With the last Harry Potter movie set to be released soon, these books and movies continue to serve as a timeless party favorite for kids.  Whether for a Halloween party or a birthday party, Harry Potter is chock full of fun and fabulous ideas to bring alive for your party guests.  iVillage has a wonderful slideshow of 12 Easy Ideas for a Wizard-Worthy Harry Potter Birthday Party that have been created by Jennifer Sbranti, the Hostess with the Mostess.  Everything from Official Hogwarts Invitations to Magic Drinks to Quidditch Broom Favors, this Harry Potter slideshow has you covered.

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Is your child a fan of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series by Jeff Kinney? The fourth book in the series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, hit book stores across the country last year. Now, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is ready to hit movie theaters.

Find inspiration for celebrating with your child and his friends in your own home too after the fun of going to the movies together.

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Barbie is such a popular toy for kids, and the Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses movie underscores that! Ever since its DVD release, it has been very popular, especially for kids’ birthdays. If you are looking to put together this particular Barbie theme as a girl’s birthday party, here are ideas to bring it alive:

Barbie stars as the beautiful princess, Genevieve. Have the birthday girl play the role of Genevieve at the birthday party, and invite 11 princesses to join her. Hopefully, all of them will attend so you have the full set!

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Disney’s hit show The Wizards of Waverly Place features the Russo family, a seemingly typical family, except the three kids are wizards in training!  The cast of kids includes: Alex (Selena Gomez), older brother Justin (David Henrie), and younger brother Max (Jake T.Austin). Although wizards in training, they aren’t allowed to practice or do their magic unsupervised!  Although often Alex does just that!  This would make an awesome birthday party or Halloween party during the upcoming season given it’s all about spells, magic, and wizardry.  Of course, your child’s party will be supervised, so let the wizard magic begins!

For your party invitation, hand-deliver a cool thematic party invitation with some magic embedded.  Purchase inexpensive magic wands.  Attach a small pouch to one end filled with star confetti and a card with your “Wizard” party details on it.  Request that the kids bring their wands with them for the party.

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Knights go hand-in-hand with princesses, and knights make a wonderful party theme on its own or to incorporate with a Princess party.

Design Mom recently featured a Knight Party that she created for her son, Oscar.  The details are wonderful, especially the Castle Pinata that they made on their own.

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Phineas and Ferb is a very popular TV show on the Disney Channel. Are your children fans of the two stepbrothers who will do anything to escape summer boredom? There’s something to their schemes, humor, and pet platypus, Perry — not to mention the other cast of characters like their sister Candace and the mad scientist, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz.  Phineas and Ferb would make an excellent summer party theme for kids and would also be fun for kids with winter birthdays wanting a taste of summer vacation.  Looking for ideas?

Winter Note: if this is a Phineas and Ferb party in the winter, make it a Swinter Theme and have the kids enjoy sno-cones, snowball fights with fake snow (cotton rolled up in white tight balls), snowman crafts, decorations, and more.  Phineas and Ferb would love a Swinter party.

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Everyone remembers the fun the Cat in the Hat brought to two kids one rainy afternoon while their mother was out. It was quite the party, and luckily he had all of those cool vehicles to clean up the mess! OK, you may not be completely interested in having your home turned upside down, but the theme is sooo cute for a party.

You can even include activities from Dr. Seuss’ other books. It will make the party even more fun. As an example, you may have a Cat in the Hat theme, but serve “green eggs and ham!”

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