1.
Invitations
Look in any party shop or newsagents and you will find
Harry Potter invitations. You can also create your own
with programs like Harry Potter Print Studio. Be sure
to tell all your invited guests to dress as witches and
wizards!
2.
Decorations
Dig out those Halloween decorations. If you can obtain
them, make some pumpkin lanterns or use turnips if pumpkins
are not available. Designate an area of the room as a
'Broomstick Park' and put up a sign. Make a scoreboard
to keep track of 'house points'. Have fun and use your
imagination!
3.
The Sorting Hat
Obtain a witches hat and into this place coloured stickers
to represent the four houses - Red for
Griffindor, Blue for Ravenclaw, Yellow
for Hufflepuff and Green for Slitherin.
Make sure there is one for each child invited and the
correct number of each to make the teams relatively even.
As children arrive they reach into the hat and pull out
a sticker. Write their name on it and stick it onto their
clothing. This way the children are sorted at random into
4 teams or 'houses'. Throughout the party award house
points for good behaviour and each time a team member
wins a game.You can even deduct points for naughty behaviour
if you wish! At the end of the party there should be an
extra prize for each member of the house with the most
points.
4.
Games
This is easy! - Make a version of 'pin the tail on the
donkey' called 'pin the beak on hedwig, play corners (see
the GAMES page) and use harry potter trivia questions.
Make a piñata in the shape of a giant snitch and
let the chidren take turns as beaters, trying to break
it and release the sweets. Let the children hunt for chocolate
frogs, etc. etc.
5.
A Real Wizard
It goes without saying that a real magician i.e. ME is
an essential!!
6.
Prizes
Theme the prizes too - give out bags of 'every flavour
beans' (jelly beans), chocolate frogs, Cheap magic tricks
(If you have trouble obtaining these contact me and I
can help).
7.
Music
Use the harry potter film sountracks to help create atmosphere
and to accompany any games during the party.
The
above shows how easy it is to give your child a unique
experience. If you have any ideas to add or success stories
that might help other parents, please Email them to me
and I will add them to this page.
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