A Harry Potter party is ideal for boys or girls, ages 6 - 9.
You'll find ideas for Harry Potter invitations, games, crafts, food and decorations.
Mix and match...
make the party work for you! Total Cost: less than $50 (unless you hire a professional magician) 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 lightening bolt removable tattoo

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!