Harry Potter Party links to blog ideas

http://serendipitycreative.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/sneak-peek-harry-potter-hogwarts.html

http://blog.uniquelygrace.com/2012/04/harry-potter-invitations-delivered-owl.html

http://onelittlem.com/romance-managed/

http://feellovdeveryday.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/what-i-made-wednesday-harry-potter_20.html

http://onecreativemommy.com/harry-potter-party-invitations/

http://funtimesallaround.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/ultimate-harry-potter-party.html

http://fakecrab.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/fast-easy-diy-pull-string-pinata.html




Some great ideas for HP parties.

E.T.A. spell book ideas

http://dirtandsunshine.com/harry-potter-party.html  - some different books/labels. can print double sided ok.
http://www.piecesbypolly.com/2013/10/harry-potter-printable-spell-books-sew.html - no sew book cover using the above spell book

http://zitzmanfam.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/harry-potter-spell-and-creature-books.html  - cant get it to print on both sides so taht it comes out good, but if i glue the pages together it looks good.

http://www.lemonsqueezyhome.com/2012/01/harry-potter-spell-book-printable.html - using a photo book to insert the spells, looks good, will be expensive for 20+ kids

http://harrypotterspells.net/ list of all spells.

http://www.lemonsqueezyhome.com/2011/10/happy-halloween.html great tutorial to make house ties and robes


http://www.sewastraightline.com/2011/01/welcome-to-labmwahahahahaha.html  ideas for potions. (and future party!)

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/blog/cool-science-products/the-ultimate-harry-potter-party-2/

http://hereswhatididtoday.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/harry-potter-party-part-two.html reading tea leaves at a party

http://feellovdeveryday.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/what-i-made-wednesday-harry-potter_13.html t-shirt robes ideas


This was one of the first potter party blogs i had seen. http://myharrypotterparty.blogspot.se/2009/03/platform-9-34-brick-wall.html great ideas including the wall for platform 9 3/4.


Food
http://www.designdazzle.com/2011/07/summer-camp-rock-candy-tutorial/ 

http://jillschams.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/07312011-harry-potters-golden-birthday.html

Night 6

Saturday night, me n Lyle watched HP and the Half Blood Prince. Gordon used to say, if you hadn't read the books, the films don't really make much sense.
It's not completely true, but not far from it either.
Having never really liked the films, before I had even seen them. To recently re-reading the books (can't find my Deathly Hallows, so currently spending 2 lunch hours a week in the library) its plain to see, that the films have the same outcomes, but the journeys are very different.
Film finished around 10 and we both went to bed.
Lyle came into my bed during the night, saying he had a bad dream. He doesn't like to talk abt bad dreams at night, so I moved over and gave him room for him and his two teddies.
Next day he told me that a bully was bullying his friend in our kitchen and his teacher was there and that our cat, Lightning was walking around. Not the worst dream, but he didn't like it. So came in for a cuddle.
Im unsure if I should let him watch the 7th and 8th films. They actually are not too bad, not as bad as the books, but then, I always feel that books are 'worse', you see every death, every bad bit and every good bit. The films only show what 1 person (script writers/directors/Warner Brothers) wants you to see.
And good still beats evil. Maybe give it a few weeks .

Woke up on Sunday feeling good. No alarms set, yet we both woke before 8.

7th Birthday

For some reason, today, I am just bursting with ideas for my sons 7th birthday.

He wanted a Harry Potter themed party last year but I could not get anywhere that could accomodate what I wanted to do (have things stuck to the walls/ceiling etc... so this year I want to get super organised.
My friend gave me a website for cheap wands, but at around £10 each, its more than I want to pay for each kid. Going to stick with an idea from the web - when I find the site I will link back to it, chopsticks, glue gun, paint and beads/gems.

I'm planning on making a pináta, with some string attached and they have to perform spells to get it to open.... i'm thinking of making it like the Boggart in the cupboard when Professor Lupin gets the moon.

Sting attached to paper candles and hung over the food table.

Wall to walk in that looks like the brick wall for platform 9 3/4, using old sheet and some paint. Hang this up on the door to the party.

Most wanted poster to have your picture taken in. Bit like a Photo booth thing.

Each child will go home with a Spell Book.

The kids will be split into houses.
Unsure yet if they are going to earn points throughout the day

Unsure yet on how long this is going to last, that may be dictated by price of venue.

Venue - Newark Castle/Fort Matilda train station - need to call and see if they would accomodate us, if yes how much for. If not then back to the thinking board.

Activities
Potions Class - mentos n coke, vinegar n bicarb type experiments.
Herbology Class - grow cress seeds or something similar.
Defense Against the Dark Arts - Boggart Pináta
Quidich - using balloons and hola hoops