Austin decided he wanted a Harry Potter birthday this year. I started my research early and got a lot of great ideas. I made his invitations look like a Hogwarts letter. We told the kids that they were invited to Hogwarts for special midterm classes for Austin's birthday.
Travis and I were different professors and the kids had to go to classes. They started out in the Great Hall and got their instructions and were sorted into their houses. This was my favorite part because the kids couldn't figure out how the hat was talking to them. I made the hat myself out of brown felt and then I hid a cell phone underneath it. Travis started out upstairs and when they walked up to the hat he would start talking. He then would put them in a house. As soon as everyone was sorted I grabbed the phone and put it away. The kids kept coming up to the hat and asking it things and even checked underneath. But, I told them the hat only comes to life during the sorting.
So, after the sorting they had to go to Potions with Prof. Snape,
Divination with Prof. Trelawny, Care of Magical Creatures with Hagrid, and Transfiguration with Prof. McGonagall. After attending each class and earning (or losing)
house points we had the end of term feast.
We had butterbeer (cream soda), licorice wands, bertie botts every flavor beans, cockroach clusters (chocolate covered peanuts), acid pops (s0ur candies), lemon drops, and everyone got a cauldron cake (a chocolate cupcake with icing, hot fudge, and caramel)
everyone had to cast a spell on their cauldron cake before eating it and then they popped and fizzed in their mouth (poprocks sprinkled on top of each cake).
Austin had a blast opening presents and getting a lot of Harry Potter themed items.
The boys ran right out to the middle and picked up as many eggs as they could. I love this picture of Keira looking at Austin's basket. I can just see her thought bubble 
~Oh, that's what you're supposed to do!~ 
