Mystical Magic Party

You don't have to be a magician to make your child's birthday party a hit. Whether you've got a budding Houdini or a charming wizard, you can adapt our ideas for a memorable, magical time.

Buy balloons, streamers, hats, paper tablecloths, plastic tableware and other decorations in a purple, silver and black color scheme.
Hang purple fabric in the doorway to the party room; use fabric glue to stick on playing cards or wizardly stars.
Purchase cardboard top hats and use as a centerpiece on the snack table or as a container for snacks like chips.
Add stars and moon stickers to a tablecloth.
Invite young wizards to decorate purple cone-shaped party hats with silver star stickers.
Make simple bunny or crystal ball templates out of craft paper; have your little wizards trace the templates onto poster board and cut out their own placemats.
Download clipart or photocopy magical-themed pictures (top hats and bunnies, white-gloved magician hands, crystal balls and wands) and post around the party room.

Hire a magician for a guaranteed good time.
tip: check references and don't serve food during the performance.
Don't want to hire a professional? Teach children a simple trick at the party and give instructions and props as party favors.
You be the magician! Younger children will enjoy the Cup & Ball trick (shuffle three cups with a different colored ball underneath each; kids guess which color is where).
Play Disappearing Guests (a.k.a. hide and seek) or Magical Freeze (when the music stops, so do the children).
Ask guests to use their magical powers to guess how many Mystic Marbles are in the jar; award a prize for the closest guess.
Divide children into teams and have a Magical Clues Treasure Hunt (use simple riddles, invisible pens, and backward writing to pose clues).
Have the birthday boy or girl award Certificates of Magic to all budding magicians at the end of the party.