Wizards — wise magical users — appear in myths and stories from many cultures, from Merlin in Arthurian legend to countless fairy tales. In real history, scholars who studied astronomy and mathematics in medieval times sometimes kept owls as pets, which may have helped inspire the wizard-owl connection seen in many stories. Stars were used for navigation long before GPS, and astronomers who charted them were considered to hold special knowledge.
Coloring ideas: give the robe a rich dark purple or midnight blue, then color the star and moon symbols gold and silver. The pointed hat can match the robe. Make the swirling magic sparkles from the wand yellow, white, and pale aqua. The open spell book can have a glowing golden light emanating from its pages.
Kids can design their own magic symbols to fill the wizard's robe. Younger children can practice filling the large robe shape. Older kids can add a dragon peeking from behind a rock in the castle background.
