My darling Collin is obsessed with Harry Potter, he and his brothers have watched all the movies and are in the process of reading the books, so it wasn't too much of a surprise when Collin announced he wanted a Harry Potter themed birthday party. The only flaw in his brilliant plan was that Harry Potter has been out of fashion for a while now and finding the supplies required some ordering online, but I was also lucky in that some of my friends children, who had once loved Harry Potter, had now out grown and/or just didn't want the stuff any more and so I was able to get a broom and a wand and a Dumbledore hat (thanks Janny) and at a garage sale the week before his birthday Cregan happened upon a Harry Potter party favor box (3 actually) that had glasses, an owl (Hedwig), some stickers, and a lightening bolt. And while strolling through the discount store one day, Collin happened upon a spider pinata brand new for 1.99$, and yelled from across the room, "hey Mom, it's Aragog" (who's referenced in the books and movies). So we got a pinata even though, I wasn't intending on it.
I actually wasn't intending on having a birthday party at all, but by the time you invite the family and the kids and the friends, well it's a party. There were 16 kids including my 3 there, and there was the park up the street. A great little area where we usually play baseball in the spring, but has a large covered pavillion and shaded play area.
I did it simple, cupcakes and Little Caesar's pizza and chips oh and Jugs for the kids and pop for the adults. (although I did find Clay drinking a Diet Coke!! Shameful!) So cleanup was easy and it really turned out to be memorable for Collin who announced it was his best birthday EVER... And now my baby is 6....
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