100 Party Themes
First Birthday
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Holiday Parties
Invitations
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Planning Guide
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Harry Potter
Wizard Favor
Harry Potter Cake
Harry Potter Invite
Wizard Hat Pinata
Wizard Hat
Harry Potter Robes
A Harry Potter Party is a great birthday party theme for a Harry Potter fan! Or have a Harry Potter Party to celebrate the release of the next book or movie.
Have your child help you design invitations, decorations, and activities that tie-in with the Harry Potter stories.
Fun Invitations for a Harry Potter Party include:
- rolled and tied with a ribbon like a scroll
- with a photo or drawing of an owl
- in the shape of a wizard's hat
- with a drawing of Hogwarts castle
- decorated with Harry Potter stickers
- designed like a headline story in the Daily Prophet newspaper
- in the style of an Acceptance Letter to Hogwarts school ("The Sorcerer's Stone - page 31")
- encourage guests to dress as their favorite Harry Potter character
Fun Decorations for a Harry Potter Party include:
- blue and white balloons with silver mylar stars or in the colors of your child's favorite Hogswart's "house"
- blue and purple table cloths with silver and gold plates and utensils
- star confetti
- signs for Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, Hogsmead, Privet Drive and Station 9 & 3/4
Fun Games & Activities for a Harry Potter Party include:
- wizard hat pinata
- guess how many jelly beans in a jar (winner takes home jar and jelly beans)
- treasure hunt for potion ingredients
- jelly bean tasting (Bertie Bott's every flavor jelly beans from Harry Potter I)
- pin the horn on the unicorn or pin the pig tail on Dudley Dursley (Harry Potter I)
- fortune telling (Ms. Trewlaney from Harry Potter III)
- obstacle course (Tri-Harry Potter tournament in Harry Potter IV)
- if your budget permits hire a wizard to perform magic tricks (be specific that you want a Merlin/Harry Potter type wizard, not a magician in a black top hat or a clown who performs magic tricks)
Fun Arts & Crafts for a Harry Potter Party include:
- draw, decorate, and name owls
- scratch art
- shrinky dink
- decorate magic wands (start with wooden or plastic sticks and add ribbon, stickers, etc.)
- modeling clay - magical creatures
- beading - magic charm necklaces
Fun Foods for a Harry Potter Party include:
- popcorn with selection of "magic" herbal toppings (taco seasoning taco seasoning, Parmesan cheese ghost powder, Italian herb dried swamp grass, cinnamon sugar unicorn dust)
- crackers and cheese "spray"
- olives & nuts
- baby carrots with ranch dressing dip
- apple wedges with caramel dip
- jello shapes
- cupcakes with star shaped sprinkles
- star shaped cookies
- pop rocks candy (the Weasley twins would like this!) or gummy worms
- punch served in a caldron
- wizard cupcakes
Fun Favors for a Harry Potter Party include:
- Harry Potter Favor Box
- fiber optic wands
- glow-in-the-dark stars
- spinning tops
- magic stones
- blowing bubbles
- glow putty
- groan tubes
- magic tricks
Special Resources for a Harry Potter Party include:
- Celebrate Express
- Harry Potter costumes
- Kids' Party Fun Directory (entertainment, rentals, and places)
- Harry Potter web site
- Harry Potter word search
- Kids Domain Harry Potter craft ideas
- Funology Magic Tricks
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