?) shouldn’t reveal to the room that this is a Harry Potter Sorting Ceremony, until after the building time has elapsed. Sneaky…