Updated on: Feb 16, 2024
Most of us have read the Harry Potter books and/or seen the movies at least once and many of us are major Harry Potter fans and have read the books/seen the movies more times than we can count. Here are some ideas for mothers-to-be that are avid fans of the series! We not only have all your Harry Potter baby shower needs covered but we can also help you stay on budget with our expense tracker and keep you organized with our baby shower checklist. We also have other options for affordable baby showers if you aren't too sure about throwing a Harry Potter baby shower.
Harry Potter Baby Shower Decorations
Here are some useful decorations that you can have at your Harry Potter baby shower.
1. Balloons
There are a lot of important characters in the books, and not all of them are human. If you are a fan of the books/movies, you know that a lot of the characters have owls. So for a Harry Potter baby shower getting balloons and making them look like owls. Be sure to get a white one and make it look like Harry’s owl, Hedwig.
2. Creative Invitations
The invitations you send out should always match the theme of the party. For a Harry Potter baby shower, you might consider creating invitations with one of the Hogwarts houses in the background. Alternatively, you might choose to create ones with owls; as we have already mentioned, a lot of the characters have owls; this makes them an important part of the Harry Potter stories.
3. Hang a Display
There are a lot of fun decorations you can have at a Harry Potter baby shower. You can create an awesome display with fake owls, boxes, and butcher paper. Just wrap the boxes with paper and then put the owls wherever you want on (or near) the boxes. This is a simple display with an awesome look.
4. Station 9 ¾ front door
This is very simple. All you need to do is get a Harry Potter-themed Station 9 ¾ shower curtain.
5. Golden Snitch Floating Decoration
This decoration is also easy to make for a Harry Potter baby shower. Just take a golden Christmas ornament and hang a feather on each end of the ornament. You might even consider making the feathers golden too, for an extra nice touch.
6. Floating Candles
These candles are easy to make and add a big part to a Harry Potter baby shower. However, if you decide to have these, be sure to float them over a table so that they are not a hazard to your guests, especially taller ones.
7. Howlers
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ron receives what is known as a Howler. All the students can hear Mrs. Weasley’s voice in the Great Hall after Ron opens the Howler; the Howler yells the message that she wrote in the letter. For a Harry Potter baby shower, hand everyone an envelope and a letter giving you any fun, magical suggestions for you as a new mom-to-be.
Harry Potter Baby Shower Party Favors
8. Wizard Wands
Giving guests a wizard wand would make a super cool party favor and will leave them saying “Expecto patronum”.
9. Temporary Harry Potter Tattoos
Temporary tattoos make a fun party favor. They are also cheap to get and come in a variety of designs.
10. Harry Potter Charms
There are many Harry Potter charms available for bracelets, necklaces, and even Crocs. If you know your guests wear jewelry they would appreciate an addition to their collection.
Harry Potter Baby Shower Food Ideas
Here are some cool food-and-drink options available for a Harry Potter baby shower.
11. Hedwig-Shaped Vegetable Platter
As Harry Potter fans know, Hedwig is more than just Harry Potter’s owl; she is a friend to Harry. She is there for Harry when he is facing hardship. Just get an owl-shaped platter decoration to put your veggies on. You can use salad dressing for the eyes.
12. Basilisk Sandwiches
This is easy; you can just make any kind of sandwich that people like (except for peanut butter and jelly). Just add olives on top of the sandwiches for eyes and red pepper slices for tongues.
13. Nimbus 2000 Chocolates
It is easy to create these treats. You simply need mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and some stick pretzels. Be sure to make holes in the PB cups with a toothpick before putting the pretzel sticks in.
14. Quidditch Cake
You can buy a cake from your local grocery store, or make one yourself. Either way, make it round to match the look of the Quidditch field. You can use striped straws and binder rings to make the Quidditch hoops. You can also make a golden snitch chocolate and put it on top of the cake; just get a Ferrero Rocher Chocolate and glue some wings on with a hot glue gun (but be careful not to get glue on your cake).
Harry Potter Baby Shower Games
Here are some awesome games your guests will love.
15. Hogwarts House Quiz
This one is just what it sounds like; it involves having the guests fill out a simple survey to determine their Hogwarts house (Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, or Slytherin). You can simply go online to find and print these quizzes.
16. Would You Rather
Everyone knows what this game is. For a Harry Potter baby shower, you can ask your guests questions that require them to choose between two Harry Potter things. Some examples include the following:
- Travel by floo powder or ride a broom
- Have unlimited supply of Butterbeer or Chocolate Frogs
- Be friends with the Weasley twins or Cedric Diggory
- Play Triwizard Cup or Quidditch
- Be in Slytherin or Gryffindor
- Have Professor McGonagall or Professor Lupin as your teacher
As with a regular Would-You-Rather game, choosing “neither” or “both” is against the rules. Some questions will be so difficult that the guests will either want both of the choices or neither of them.
17. Don’t Say, “Baby”
Remember all of those times the Harry Potter characters are told not to say the name, Voldemort (the Dark Lord’s name)? Well, this game is just what it sounds like; your guests must not use the word, “baby” during your shower. Give each guest a button that goes with the Harry Potter theme at the entrance. If someone uses the word, “baby,” that person needs to hand their button to the person they are having a conversation with. The idea behind this game is that everyone collects as many buttons as possible by the end of the party. Whoever has the most buttons at the end of the game is the winner.
18. Guess the Number of Bertie Botts Beans
This is just like ordinary games where people guess the number of a certain candy in a jar; just fill a jar with jelly beans (in this case) and have people guess how many jellybeans there are in the jar. Whoever guesses the number closest to the right answer gets to take the jellybeans home. You can label it “Bertie Botts Beans'' to fit the Harry Potter theme.
Harry Potter Baby Shower Party Supplies
19. Harry Potter Themed Plates, Napkins, and Tablecloths
With a Harry Potter baby shower, the party supplies make all the difference in making your party’s theme come to life.
Harry Potter Baby Shower Invitations
Make your Harry Potter baby shower known to your guests with the right invitations.
20. Hedwig Invitation
Deliver the message of your Harry Potter baby shower theme with the greatest mail carrier there is, Hedwig the owl.
21. Sorting Hat Invitation
What house will your baby-to-be belong to? A sorting hat invitation will have your guests wondering.
22. Muggle On The Way Invitation
Using a scroll style invitation, announce to your friends and family that your little muggle is on the way.
Harry Potter Baby Shower: Conclusion
Well, there you have it. We have discussed how to decorate your house for a Harry Potter baby shower. We have discussed the kinds of foods you can make, the games you can play, and so much more. We hope you and your guests have a wonderful Harry Potter baby shower. Make sure to visit our site for more resources and tools that are sure to help make party planning fast and easy! We have other blogs that help you out with themes for baby showers and other baby shower ideas. We also help you find baby shower venues, gifts for a new mom, and so much more.
Written by Carmen Boneck