We waffled for a brief period about the type of invitations to use for the party. At first, we considered making a video—we'd dressed my oldest up as Princess Leia and had her say "Help me celebrate my birthday—you're my only hope" for her Star Wars party. And I figured she'd make a pretty mean Hermione.
But then I came up with something much simpler (and perhaps even cooler): I'd send out letters that were close copies of the famous acceptance letter Harry Potter received in the Sorcerer's Stone.
Here's how the wording went:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear [Child's Name],
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in order to celebrate the 7th birthday of one of our brightest students, [Birthday Girl's Name].
Term begins on [Date and Time of Party]; you may meet the Hogwarts Express at [Party Address].
We await your owl at [phone number and e-mail address] no later than [RSVP Date].
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
We found and downloaded a cool (and free) Harry Potter font, LumosLatino, and a black and white jpeg of the Hogwarts crest for the top (also free, at http://fairies-n-pixies.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html). I printed it on creamy, heavyweight paper, and sent them out with Zazzle stickers with a colorful Hogwarts crest.
The invites probably took me about 20 minutes to design, and cost less than $10 to make 18 of them (and that includes having oodles of leftover paper to use for some of our other projects). If we'd had our act together, I would have hand delivered them all, to save on postage and get that "delivered by an owl" vibe.
The best part? Several of the kids thought the letters were authentic, and it made them doubly excited to visit our "Hogwarts."
Next up: Potter-Perfect Party Decor!
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