We are big fans of Harry Potter. Earlier this fall we had the idea to throw a Harry Potter Party and we spent a couple of months thinking of ideas (and looking for ideas online), planning and preparing.
We all made wands from dowels, clay and hot glue. Then Mark painted them. They turned out pretty amazing.
We made some fun treats including chocolate frogs, Bertie Botts Yummy flavored beans (Jelly Bellies), Ferrero Rocher Golden Snitches, Gringotts Gold (from Hersheys Nuggets) and Licorice Wands).
Even Daniel dressed up!
Joy posing in front of the 9 3/4 wall which the kids went through to enter the party, and it also doubled as a photo backdrop.
Grace (on the right) and her friend Karyssa
Pretty BethAnne
Yummy treats, I should have taken pictures of some chocolate frogs by themselves, they were cool.
These floating candles were a labor of love. They're made from paper towel and toilet paper tubes, hot glue, paint and led candles. Mark helped a lot with these.
We also set up a Quidditch hoop for Quidditch practice. (It was a hula hoop on top of a basketball hoop which was on top of a storage bench). The kids took turns trying to throw a beach ball through the hoop while a "Keeper" tried to stop them
We also had a fancy feast, played Harry Potter trivia and Bingo and Find the Snitch (hide and seek). The kids had a lot of fun. The youngest girl who came to the party later told her mom "this was my luckiest day!" I could hardly move for a day after, but it was worth it. We saved a lot of the supplies so someday we can do it again.
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2 comments:
That looks like just an awesome party. Maybe I'll be brave and energetic enough to do something like that one year.
What great memories you made with your kids! It looks like a really fun party. :)
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