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A Wizard Party is a great birthday party theme for a Harry Potter fan! Have your child help you design invitations, decorations, and activities that tie-in with the Harry Potter stories.
Or take your child back to the days of King Arthur's Court and the most famous wizard of all... Merlin!
A Wizard Party is also great fun for Halloween.... magical, but not too scary.
Fun Invitations for a Wizard Party include:
- rolled and tied with a ribbon like a scroll
- in the shape of a wizards hat
- with a drawing of a castle
Fun Decorations for a Wizard Party include:
- blue and white balloons with silver mylar stars.
- blue and purple table cloths with silver and gold plates and utensils
- star confetti
Fun Games & Activities for a Wizard 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
- pin the horn on the unicorn
- fortune telling
- obstacle course
- 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 Wizard 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 Wizard Party include:
- cupcakes with star shaped sprinkles or wizard cupcakes
- star shaped cookies
- pop rocks candy (the Weasley twins would like this!) or gummy worms
- punch served in a caldron
Fun Favors for a Wizard Party include:
- fiber optic wands
- glow-in-the-dark stars
- spinning tops
- magic stones
- blowing bubbles
- glow putty
- groan tubes
- magic tricks
Special Resources for a Wizard Party include:
- Shindigz.com
- Celebrate Express
- Kids' Party Fun Directory (entertainment, rentals, and places)
- Harry Potter word search
- Kids Domain Wizard craft ideas
- Funology Magic Tricks
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