Meeshabelle: The Details (Party info)

I've had quite a few people ask for some details about the party. So here it is.

The invitation: I downloaded this harry potter font for free. And I found all the other images by searching google images. I use Photoimpact to turn them into png's so they won't have a white background. And I also use photoimpact to design the invite.

You can click on the image to see a larger version

The Robes: I bought XL Black men's T-shirts. Cut up the front center from the bottom to the collar. Do not cut through the collar. Then hot Glue the badge onto the shirt pocket. (We used all Gryffindor, but you could use others as well). I found this image by searching on google images. I printed up a page full of them and then cut them out.

Wizardly Goo

This magical wizard's goo is cool, clammy and glossy. It looks sticky, but it's not. If you pull on it quickly, it will snap. If you throw it on the ground, it will bounce and if you set it on the table, it will form a puddle. Kids will love it.

What you need:

2 tablespoons of white glue

2 tablespoons of water

1 drop of food coloring

2 teaspoons of borax solution

Glitter

Spoons

Glass or plastic cups

Borax Solution

This will make a big batch of solution for all the kids. Mix 1 tablespoon of borax with 1 cup of warm water. Stir well until it dissolves. Label the container "Borax Solution".

What to do:

Mix the glue and water in the plastic cups. Stir them with a spoon until it is completely mixed. At this point add the glitter and mix well again. Now add the one drop of food coloring to the glue-water mixture. Just one drop or the goo will stain everything it touches. Add the 2 teaspoon of the borax solution to the glue solution and stir. Keep stirring, it should form a blob. If there is too much liquid in your glass then add a bit more borax solution and stir again. You should have a nice mushy goo blob. Take it out of the glass and knead it in your hands.

You now have glittery, glossy, wizardly goo. Have fun.
Store the goo in a zip-lock bag or air tight container.

Sources:

Frauenfelder, Mark. Mad Professor-Concoct Extremely Weird Science Projects. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2002.

Maynard, Chris. Kitchen Science. New York: DK Publishing, 2001.

Pygmy puffs: You can use a peice of cardboard, but we just used our hand.
1. Wrap yarn around your hand (keep your thumb out) a bunch of times ( I would say about 60).
2. Then carefully remove it from your hand and tie a single strand of yarn around the center of your bunch.
3. Cut through all the loops and fluff it up.
4. Glue on craft eyes (optional)

The more fuzzy the yarn is the better it will look. Angel hair is a good kind.

The wands: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUSZz86xwvM&feature=related

That link will take you to the video tutorial we used to make our wands. My only suggestions would be to roll the wands thinner than she does. They look much better I think. Here are some pics I took of each step. With some tips and hints that we learned after making 30 of them.

Use lot's of glue, it makes the wand harder and stronger. Practice rolling a few times without the glue to figure out the best way to make a nice long thin wand. Then do it with glue.

We used paper shreds they could be stuffed much further down than big chunks of paper. This makes the wand stronger.

Stuff it as full as you can before you fill the ends with hot glue.

Get creative with the hot glue decorations. You can find some good examples if you search google images.

The primer was 1/3 of the cost at wal-mart compared to the craft store.

Along with thee four colors we also did some in white. They were really cool.

You can click on these pics for a bigger version to see the details if you want. This is just after the base coat.

We didn't just do black wash. We tried some white wash and even some purple wash. We also did some green wash, but we didn't like them much so we black washed those.

We did some with gold accents and some with silver. My favorite brush to use was a wide and flat stuff brush. The kids seemed to prefer a thin, thin, brush. And once again the glossy spray was much less expensive at wal-mart. I found this out the hard way.