We are not associated with Universal Studios The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. We just love to make copycat recipes and have parties to bring the magic alive while we’re at home.
We love to have a party when someone in our family finishes one of the HP books, all of the books, or chooses the HP theme for their birthday party. In this post you’ll find a MASSIVE LIST and links to some of our favorite recipes, printables, and ideas to throw the ultimate Harry Potter Party.
First up, ACCEPTANCE LETTERS with opportunity to insert your own name and address. You’ll have the option to print in black and white on your own old fashioned paper, or to print in color to look like an old paper. We found these at PhotoFunia. HERE is where to make your own.
Next up, CHOCOLATE COVERED FROG BOXES & TRADING CARDS – THESE are our favorite ones to print, although you’ll need to put in your email address, and the pdf will be e-mailed to you.
THESE Chocolate Covered Frog Boxes are also really fun. There are separate downloads for each character you want to print, and the name of the character is printed on the bottom the box.
Another favorite is BOOKMARKS which can be used as a party favor, or to add to a reading box with treats during reading time. HERE is where we got ours. Again, you’ll need to put in your email address to have them emailed to you for free. THESE quote bookmarks look really fun too!
Making BUTTERBEER is another great way to get the Harry Potter party going. HERE is our recipe.(Be sure to check out all the science fun within the recipe.) For an alternative during the winter months try our Hot Butterbeer recipe HERE.
FUN FOOD is always a hit at any party. My daughter did some research, gathered some ideas online and came up with some of her own.
Here were some of our favorites (photos, ideas, and signs by my 11-year-old daughter):
- Golden Snitches – made with Ferrero Rocher and paper wings.
- Chocolate Frogs – made by melting chocolate and pouring into chocolate molds like THESE ones we got. We spent a little more to get a silicone mold to be sure we could get them out, but plastic will probably work if chilled in the freezer before removing. She added broken up pretzels to them for a little crunch, but that might be a little much for some people.
- Brooms – add a small pretzel rod to a small peanut butter cup.
- Gummy Slugs – a bag of round gummy candies.
- Professor Sprouts Veggie Garden – small plastic condiment cups with ranch dressing in the bottom, then veggies sticking out of the top.
- Butterbeer – discussed above but links again are HERE and for Hot Butterbeer HERE.
- Hufflepuffs – Cheeto puffs.
- Ravenclaws – Bugles.
- Jello Brain – made with a brain mold we found at the dollar store a few years ago around Halloween. We like this one because we already have it and tell everyone it is to remember them having “death day parties” in the book.
Another fun thing to add to any party is GAMES.
My daughter made a Gringotts Punch Out Game by placing treats and gold coins inside a cup, then adding tissue paper to the top with key holes drawn in the middle.
She also asked her artistic cousin to do Face Painting. Who doesn’t love to have their face painted? Ok, maybe not everyone, but most small children will regardless of their HP knowledge.
MUSIC is another fun element of any party and Spotify has a Harry Potter playlist, where Alexa only plays us Hedwig’s Theme. Another option is to have a HP movie playing during the party.
If you’ll be having CAKE, we love printing the reverse image (especially if there is writing) of a coloring page. Attach the image to a flat surface, trace around the cake pan to know the size you’ll need, and cover with wax paper.
Buttercream frosting in a piping bag with a small tip cut from the end can be used to color in the image. Remember the first color you fill in will end up on the top, so start with the outlines in black. Freeze between colors, and invert onto the frosted cake when complete. Frosting coloring page can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months if sealed.
A short video was posted on my Instagram page @mommabearstreehouse to show assembling this cake HERE and making the frosting transfer for another cake HERE – it may help give a better idea of how this works.
My daughter made the printables for her treats and activities on the Canva app, and learned a little about graphic design in the process.
We hope these ideas help with your own celebration of literacy and Harry Potter. Tag me on Instagram if you try any of these ideas, we’d love to see!
Why a Harry Potter Party?
- It encourages literacy. Read the books, get a party! Enjoy the treats, want to read more…
- Learn about science while making recipes (physical change – whipped cream), and math while measuring recipes.
- Learning life skills of cooking and learning to follow recipes, party planning, organizing, even graphic design. This party was 98% planned and carried out by my 11-year-old.
- Builds family cohesion (bonds/connection) by playing together, and a sense of belonging.
- It’s fun, and soooo yummy!
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