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I’m a developer, and I want to use the Coding Wand in a cool project. How do I do this?

How do I use my Coding Wand?

To use your Coding Wand, click on the PLAY tab to open up creations that you can just play with by waving your Coding Wand. No coding required!

Follow along with the instructions and use your Coding Wand to draw and paint, levitate a feather, make beans go big and small, rumble your Coding Wand, and juggle a bludger.

Two rules to remember:

The button side is “up” for the Coding Wand.
Click the button once to recenter your Coding Wand cursor – the +

To recenter your Coding Wand cursor – the little + symbol – click the action button on the top of the Coding Wand once. As long as you’re moving the cursor, the Coding Wand is sending its X, Y, twist data, and more to the screen, and you can code and create with it.

Make sure that before you try to cast a spell motion, you re-center your Coding Wand. After it's re-centered, you will have better control.

To cast a spell motion, hold down the action button, carefully make the motion, and then release the button at the end of the motion. Big shapes are better.

Any code you’ve put in a “When [gesture]” code block will be triggered!

There are over 30 gestures to choose from that can trigger all sorts of effects.

What else can my Coding Wand do?

Your Coding Wand can rumble and flash in many colors. You can wave it to make effects on screen, or trigger a spell motion by holding down the action button, waving, and releasing, to unlock even more cool effects.

For tips on Coding Wand use, head to our YouTube page.

Can I also twist it to make effects?

Yes! Head into the Coding Wand blocks, and pick up the rotation block, and change it to “roll.” As you twist clockwise and anti-clockwise, you can change the pitch of a song, gravity, color, size, or almost anything else.

How do I turn the Coding Wand ON/OFF?

Your Coding Wand will fall asleep when not in use and can be picked up and woken up immediately, by pressing the button on the top.

In this deep sleep, it can last at least two weeks.

To make it last longer, turn your Coding Wand off completely by pressing the trapezoid-shaped button on the bottom of the wand, opening up the back with your other hand, and taking the batteries out of the PCB brain inside. You can store the Coding Wand and its batteries in its box.

How do I take the Coding Wand apart?

Follow the steps from page 44 onward in your storybook.

I’m a developer, and I want to use the Harry Potter Coding Kit in a cool project. How do I do this?

Unfortunately, due to licensing restrictions, we're not in a position to extend accessibility outside of our own app at this time.