Harry Potter Birthday Cupcake and Treat Box

Create your own Harry Potter Birthday cupcake and treat box! Learn how to create a cupcake box and use my free printable Hedwig gift tags for a fun treat box and birthday surprise for a Harry Potter fan!

Hello Crafty Friends! This week on the blog I’m celebrating Harry Potter’s birthday with lots of fun themed craft ideas. Harry’s birthday is July 31st so the first craft I’m sharing is this fun Harry Potter Birthday Cupcake and Treat Box. This would be a great party favor or gift for a fellow fan – either way, you can’t go wrong with cupcakes and Harry Potter!

I styled the treat box to resemble the box Hagrid used to hold Harry’s cake in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – except I decided not to sit on it! The cupcake is a delicious chocolate cake with a fresh raspberry buttercream frosting with “HP” written on it green icing. It is a mini version of the “sticky chocolate” cake Hagrid made Harry. The original had pink frosting and the words “Happee Birthdae Harry” written on it in green icing, so this cupcake mimics the original cake.

I’m sharing the template I made for the treat box along with the fun Hedwig owl gift tags I created. The gift tags are hand-drawn and include the words “Happee Birthdae Harry” written on the banner the owl is holding. I’ve included a second version of the gift tags without any writing on them, so you can customize the tags with your own text or name.

Visit my Harry Potter Crafts Page for more fun themed craft ideas! 

Supplies Needed:

• Free box template and Hedwig gift tag – Grab the free files by filling out the purple form at the end of this post.
• Brown or tan card stock – I used two 12×12 sheets
• Twine
• Scissors
• Adhesive: Glue stick, double-sided tape or tape runner
• Pencil and Ruler
• Hole Punch
• Scoring board – optional!

Making the Cupcake Treat Box

Step One: Trace the template on brown card stock. Print and cut out the free template and trace the three pieces onto brown cardstock. Use a ruler to connect the interior fold lines with lightly drawn pencil lines.

Step Two: Cut out the three pieces. To cut the interior of the cupcake holder piece, I poked a hole and then used my scissors to cut it out.

Step Three: Fold the edges of the box. You can score the lines using a scoring board and then fold along the lines.

Step Four: Glue the box pieces together. Using a glue stick or double-sided tape, attach the two large box pieces together along the tabs. When I used my glue stick I needed to hold the pieces together while the glue dried. I’ve made this box with double-sided tape as well which is a bit stronger.

Step Five: Insert the cupcake holder into the box. The cupcake holder should fit snugly inside the box without needing to glue it in place.

The Hedwig Owl Gift Tag

Step Six: Add the owl gift tag. Print the free Hedwig owl gift tag on white cardstock. Punch a hole in the top and use twine to attach it to your box!

Harry Potter Birthday Cupcakes

The treat box is all finished and it is time to add the best part – a cupcake! For my Harry Potter cupcakes I made chocolate cupcakes with raspberry buttercream frosting – both of the recipes I used are no longer available online but here are two that I plan to try this year when I re-make these cupcakes. I have been using Two Sisters Crafting vanilla buttercream recipe for years, so I’m excited to try their Raspberry Buttercream one. 

• Chocolate Cupcake Recipe by Two Sisters Crafting 
• Raspberry Buttercream Frosting by Two Sisters Crafting

I normally pipe the frosting on my cupcakes in a peak, but since I wanted these cupcakes to look like Hagrid made them, I used a butter knife and spread the frosting on. Next, I used green gel to write “HP” on each cupcake. The cupcakes are too small to write out the message that appeared on Hagrid’s cake in the movie, but the green writing on pink frosting is enough of a nod.

These cupcakes would be delicious any time of the year; the fresh raspberry buttercream with chocolate cake is so yummy! I’ll be back this Friday with another Harry Potter-related craft! Be sure to check out my other Harry Potter crafts including a Harry Potter Party Game, Harry Potter Wreath and more! 

Get the Free Harry Potter Birthday Printables!

Fill out the purple form below with your first name and email address! The free file will be sent straight to your inbox! If you have already filled out the form below, don’t worry – you won’t be added to my list twice! This freebie is for personal use only. I hope you enjoy crafting something special. Please let me know if you have any questions :)