Looking to host a Harry Potter-themed party? We’ve rounded up Hogwarts-themed birthday games, snacks and activities from Kara’s Party Ideas. Plus: 61 Amazing Birthday Cake Ideas
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Download and print neckties
Download and print neckties ($3; karaspartyideas.com) and attach to elastic headbands (found at drugstores).
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Pop out the lenses from sunglasses
To make glasses, pop out the lenses from sunglasses (set of 12, $10; orientaltrading.com) and hot-glue feathers on each side and a creased diamond-shaped piece of card stock to the nose.
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Butter Beer
Add vanilla ice cream to cream soda and serve in plastic mugs ($3; partycheap.com).
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Cake
Bake batter in three glass bowls (two 12-oz, one quart). Create body by flipping over one of the 12-oz cakes and placing the second 12-oz cake on top. Spread frosting and add third cake on top for head. Roll out 1/2 lb fondant and use a small leaf cookie cutter ($11; amazon.com) to create feathers. Frost the cake and add rows of feathers. Shape feet and beak from gum paste. Make the eyes with fondant circles.
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Snitch Cookies
Cut wings from card stock and insert the ends of the wings into each side of a Little Debbie Banana Marshmallow Pie ($2; Walmart).
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Cupcake
Arrange mini—vanilla wafers, chocolate chips, almond slices, and cashews on a cupcake and decorate with an argyle cupcake wrapper ($3; karaspartyideas.com).
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Favor
To make glasses, pop out the lenses from sunglasses (set of 12, $10; orientaltrading.com) and hot-glue feathers on each side and a creased diamond-shaped piece of card stock to the nose.
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Favor
Download and print neckties ($3; karaspartyideas.com) and attach to elastic headbands (found at drugstores).
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Invite
Download invite ($3; karaspartyideas.com). Roll it and attach with string to a balloon. Draw an owl face on the balloon. String a vintage key (set of 10, $2; bestfire.etsy.com) to weigh it down.
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Activity
Re-create potions class by filling plastic tubes (set of 15, $6; jillybeankids.com) with club soda. Set out different flavors of Kool-Aid powder. Have the kids mix the powder into the tubes, say an enchantment, and watch as the colors are revealed.
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Decor
Download and print a Hogwarts Express Train Station sign ($3; karaspartyideas.com).
