Monday 10 October 2016

Harry Potter Birthday 2

Did you enjoy the first post?? I'm sure you did!! Not as much as we enjoyed the party!!


Don't miss the Grand stair case... I can bet you it was moving too... *grins*



This was the toilet... oh and we had a pic of Moaning Myrtle as well... Forget to get a pic.. 


Outside we recreated the Forbidden Forest - hopefully a magical forest .. Using large branches of trees at the edges of the garden.


Here is a warning letter to kids.. 


Hagrid coming to meet the new students.. 


Oh... once the kids settled in... we had a sorting ceremony.

This was a handmade sorting hat.. made with two party caps (one a standard cowboy one for the base, and a cone shaped one for the top, plus some newspaper, glue & colours). The sorting hat had a mobile phone in the corner.. and kids were amazed.. that it actually said something!!

At the end of the ceremony, all the kids got black tee shirts with the house ties printed on them.. 


Introducing Professor Sybill Trelawney - who did most of the party DIYs *smiles*


Who was accompanied by Nyphadora Tonks



Once the kids were settled they had some pumpkin juice & goodies..



We then had Potter make an appearance with the cake


This cake was beautifully crafted by Moonface Cakes & Cupcakes Dubai


Divination — a subject that requires an inherent skill or inclination that not everyone may possess. Here is Professor Sybil Trelawney, making a prophecy, through her tea leaves and crystal ball.



It was fabulous to see everyone dressed up... 
We also had Severus Snape & Lord Voldemort


We played Quidditch ... I dont have any good pictures of that sadly... coz we lost the light.. 


The kids had a fantastic time with this frame... 


Finally the Grand dining hall... 


The candles were hanging off the ceiling.. and the kids were absolutely thrilled...  to see the flying / floating candles.. 


Everyone was served homemade Butter Beer 



Leave me a comment and tell me what you think.... If you've had a spectacular party... send me some images too... on coloursdekor@gmail.com


Monday 3 October 2016

Harry Potter Birthday Party 1

This is long overdue...

The Harry Potter themed Birthday party for my teenage Potter mad child...  took weeks of preparations... This was a surprise birthday party and she didn't have a clue all this was happening in the back ground.

As usual, my cousins got together to make this occasion a memorable one.... 

Simone will remember this forever.. and so will the rest of us... 

Here is how we put the Harry Potter theme together... 



Entrance to platform 9 ¾ for Hogwarts Express was recreated - using a maroon colour table cloth & white tape...


The kids were sent off to our little store room to receive their own letters of acceptance to Hogwarts...


 The letters were hanging off helium balloons with owls stuck on them to make the delivery look as real as possible.

One of the broom sticks (sorry no complete pic)


As they entered Diagon Alley, Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions was waiting... Each girl picked up a robe.. and walked onwards...

The robes were stitched by my aunt... Shes simply fabulous... 


The potions table was filled with bottles of all sizes, with all sorts of potions and a label to identify the potions too ...


No prizes for guessing that everything that we could use at home... was here... 


The bottle stickers were created on photoshop... This was so much fun!! 





One more look at the Potions table... The kids had such a fantastic time.... clicking pictures of all this.. 


Ollivander's Wand Shop is the sole wand shop of Diagon Alley. 


Remember... The wand chooses the wizard... 


The wands were handmade with chopsticks & glue... Thanks to one of my cousins!! 


Loads more pictures in the next post... I bet you can't wait... *smiles*