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Tea at Hogwarts: Throwing a Harry Potter Party

My daughter has just been to her third Tweenies party in as many months. Environmental considerations aside, the economic implications of all those matching paper plates, cups, napkins, tablecloths and hats is all too apparent to any parent who has had the pleasure of arranging a children's party.

Oh, and expect to be lynched if you dare to end the proceedings without supplying a party bag.

As more and more households fall for the literary charms of J K Rowling, so the prospect mounts of being asked to hold a Harry Potter party. Some theme-party catalogues already have pages devoted to Potter parties, although you'll need a magic bottomless purse to afford many of them.

Expect to part with £3.95 for six gold-star-shaped plates, £2.99 for 16 napkins, £3.95 for eight tumblers and £3.50 for eight gold balloons. It's just hogwarts. Inviting 15 children would involve an initial outlay of over £30, and that's before you've even started on the food.

So, for the cost-conscious witches and wizards out there, here are some ideas for keeping to a theme while keeping to a budget:

• Potter place settings
• Gryffindor garlands
• Party bags

Harry Potter party food

• Hogwart's Trifle
• Snape's Fizzing Jelly Bugs
• Cauldron Cakes
• Hagrid's Eyeballs
• Cockroach Crispy Clusters
• Flitwick's Wands
• Ginger Harrys
• Wizard's Crumpets

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