Percy Potter Party

Karissa had been planning her birthday party for months, as is typical of her. A lot of her friends, including her friends in the Unicats group, like the Percy Jackson series and/or the Harry Potter series, a lot. Karissa leans somewhat towards Percy Jackson, but she wanted to have a party that combined the two worlds, so that's what we did! Luckily, we didn't pay too much attention to detail, because in the end, they all just wanted to be together since it was the last Saturday of winter break and they hadn't seen much of each other.

We made wands ahead of time and let them choose one before Karissa sorted them into houses with the "sorting hat", for a Harry Potter touch. They then participated in an obstacle course that the boys helped with, for a Percy Jackson experience. Victoria made a snitch out of a bell and had them find it, instead of a game of quidditch, from Harry Potter. We ate a "feast" complete with baked potatoes, chili, hot dogs, veggies, cheddar pretzels, "pumpkin juice", and jelly beans (every flavor beans). The cake was a chocolate ice cream cake that Karissa referred to as ambrosia (from Percy Jackson). With the cake I served butter beer. After presents, they watched the 3rd movie from the Harry Potter series. There was some dancing in between some of the activities and usual 11-year-old conversation.

Olivia came a little early to help set up. She and Karissa frosted the cake.

Erik, sporting the wand we made him, along with his new injury, more about that later, and blanket that Grandma Pat made him.

Sorting hat time!

Our group of Unicats and friends! (Victoria had an unusually calm moment).

Erik, spinning for his part of the obstacle course. They weren't supposed to let him touch them as they went by.

Going through the "wind cave" that Austin was in charge of.

Victoria, leading the snitch search.

Austin's team found the snitch.

Now I have a break from birthday parties for 5 months- phew!