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Merlin’s pants! This incredible Harry Potter decor wins the House Cup
Sometimes I have dreams of recreating Hogwarts in my own home and finally get that admissions owl I somehow missed at age eleven. Then you... Read more
We were seriously blown away by this handmade Harry Potter birthday party with the cake of our magical daydreams.
Imagine being the kid in class who rocked THIS party. Serious cool points.
Here’s photographer and mom Judith on how it all went down from the snitch favors, Ollivander’s wand shop station, Gringotts bank, and house banners everywhere…
There are those who would accuse me of going overboard when it comes to parties… that may or may not be true. But I can tell you that there was a whole lot of love and work that was put into this Harry Potter birthday party for our son Wesley. And the way I look at it, we only throw these big, epic parties every other year, so I don’t mind going all out for our kiddos.
Wesley has been into Harry Potter for quite a while now, so when he said that he wanted the theme for his 12th birthday party to be HP, I was excited for the challenge! Eric and I had a lot of fun bringing together all the elements to create the Wizarding World and transform this space into Hogwarts.
From the different house banners (Wesley was part of House Gryffindor, of course), to Platform 9 3/4, to the golden snitches that sat at each person’s place setting — there were so many elements that brought this magical world and really made this Harry Potter birthday party feel authentic. Especially since each little “wizard” got to chose their own wand at Ollivander’s Wand Shop and exchange money at Gringotts Bank.
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Favors and Gifts: Oriental Trading Co. • Design and Decor:Party City • Cake Designer: Whipped Up by Mimi LLC • Photographer: Fresh Look Photography
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About the Author: Catherine Clark
Catherine Clark loiters at her local library, makes art, watches movies en masse, plays video and tabletop games, poorly cooks healthy things, cuddles with her feline fur babies, and blogs at BijouxandBits.com.
This has to be the coolest birthday party I have ever seen.
This is so amazing! Great ideas! LOVE the bottled butter beer.