Magical

I've really made an effort to have fun birthday parties for my kids this year.
It hasn't been a strong point for me in the past.
Pinterest is changing this though.
And being in a bigger house.

So, without further ado,
A very Harry birthday.


First we had to be sorted. It was either Gryffindor or Slytherin.


Next we had potions. Dragon saliva (bubble soap) with a goblin stone (dry ice) makes a bubbly potion.



We also had a "keeper" contest where everyone had to find a "snitch" (ferreror rocher) outside.
They made edible wands. (pretzel sticks, candy coating and sprinkles)

I don't have pictures of these because I was running around like a chicken without it's head. I also had a baby in my arms.

But those activities were fun.


One of the highlights was the "Bean Boozeled" game. Everyone spun the spinner and then had to choose a jelly bean of the color that the spinner landed on. It was either really yummy or really yucky. As in dog food, skunk spray, barf, centipede, moldy cheese, rotten egg, pencil shavings, baby wipes, yucky.

It was a hit, of course!



Opening presents is fun.


Blowing out candles is fun too!


Going to Zonko's Joke shop and Honeydukes Sweet shop is awesome! (So sad I didn't take a picture of the display)


You can't go wrong with string spray!

But the biggest thrill came when we had to use our defense agains the dark arts skills against a surprise visit from a death eater.




Special thanks to my friend Kimberly who loaned me a lot of her Harry Potter stuff!
And BIG special thanks to our cousins who came!!
And HUGE thanks to the one who got hit with lots of water balloons!