Over the years there has been a good bit of discussion here about our kids loving Harry Potter and ideas for Halloween costumes, holiday gifts, etc. so I'm hoping for some input on how to make DD's 11th birthday as authentically Harry Potter as I can.
DD read (well listened to - everything is audio books due to her dyslexia) all 7 books back when she was 7. At that time she told us in no uncertain terms "Let me make one thing perfectly clear. If I get an invitation to Hogwarts when I turn 11 I'm going. No questions asked." It was adorable at the time - as serious as a 7 year old could be - hands on hips, stern voice, etc. Well now she is turning 11 next week and I need ideas.
She and DH have made wands, she has a Marauder's Map throw on her bed, has copies of the Harry Potter Cookbook and Spell book, has a time-turner necklace and a golden snitch that plays Harry Potter 20 questions. She also attended a Harry Potter theater camp last summer. I'm going to give her a Harry Potter Trivial Pursuit game and a copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard for her birthday. But the 11th is special and I need ideas. (That's the day Hagrid broke down the door to deliver Harry's Hogwarts letter and told him all about being a wizard so it's a very special day.)
We will do a Harry Potter birthday party after the first of the year but I want to make her actual 11th as authentic as possible. Did any of you do anything like this? So far I'm thinking of a stuffed white owl with a Hogwarts letter in its beak to greet her first thing in the morning. But should the letter should be an invitation to Hogwarts or an explanation that alas she is a muggle and therefore cannot be offered admission? Maybe a batch of Hagrid's stone cakes for breakfast? She knows every detail of the books and movies - much better than I do - so I'm hoping some of you can give me some ideas of what you did, would do or will do.
Thanks in advance!
