Being as Harry Potter crazy at our house as we are, our whole family has been looking forward to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them coming out, so I used some of that pent up enthusiasm to make our own magical case. Of course it needed a Muggle-Worthy setting that would only show clothes, and another option for (almost) safely holding all sorts of fantastic beasts. I can't absolutely promise that one won't escape by accident. (I've gotten lots of questions from friends about child appropriateness of the movie now that I've seen it...this cute guy in the picture will be playing with his magical beasts at HOME and will not be seeing the movie in the theater.)
Not knowing exactly what beasts would make an appearance in the movie, I did my best to find realistic looking figures that were as close to possible as creatures from the Harry Potter series. These were ordered from Safari Ltd. They all look amazing...but none of these specific creatures show up in the movie. It seems that they made a deliberate decision to only include beasts of Rowling's own invention in this movie, so unless you're crafting your own creatures, you may need to stick to some of these more traditional ones. I used:
- Phoenix
- Dragon (I used the Forest Dragon, but there are lots of dragon varieties to choose from.)
- Thestral (It's actually marketed as "Midnight Pegasus" but for me it's a thestral.)
- Griffin
- Hippogriff
- Unicorn. (Not too happy about the flowers on it...but it was the best I could find.
- If you're looking for smaller versions or some stocking stuffer fantastic beasts, you can also buy a TOOB of tiny creatures similar to these.
