The Frozen/Potter Party

Last weekend, we threw a big party for two of our kiddos, Ella and Micah.  Their birthdays are only four days apart in the end of August, so it only makes sense to combine their parties.  We love birthdays around here, so we always make big deals out of their special days.  They get to pick their birthday breakfast, dinner, and dessert, we decorate and make banners, and we throw a party with family and close friends.  This year, since we just moved and have been blessed with more space, we decided to invite a long list of our friends.  The whole thing was a blast, and I was thrilled the whole time that we could do this in our new home.  It was such a joy to have people gather together and watch the kids have so much fun together.  And so thankful that our kids are so so loved.

We decided to let the kids have the "themes" that they waned to for their party, even though they had absolutely nothing to do with each other.  Ella really wanted a Frozen party and Micah really wanted a Harry Potter party, so we decided....why not??!!  Let's do them both!

(Oh, these amazing costumes are from the amazing Auntie Julie...she gets the BEST costumes every year!!!!)

My sweet, little niece all ready for the Frozen party!

We decorated three "Frozen" tables and three "Harry Potter" tables.  Because it was a rainy day, we had to set up in the garage, but it worked out great!

We found a recipe for Harry Potter's Butterbeer online...

And we had a "Make your own Olaf" edible craft for the kids.

We had Harry Potter trivia, Frozen color pages, and a group game..."Pin the Nose on Olaf" and "Pin the Beak on the Phoenix." 

I think my favorite part was the Harry Potter Photo Booth...we got a cheap castle backdrop and Harry Potter glasses on Amazon, a $5 "flying broomstick" from the party store, made cardstock ties on popsicle sticks, and used old graduation gowns for the photo booth.  That was all that was needed, and the pictures turned out darling!  Here are a few of the kids and their cousins...

The best surprise of the whole day was Micah and Sammy's BEST buddies, Chuck and Nolan, arriving on our doorstep from Michigan COMPLETELY unbeknownst to us!!!  It was SO AMAZING!!!!

And their awesome Nana and Papa...best ever! 

Matchy, matchy Harry Potter shirts!!!  

(Can you tell we're all having fun with these books around here??)

For dessert, we did a Make-your-own-Sundae Bar....it was so fun!

The kids played outside, we opened presents, and then started a bonfire for whoever was still around!

It really was such a fun day!!!  So blessed by Micah and Ella and their precious lives, and so thankful to have such wonderful people in our lives to celebrate with!