Harry Potter Invisibility Cloak Review (age 6+) Sent by Wow! Stuff

I couldn't turn down a review of Harry Potter's fabulous Invisibility Cloak. Made by Wow! Stuff and recommended for age 6+, this is a cloak with a trick. It can make anyone, or anything, invisible using a smartphone or tablet and the supporting app.

I was a bit worried we might not be able to find it, but inside the box is a fully visible Invisibility Cloak, plus phone stand and instructions.

The phone stand is really pretty cool - it's nicely made, massively adjustable for angle and sits on little rubber feet, so it won't slip. It is designed for selfie view and needs to be placed low down - coffee table height.

At 139.7cm long, the cloak is full size for an adult and has plenty of fabric for swooshing around yourself. It's made from two layers of fabric - the patterned outer feels a little rough, but the print is dyed and it's soft.

The colour is amazing, and the Invisibility Cloak has authentic patterning just like the genuine article in the films. There is lots to spot and it is very magical. The green lining fabric feels silky and soft and cool. The cloak has a nice simple hook and eye fastening at the neckline.

It's that green lining which makes the magic, as the free accompanying app. can make it disappear - just like green screen in the movies. The patterned side is actually not bad at disappearing with really good light behind it too!

The app. downloads really quickly and you create an account before typing in the Product Authentication Code for your cloak (on the front of your instructions). You can register the same item with up to 3 devices, so you won't need to hand your phone over to the kids, but you can't just let everyone add it to their Wow! Stuff account.

When you open the app. the magic begins. The camera will disregard anything it sees as green - so remember that when you choose your outfit to wear with the cape - or you'll still be a floating head!

Here are my boys with their first afternoon's play, so this is what bigger kids can achieve, even without your help... although we couldn't resist joining in...

It's a brilliant thing to play with for anyone, but especially Harry Potter or magic fans, or anyone interested in movie-making. There is so much scope available and you can create some really clever effects very easily.

The Harry Potter Invisibility Cloak is developed by Wow! Stuff in collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, and is available now from toy shops instore and online for £49.99rrp. At the time of typing reduced to £39.99 in Smyths.  

The Invisibility Cloak first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (the first Harry Potter book). The Harry Potter books are a great introduction to reading 'proper novels' for children aged 7-9 or above, and are progressively longer reads. You can find or order all of the Harry Potter series in all good bookshops, including online at Amazon (affiliate links below).

We were sent our Harry Potter Invisibility Cloak for review. Amazon links are affiliate, which earns me a few pennies Knuts as a thank you if you order through my link, but you never pay a penny more.