Edited 7/20/11: Due to increased interest in this blog and new features available through Blogger I have changed the blog design for MyHarry...

I wanted the party to feel like a real day at Hogwarts, not a birthday party with games and the like. So we picked the afternoon so that we...

In doing research I saw frequently that a Hogwart's acceptance letter was used as the invitation. It seemed like the obvious choic...

I knew I wanted a Platform 9 3/4 sign so I found the one in the movie, paused it, took a digital picture with my camera and then printed it ...

Getting started. Half way finished. The finished curtain hanging from a tension rod in the doorway. My daughter as "Hermoine" p...

Originally I planned to close the door to my son's bedroom which is off the main living area but as I started thinking things through I ...

The party favors: Wands and Spellbooks Steve had made the kids some wands out of bamboo earlier in the year. Then at Halloween he made some...

I really wanted the kids to have Spellbooks as party favors. I looked for some to buy with no luck so we decided to make our own. I wish I c...

My father is a painter and I hit him up to help with some art for the party. Initially we planned on doing a lot of quick paintings to repro...

I'd considered skipping this part of the party (I didn't want to buy the hat) but am glad that I didn't. Evie really thought it ...

My long time friend Kelly agreed to come be Professor Trelawney the Divination teacher. We removed the sorting hat from the table and placed...

Unfortunately my Professor Snape wouldn't agree to come (You know who you are.) so Dumbledore taught Potions Class. The kids really had...