Party!

Our neighbor had a Harry Potter party just because she's awesome and loves to have parties. It was amazing how much work she put into it! I think they had over 100 kids come. Plus, there were about 20 adults and even more teenagers to help man the masses. All the adults dressed up and helped with various activities. These included a train ride to get to Hogwarts (using cardboard train cars. The park was set up as Hogwarts.) a Quidditch match, a trip to Honeydukes, a Potions class, and a Defense Against the Dark Arts class (which Scott made special appearances at). All the kids were sorted into houses and got a wand. It was quite the production. Audrey got to join in last minute, so she didn't dress up. It wasn't required to dress up if you were a kid, but most of the kids did.

Richard wanted to be Harry Potter. We didn't really have the stuff to do it, but he nixed my ideas that I could do. His broomstick doesn't have bristles, but he found that stick at the cabin and set it aside specifically for the HP party. The bowl is for his Potions class.

Scott was asked to be Voldemort. Our neighbor provided the cloak. His feet look a tad out of place without the paint, but the paint was getting all over and we wanted to reduce the mess.