So as I mentioned in my previous post, I kinda have an obsession with Harry Potter. We also had a party 2 weeks ago, where we watched all the Harry Potter films, and had some fun. I thought (and you guys requested it as well) I am going to tell you about the party. :)
I love hosting dinner parties, I love having friend over, cooking for them, and stuff. I had many gatherings like this before, but this party was my first themed one. Not the last though, loved all the preparations and brainstorming around it, so we will definitely have an other marathon/themed party in the future. Since there are 8 films, and all together they are almost 20 hours long, I figured it should be a whole weekend, and we broke it into 2 parts, first 4 films on Saturday, the other 4 on Sunday. Finding a weekend which was good for everyone was the hardest bit, since even though we are wand-waving toddlers inside, outside we tend to be adults, who work. After the date was set, we had time to brainstorm and have fun while doing the preparations.
The first thing I was sure of: we need wands. I know you can buy wands on-line, and they sell it in the Harry Potter studios, but I really like to DIY, and there is nothing really cheaper than that. So I asked my old friend for advice (Pinterest), and she did not disappoint.
Making the wands was fun and absolutely easy. If you want me to do a tutorial on them let me know, I still have all the ingredients needed, so I can make step-by-step pictures as well. It is quite straight forward though, all you need is chopsticks, a hot glue gun, some beads and paint. And your imagination of course.
I like to cook and bake, so I also made some butterbeer (was not too keen on it thought, too sweet for my taste) and butterbeer cupcakes. Now these were ah-ma-zing, I will share the recipe with you for sure! This was my first try with cupcakes, they are a bit complicated, but not hard at all, and they tasted like heaven. I also made some cinnamon scones, and for a bit of savoury, I made witches hats from puff pastry, some garlicy tomato sauce and cheese. And we needed to have jelly beans of course.
Since we like to go full out, we dressed Panda as Dobby. She didn't really mind her pillow case outfit. No socks though, she is still our elf. :)
Our friends brought some food as well, we had lovely jalapeño burgers for dinner, and when we got hungry later on, we went to the nearby 24 hour bakery for some goodies. :)
And of course, the most important, the films. I loved, that everyone had their wand with them for the entire weekend, and when Professor Flitwick was teaching the little guys Wingardium Leviosa, all of us did the movements. And we also sent Lumos up for Dumbledore at the end of the 6th film. I love my friends, it is so nice to be nerdy with them. :) I loved all the conversations throughout the films, about the mistakes (it was always better in the books!), the fun facts, and everything.
It was a really nice and fun weekend, and I literally felt depressed when it was over. We planned it so much, and it was so good to be together and watch all the films, that I never wanted it to be over.
If you would like to have any of the recipes, or want me to do a tutorial on the wands, let me know! :) Also, if you have any suggestions for marathons like this, feel free to recommend!
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