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The Birthday Girl on her magical day.
She made and wore her own version
of the time-keeper necklace that
Hermione wears in book three. |
Grace became obsessed with Harry Potter this past Summer. She read the first three books 3 or 4 times each (she would have read all the way to book 7 if I would have let her...I just think the books start to get too scary for her age at book 4...she'll have to wait until she's a little older to read the rest of the series.)
Not only does she read the books, but she plays "Harry Potter" with her sisters, names her stuffed animals after characters from the book, and incorporates some aspect of the wizarding world into nearly every dinner table conversation!
So naturally she wanted to celebrate her ninth birthday Harry Potter Style. She had all kinds of brilliant ideas, some of which we used and some we did not. It was very fun to plan this party with my daughter, and it was even more enjoyable to see the thrill on her face as it all came together! She said it was the best birthday party ever...and that made it all worth it!
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| The Invitation (In Harry Potter's world owls deliver messages between wizards.) |
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| Sign on the front door |
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| Some of the snacks included Bertie Bott's Every Flavored Beans, Chocolate Frogs, and Golden Snitch Truffles... |
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| ...Licorice Wands, Herbology Bites, and Polyjuice Potion to drink! |
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| Grace designed her own cake. One day she brought me a picture that she had drawn and said, "This is what I want my cake to look like!" I'm glad she had so much faith in me that I could make her desired Quittich field cake come to life! |
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| Starting our Sorcerer's Stone hunt. The kids followed clues that eventually led them to the hidden Sorcerer's stones.* |
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| On their way back to the house after reading the final clue! |
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| Painting their wands that they selected from "Oliviander's Wand Shop." |
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| Before |
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| After |
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| Aaron dressed up and played Professor Snape and led the kids in Potions Class |
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| In Potions class the kids made "Good Luck Potion." They started with moondew (lemon-lime soda), then added phoenix tears (lemon juice), boom berries (Pop Rocks), and powdered bicorn horn (baking soda mixed with kool-aid powder.) The result was a bubbling concoction that the kids could drink and feel lucky the rest of the day! |
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| Grace and Aunt Sarah |
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| The kids are trying to guess the flavors of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. These are the famous Wizard jelly beans that come in flavors both delicious and disgusting. It was hilarious to watch the kids faces as they chewed on candies that were flavored like grass, earwax, earthworms, soap, and vomit (to name a few!) |
Not only was Grace lucky enough to have some of her closest friends from school and the neighborhood attend, but she also had four of her cousins, two sisters, three aunts, two uncles, her mom and dad, and one Grandma there! I'm so grateful that they were there to help her feel loved and supported, but I also sure appreciated all of the extra adult hands that helped paint wands, sprinkle glitter,pour potions, draw scars, cut cake, scoop ice cream, and pull off this highly involved party! Thank you!!
*I had so much fun writing the clues for the Sorcerer's Stone Hunt that I wanted to share them with those of you that might enjoy a little Harry Potter Trivia!:
1. The
first clue that will direct you on your quest is found in the place where Moaning Myrtle dwells.
- Harry
lulled a three headed dog named Fluffy to sleep with a flute on his quest
to save the Sorcerer’s Stone. You
must go to the place where most muggles keep their dogs in order to find
your next clue.
- Hermione
has read many books in the Library at Hogwarts. Your next clue will be found where the
muggles of this house keep most of their books.
- Your
next clue is hidden under the Mirror of Erised. Make sure you don’t get distracted if
you see the deepest, most desperate desire of your heart in the
reflection.
- In
their second year, Harry and Ron traveled to Hogwarts in a flying one of
these.
- Muggles
don’t keep dragon eggs in their houses, but they keep a different kind of
eggs. You will find the next clue
where they are stored.
- Gringotts,
the wizard’s bank run by goblins, is the safest place to keep magical
treasures. Strangely, muggle children
keep their galleons in a pig version of this.
- Harry
rides a Nimbus 2000. Muggles only
use their’s to sweep. Where is the
one in this house kept?
- Wizards
have owls to deliver their mail to them.
Where do muggles go to retrieve their mail?
- Wizards
and Muggles alike sleep in one of these.
Check under Grace’s to find what you’ve been seeking!
