Harry Potter Party Ideas

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 opens in theatres July 15th, so if you’re planning a birthday party…a Harry Potter theme just might be the ticket!

The Budget Diet’s Harry Potter party is ideal for boys or girls, ages 6 – 9. You’ll find ideas for Harry Potter invitations, Harry Potter games, Harry Potter crafts, Harry Potter food and decorations. Mix and match…make the party work for you!

Total Cost: less than $50 (unless you hire a professional magician)
 

Harry Potter invitation
Harry Potter invitation

Crystal Ball Invitations:
  • Use an old CD & write – PREDICTION – A HARRY POTTER PARTY.
  • Using purple cardstock cut-out a base for your “crystal ball”.
  • Write the details of the party on the base.

 

Harry Potter Games – The Sorting Hat:
  • As the children arrive at the party, let them put the sorting hat on and reach into a bowl to choose their house (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff). The house will become their team for the party. The sorting hat can be made by forming a piece of black poster board into a cone and adding stars for decorations.
  • The houses will rotate to Quidditch, Potions and Spells during the party. If you have less than 12 party guests, the children can go as 1 group to all the stations.

 

Quidditch – Harry Potter Game:
  • Quidditch rules are very complex, so I’ve created a simplified version for your party…it’s more like a combination of hide and seek and tag.
  • Two houses will go to this station together.
  • A large wooded area is ideal for this Harry Potter game.
  • One person is “it” – also known as the Golden Snitch. The Golden Snitch should be an adult.
  • The Golden Snitch will have a small rubber ball spray painted gold attached to their body with a flag from flag football.
  • Both teams mount their brooms and try to capture the golden snitch. They must always be on their brooms.
  • The team that captures the Golden Snitch wins!

 

Potions:
  • Let the children create an explosion! Simply put 1 tablespoon of baking soda in a cup, and then slowly add vinegar.
  • Harry Potter craft – make a wand! Give each child a 1 foot, 1/2″ round dowel, and let them decorate it by gluing ribbons, glitter and feathers. Curling ribbon easily wraps around the dowels.

 

Spells
  • Have a magician or parent teach a magic trick or two.

 

Harry Potter Movie
  • If your party is indoors or is a sleepover…make time to watch a Harry Potter movie – complete with popcorn & jelly beans!

 

Harry Potter Party Food – Harry Potter Recipes
  • In addition to the cake, let the children frost & decorate an ice cream cone to look like a wizards hat. Make different colors of frosting and have lots of various spinkles.
  • Serve Punch from the Swamp in a cauldron!
  • Recipe for Punch from the Swamp:
  • 2 liter bottle of Sprite or Seven-Up
  • 1 large bottle of white grape juice
  • 1, 12 oz. can frozen limeade concentrate
  • Green food coloring…add a drop or two to get the desired swamp color!
  • Mix all and chill.
  • Add 1 package of gummy worms when serving.

 

Party Favors
  • jelly beans
  • small magic kit
  • Harry Potter tatoos

 

Decorations
  • We had my son’s Harry Potter outdoors in the woods, & the natural setting was ideal & FREE!
  • If you’re hosting your party indoors…many of your Halloween decorations will work. Don’t waste money at the party store on themed decorations!
  • Black crepe paper streamers hung in doorways are very effective!

 
Do you have any Harry Potter party ideas?

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Angga
8 years ago

What I heard is, the movie was dropped by Universal and Fox, but it’s still loniokg for new studio to back the plan; another plan is Microsoft may finance the whole movie all by itself. And Peter Jackson is still going to produce it…. Let’s see.Though I’m not very thrilled. You know, most based-on-game movies just sucks.

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