HARRY POTTER PARTY INVITATIONS
Use tea stained paper to make theme related invitations.
You can print invitations using a calligraphy font on your computer.
Print on tea stained or antiqued paper. Then carefully burn the edges 
to make the invitations look authentic. Roll them into a scroll and deliver 
with a feather quill or fold and seal with a wax seal.
            "The Goblet of Fire has chosen you to participate 
                           in the Triwizard Challenge..."
Then include the party details.

Creating the mood for your Goblet of Fire party
With a few decorating props, you can create an enchanted space 
to engage a child's imagination:
Spider Webs - Quilt batting
plastic spiders
Twinkling party lights
plastic frogs
jars of potion - colored water
Diagon Alley Shop signs - poster board
Painted blue or green butcher paper - Underwater World
Paper snowflakes and white streamers - Yule Ball
Enlist talented teens to help with the decorations.

Check out the Harry Potter party supplies and decorations here >>

THE MAGIC BEGINS
As each guest arrives, give him/her a purchased or  home-made cape 
and wand. We made our wands using dry willow twig pieces. 
Brush a light coating of craft glue to the tip and sprinkle with fine 
polyester glitter (craft store). Yours can be made of with any material 
you choose, but should be made before the party. 
Divide the kids into teams for the Tri-wizard challenges ahead. 
Place all of the children's names into a pretend goblet. Use the Internet and your computer to make the three school badges. Draw the names 
from the goblet to create the teams. Hogwarts - Beauxbaton - Durmstrang

HARRY POTTER PARTY GAMES AND ACTIVITIES 
When planning party games, keep your party space and 
the ages of the children in mind.

The Golden Egg Challenge
Before the party spray paint plastic eggs with gold paint. Fill each egg 
with a chocolate, sticker, or some other small treat. Designate an adult helper or teen to be the dragon/s. Hide the eggs behind the dragon/s 
and the children must try to pass the the dragon/s to get an egg.
Tip:
You may be able to find gold wrapped chocolate eggs to hide.

Tri Wizard Obstacle Course
Using items from around your home make a fun and challenging obstacle course for each team to run. Suggested items are...
Hoola-Hoops, appliance boxes, lawn furniture, 2x4's to walk across etc.

Marauder's Map Treasure Hunt
Make a pretend Marauder's map for the kids to use on a treasure hunt.
Use aspects from the movie to create your clues.
Tip: perform an Internet image search for Marauder's Map 
and you'll find several you can print out.

Quidditch
Play a simplified version of Quidditch using brooms, 
a tennis ball (snitch) and goal markers. Play it as you would hockey.

Harry Potter Scene It
ages 8 & up
Divide the kids into teams to play this  Harry Potter Scene It Game.
Using real movie clips, images and trivia questions that challenge their Harry Potter knowledge. This game requires no preparation and it can be played again and again as a family game!    Order the game >>

HARRY POTTER CRAFTS

Create a Dragon
Collect miscellaneous craft materials that the children can use to 
make their own dragon. Place all of the items on a covered table 
and provide glue, tape paint, and scissors. The children will do the rest.
Items to keep in mind are: egg carton tubes, pipe cleaners, 
google eyes, craft foam, fabric scraps, construction paper, 
tissue paper, dried beans and rice.

Print out free Harry Potter coloring sheets from the Internet.
Place them on a table with crayons or colored pencils.
This is a great activity for the kids to do at the beginning of the 
party as guests arrive.

Golden Snitch Pin or Magnet


You'll Need:
White craft foam
Gold or yellow colored "pom - pom"
Hot glue gun or craft glue
Gold glitter, glitter glue or sequins
Pin backs or self sticking magnetic strip
Scissors (several pairs)

Trace the shape of the wings on the craft foam before the party. The children will cut them out on their own.The wings can be left white or decorated with glitter, sequins or glitter glue.Use craft glue or a hot glue gun to attach the pom-pom's and pin backs. I recommend a hot glue gun (adults only) for faster drying time.

HARRY POTTER PARTY RECIPES

Magic Wand Pretzels
Follow the melting instructions on chocolate melting candies
We recommend Wilton's brand. Dip Large pretzel sticks 
into the chocolate and then place on waxed paper. 
Add colored sprinkles - optional.

Magic Potions
Fill several plastic water bottles with Sports Drink or Kool-Aid.
Give the children each a glass or bottles and a funnel to mix up 
their own potion.

Honeydukes Treats
You don't need to travel to Hogsmead to create this fantasy candy store! Fill bowls and glass/plastic jars with Jelly beans, gummi worms, 
spiders and rats. You can find these items in most sweet shops 
candy stores (mall).

Underwater World Treat
Mix up a cup from the underwater world...
Prepare lime flavored green gelatin dessert using the ice-cube 
method on the box. Place some candy rocks or speckled jelly beans,
in the bottom of clear cups and pour enough gelatin to cover the rocks. Refrigerate for a few minutes. Then pour the reaming of gelatin into the cup and insert fruit leather pieces for seaweed.

Harry Potter Cupcakes
Chocolate covered ice cream cones, make an edible wizard hat to top cupcakes or a sheet cake. instructions >>

Party Favors and Prizes
Create Wizard Hats with black card stock paper, a stapler and gold star stickers. Fill the hat with magic themed party favors and prizes, some Jelly Belly jelly beans, an owl bean bag, toy snitch, stickers etc. Harry potter toys and prizes are very easy to find.
 

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