Totally Awsumb Harry Potter 9th Birthday Party

 

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

For Awsumb Kenneth Hardy’s 9th Birthday Party

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, October 23rd

Hogwarts Express leaves Platform 9 3/4

at precisely Ten O’Clock AM and will return at Noon

Please RSVP by way of Owl to

Wendy Headmistress, Frolic and Feasts

or use the Floo Network (phone)

Students should come dressed in their

wizarding robes

or favorite Halloween costumes

But not your dress robes

 as the journey may entail physical activity

as well as working with messy potion ingredients!

I printed the invites on scroll paper.

To decorate the envelopes I printed some Hogwart’s stamps and logos to make them look official.

Awsumb had a great time driving around delivering

invites while dressed up in his Harry Potter costume. 

As I usually do for Awsumb’s parties I invited all the kids
to come dressed in costume. 

October Birthdays are fun like that!

For decorations I printed off

Awsumb’s Halloween Portraits

and a few other things such as:

Hoggwart's Crest, Gryffindor banner, a Platform 9 ¾ sign

and the class schedule onto leftover scroll paper.

Add some colorful balloons and crepe paper and it’s a party!

  As the kids arrived I handed out
Wizard Party Hats and Harry Potter glasses.

Kenneth played Professor Wiggles in his black bathrobe and ran the party games:

Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans Game –

 A simple spin the arrow game with four categories:

Sweet, Sour, Your Pick, Blind Pick
 
I made this game out of a Bertie Bott's Beans Candy Box

Divination –

"Professor Wiggles" used his Wand & Magic 8 Ball to answer silly questions. 
(The kids loved this and kept the fun going longer than we expected)

Transfiguration –

Spirit Light Magic Trick

 performed by Awsumb

Potions –

Pop Rocks test tube experiment

 with baby soda bottles
(see Pop Rocks Potion)

Herbology –

Planting gummy worms in
crushed cookies and chocolate pudding!

(served in lieu of cake)

Defense of the Dark Arts –

I don't know who sends their kid to a party with a big stick...

but it worked well for the Pinata!

We sang Happy Birthday and served Caramel Apple Ciders

(warm spiced cider, a squirt of and whip cream)

Next thing we knew it was time to open the gifts

and send the kids home with Goodie Bags labeled
“Honey Dukes Sweet Shoppe” 

Filled with:
Bertie Botts Beans, Chocolate Frogs,
Drooble’s Gum, and Pop Rocks.

I also sent the kids home with their Harry Potter Glasses

and Test Tubes with the potion recipe and other experiment ideas.

 Special Thanks to

my brother Brian and his girlfriend Kate

who really know how to Party Hardy!

There are so many fun ideas out there such as:

A treasure hunt to ‘Search for the Sorcerer’s Stone’,

plant beans in that gooey clear stuff,

decorate wands, etc.

If you need more ideas or would like some clip art, etc.

so you can have your own

Totally Awesome Harry Potter Birthday

I would be happy to share my files!