Make Your Happiness Potion | Kids

Winter magic is in the air! This fun A2 warm-up lets your young learners dive into a Harry-Potter-inspired world where they create their very own “happiness potions.” Using the given ingredients, students imagine what brings them joy, comfort, and excitement — perfect for building vocabulary and sparking creative speaking.

How to Use

1. Show students the list of magical “ingredients” they can use for their potion.
2. Ask each student to create their own happiness potion by choosing the items they like most.
3. Encourage them to explain why they picked these ingredients and what feeling or effect each one gives.
4. In pairs, have students ask each other follow-up questions:
   • What else would you add to your potion?
   • Is there anything you think your potion is missing?
   • Which ingredient is the most important? Why?
5. Let them compare their potions and discuss whose potion would work best and why.
6. Use the provided discussion questions to keep the conversation flowing and help them build confidence while speaking.

Let the potion-making magic begin!