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Harry Potter Theme Party

A Harry Potter Birthday Party or Movie Release Celebration!

Tacos and Pita pizzas are fun foods that kids can make themselves (with help of course).

Try this for drinks:

Betty Crocker® Magic Potion Punch

• ½ cup chocolate flavored syrup

• 2 cups milk

• 2 cans cola or lemon-lime soda pop (room temperature)

• Whipped topping, if desired

Stir together chocolate syrup and milk in 4 cup microwavable measure until well blended. Microwave uncovered on High 3-4 minutes or until hot.

Divide heated mixture among 8 paper "hot" cups or mugs. Slowly poor about 3 ounces (1/3 cup) soda pop into each cup. Top with whipped topping.

• Black Magic Cake (find a great flourless chocolate cake recipe)

• Pretzel wands that the kids have dipped in chocolate

• Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans (use jelly-bellys)

• Chocolate Frogs

There are lots of fun activities for your Harry Potter party. Make sure all of your guests are wearing glasses, just like Harry. (Pop out the lenses) As they walk in to the party, draw lightening bolts on their foreheads. Use face paints to draw the lightening bolts.

Everyone should decorate their own sorting hats. Use felt hats and decorate them with fabric, material scraps, glitter, and pompoms. Sort your guests into houses (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw).

Here are some suggestions of relay races that the teams can play:

• Dress-up Relay - Make piles of magical wizard clothing depending on how many teams you have. Use metallic fabrics and fabrics with stars and glitter. Divide the group into teams and have the first players race to dress up in all the clothes from one pile. When finished, he/she must take all the clothes off and have the next player dress up. The team that dresses and undresses first wins the game.

• Pass the Sand - Divide the group into teams and line them up. Have the first person in each line grab a handful of magic dust (sand) from a container. They must pass the sand to the next player, who passes it to the next, and so on down the line. When the sand reaches the last player, he/she pours what is left of it on a plate. The team with the most sand wins the game. (You may have to weigh the sand on a food scale if it's close).

Have each guest make their own magic wands by dipping a pretzel rod into melted chocolate and decorating it with sprinkles and jimmies.

Party Favors

Have a Polaroid camera on hand and a Harry Potter Photo Op and take pictures of all the kids dressed as Harry.

Don't let the magic end when your party's over. Send your guests home with light-up wands and their very own magic tricks.  Send your guests home with their very own pet rats (use a gummy rat for this idea!)  We especially love the Harry Potter Favor Pack!