Halloween at Hogwarts

This year Chris and I hosted a Halloween party, which of course had a Harry Potter theme. This was the first Halloween party we've hosted and I had a blast planning it. It seemed like every time I went to the store I found something else I "needed" for decorations, prizes, etc. including Aragog, a 4' spider I found at Fry's an hour before the party.



To start the evening off we had a special treat for everyone. My friend Meaghan asked her dad, who is a magician, to come and do a magic show for the kids. I have never seen a group of kids sit so still for so long. He was great and the kids loved it. This gave me time to get the rest of the food out and Chris was able to get the hot dogs cooked.

Our feast wasn't quite as elaborate as that at Hogwarts but we did have Butterbeer, Trecle Tarts, and Chocolate Frogs. For our Muggle friends we had hot dogs, a pudding graveyard, fruit and a ton of other fingerfoods.

After eating we started some of the games we had planned. One of the activities we had planned was a costume contest for both kids and adults alike. We had three catagories; best Harry Potter character, funniest and scariest costume. Unfortunately I was busy doing who knows what and I didn't get many pictures and there were some great costumes. Alison won the adult Harry Potter character with her great Prof. Umbridge costume. Rob was a close second with his Kingsley Shacklebolt impersonation. We were also joined by Tonks, Mrs. Weasley and a few students. Other costumes included Belle, Spiderman, Little Red Riding Hood (played by the very cute Eryn) and many others.


While I got the little kids started with Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin Chris took the older kids and adults out front to start the pumpkin relay. After that we headed to the backyard for the donut eating contest. For this we hung donuts from the monkey bars and then you had to be the first to eat your donut off the string without using your hands. This is hilarious to watch and pretty fun to play too. However, I did learn that you don't want to use cake donuts for this because you can't chew and swallow them very fast. I think the sugar coated ones work the best. They are easy to eat and they leave sugar all over your nose. We finished up the games with a game of Harry Potter trivia. This time I made the game multiple choice so it was a little easier, maybe even a little too easy for some.









I was exhausted by the end of the party but I had so much fun. I can't wait to do it again next year! I think that I'll start planning now so I can come up with new games and trivia questions. I have to keep it fun and exciting for everyone!