ok so for my 15th  birthday I had a Hogwarts Party/sleepover for my family (ages 6-15)so there weren't any goodie bags or anything...INVITATIONS: I had typed out the acceptance letter to Hogwarts saying that the family had been accepted to a special term at Hogwarts to celebrate my 15th bday and that term begins on such-and-such date at such-and-such time and then i signed it and 2 attachments: one saying their requirements...1 wand(will be provided) a robe, pjs, sleeping bag etc. then i had a note to the parents(my aunts and uncles) saying everything in the accpeptance letter in simple terms and said that even the adults had to dress up...DIAGON ALLEY: When they arrived they had to wait in at the front of the house with all their suitcases and finally they were allowed to go to "Dowlvander's Wands" and get their wands. I bought 2 different size dowel rods(one smaller than the other) painted them all different colors (gold, black, stained red, plain etc.) then hooked them together w/yet another very small dowel rod in a drilled hole with wood glue to form many different combinations. Then i created different descriptions for each one, so when they came into the dark garage one by one i walked around and gave them one or 2 to try and then finally when they got "theirs" they would wave it and all these appliances in the garage would turn on. (do this by buying a switch-thingy that you can put into an outlet that includes a remote to switch on and off) after that they went to "Jobes Robes" and tried on different robes that they all brought and finally got theirs. HOGWARTS EXPRESS: seeing as how i couldnt drive i told my uncle who has a red expedition to park at the bottom of the driveway so they could ride the hogwarts express and i could set up the stuff that i couldnt while they were there and i also gave them the Harry Potter CD to listen to while they were gone.SORTING: to set up i took the living room(it has a very tall ceiling)and hung white xmas lights from it(the candles in hogwarts) and as they arrived i quickly arranged the furniture to make it look like the great hall and finally met them outside with a latern that i bought at biglots and took them up and i brought them inside with all the adults/parents aka teachers waiting and we did the sorting ceremony i used the "official sorting hat" from wutever company that is but u can simply use a pointed black witches hat or a cone from paper...CLASSES: We did a Charms class where they learned "Lumos" by pointing their wands at a lamp and shouting the spell they turned it on....(i did the same thing as the wand buying situation except attached a single light to it instead). Then after that i placed several more throughout the house and the kids had fun trying to figure out which lights were "magical". Then we did Potions which i had madeup recipes using the ingredients listed on Harry Potter Lexicon and placed them in jars or cool looking containers with labels on them from the recipes and graded them on the little details and cool stuff like that....then we had care of magical creatures where i hid "dragon eggs"(easter eggs with different markings and colors) over the yard and assigned them a dragon(each had different egg characteristics find them in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them) to find and they found them and they got prizes for the right ones. Divination was done at night in the dining room where it was really dark and with one candle and they all drank tea and read each others tea leaves and told each others fortunes(THAT WAS THE BEST I RECOMMEND IT THE MOST)....finally we did quidditch lessons which were out on the front lawn and that was basically telling them how we were gonna play it in the pool the next day...FOOD&DRINK: This was probably the best part....first for drinks i had the recipe for "underage wizard's butterbeer" taped above the ingredients: creamsoada or rootbeer with caramel syrup.....and also for "Mature Wizard's Butterbeer": creamsoda and butterscotch schnapps i think....food:i made a large turkey and salad and i also made "cockroach clusters": melted chocolate with chow mein noodles mixed in while the chocolate is melted and then i scooped them into blobs and put them on wax paper...."cauldron cakes": make cupcakes and scoop out the center and put whip cream or wutever u want and then black liquorice arcoss the top and a handle....for breakfast the next day we had scones and fruit(traditional british stuff)....that night we watched all the movies and played some trivia.DAY 2: we had herbology class where my grandma taught us about herbs and stuff but she made up names and stuff so that was cool and then we played quidditch in the pool which is basically putting a hoop hanging from the diving board (if its up that high) and playing basically half court basketball with a softer ball and in the pool............that's basically it.....everyone had so much fun and told me it was the best party they ever went to and that i have to do it next year so i imagine it was really good.....there you have it...thanks for reading!