When I arrived at this coffee shop, I knew it was going to be good. There was already a long line. There is not much seating. 6 seats and 3 tables outside and a small seating area for one group with a couch and a few chairs inside. It seemed the best option was to grab and go. They also offer mobile order. Their drinks offer milk substitutes like oat milk, almond milk, etc. They have coffee, matcha, and more with unique flavors. I chose the Goldie and the churro donut. The donut was small, but a perfect size for me with my coffee. Both were delicious and items I would get again. Lastly, the atmosphere is fun and young. If you are uncomfortable with swear words, best to avoid. They put a cute sticker on their drinks. Mine was read and said “Hot Girl Shit”. I believe this was a holiday sticker because it was Valentine’s Day. Their usual stickers say “Anti-Bitch” and other fun slogans. Since this place is on the way to Newport Beach, I definitely think this may become my coffee stop before walking the boardwalk with my little one.
Churro Donut and The Goldie DrinkFunny Stickers added to cups!Outside has 3 outdoor tables and 6 seats.Even the sign outside is hilarious!Quincy and I on Valentine’s Day… She already loves Donuts haha
After careful consideration of what theme to do for my gender reveal, I could not choose any other theme other than my favorite series, Harry Potter. I am a Gryffindor and my Husband is a Hufflepuff, so we did a lot of Hufflepuff and Gryffindor decorations. With that in mind, keep reading to see all my decorations and how to do a Harry Potter Gender Reveal!
First off, we will look at our sign in and gift table:
The black frames were purchased on amazon. The “Accio Baby”, “Gift Sorting Hat”, and Marauders Map with Sonogram Photo were purchased and downloaded from Etsy. The other signs were made by me and printed. I just had to download a Harry Potter font. The scarfs and Harry Plush I had purchased previously on Poshmark. I made the choose a side sign out of card stock and printed the pictures from google images. The buttons of Harry and Hermione were purchased on Etsy. I received this owl plush as a gift, but I also purchased one on Amazon. The wands were purchased previously on Poshmark and Amazon. The birdcage was bought from Ikea. I bought a journal from Staples and a “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” from Amazon. I ripped out the pages of the book and journal. I then hit glued the pages of the journal into the book to create a cute sign in book. Lastly, the tablecloth was purchased at dollar tree.
The cake was purchased from Lincoln Bakery in Anaheim. The “Boy or Girl” cake topper and “Honeydukes” sign were purchased on Etsy. I made the candy signs with the Harry Potter font and a laminator I purchased on amazon. I bought Candy Bags at Party City. The cake stand I purchased previously, but I love to find cake stands for a good deal at Home Goods. The frame was purchased from Amazon. The ceramic bowls were purchased at the Dollar Tree, and the cauldron bowls were bought on Amazon. I bought a mold of frogs on Etsy to make chocolate frogs. I used Ghiradelli’s melting milk chocolate from Walmart. The candy used was: pretzel sticks, chocolate kisses, sour gummy worms, hot tamales, lemon heads (Amazon), jelly beans, peanut m&m’s, chocolate almond clusters (Sprouts). All of the candy’s were purchased at the supermarket unless otherwise noted. My mom made snickerdoodles as well for the guests. The table cloth was purchased at Dollar Tree and the burgundy table cloth was borrowed. Lastly, you will notice some golden snitches on the table. I will explain those later.
We played 3 games. The first was the “Goblet of Fire Raffle”. Our guests would drop an advice card for us in the goblet of fire. At the end of the party, we would draw an advice card from the Goblet and that would be our winner. I bought the plastic bowl at Dollar Tree and the Gold Sharpie paint pen at Target to make the flames. I printed flames to use as a stencil. I made the sign for this game using a frame from Amazon, the Harry Potter font, and an image from Google. The second game was “Expelliarmus”. I purchased this sign on Etsy, added instructions with the Harry Potter font, and bought the frame on Amazon. The wands were bought on Etsy. Our guests were not allowed to say boy, girl, or baby or else their wands would be taken. The person with the most wands at the end won. Our Third game was “Save Dobby: Guess How Many Socks”. I put a bunch of baby socks in a jar and guests would write their best guess of how many socks on a card. The winner who guessed the closest to the number got a prize. I bought the Jar at a Marshall’s. The Save Dobby sticker was bought on Amazon. The instructions sign was purchased on Etsy and the frame was bought on Amazon. The remaining containers and tablecloth were purchased at Dollar Tree.
The first two prizes were a Harry Potter Mug with a Starbucks card. I purchased the Mugs at Marshall’s or TJ Maxx. The third prize was a Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets DVDs and a chocolate wand. I purchased the DVDs on Amazon and the chocolate wand at Marshall’s/TJ Maxx. I also gave toilet paper as a prize for a game with a tie because it was a hot commodity during the pandemic.
I bought the badminton rackets at Dollar Tree. I spray painted then gold with Spray paint from Home Depot. I put the rackets in a spray painted vitamin water bottle filled with Dollar Tree sand. The cups were purchased at Party City. The Table cloth was purchased at Dollar Tree. The rules of the game are the same as beer pong, except they drink two drinks if they make it through the Quidditch hoops and into a cup: Harry Potter Drinks Table:
The plastic cups were purchased at Party City. The plastic champagne glasses were purchased on Amazon. The frames were bought on Amazon and the signs on Etsy. The gold tulle, drink bins, and champagne buckets were purchased previously. The Butter Beer glasses were purchased at Universal Studios. The glass drink dispensers were purchased at Home Goods. I found the butter beer recipe online through Google. The table cloth was purchased at Dollar Tree. All drinks were bought at my local grocery store.
I bought the Photobooth frame, backdrop, and props on Amazon. I placed the props in mason jar glasses I already had and added a Harry Potter Ribbon I bought on Amazon.
I bought the Gender Reveal Sign, Witch or Wizard Banner, and We Were Up to No Good display sign on Etsy. I printed the poster at Staples. The large cauldron, floating candles, fishing line, and display frame, I bought off Amazon. The sorting hat I bought at Target. The runner I had previously, and the table cloth came from Dollar Tree.
I made the diaper cake with items from Walmart and Amazon. From Walmart, I bought cardboard cake plates and pampers size 1 diapers. I bought the patches, ribbon, Harry Potter glasses, and owl on amazon. I printed and laminated Harry Potter Newspapers from a Google search. For food, we ate burgers, baked beans, salad, chips, and fruit. Food was purchased from Costco and local grocery store.
the Table cloths and runners were purchased at Dollar Tree. The cauldrons and pop characters were purchased on Amazon (except Tonks who was purchased on FB Marketplaace). The tealights were purchased at target. The chocolate gold coins, napkins, plates, and utensils were bought at Party City. The diapers were pampers size 1 from Walmart. I printed and laminated the house flag/banners. I then hit glued it then to the long toothpicks. Finally, the golden snitches were the favor I gave my guests. They were made with a Ferrero roche and paper wings I printed from a template on Pinterest.
I bought the “This Way to the Ministry of Magic” from Etsy and Printed the Moaning Myrtle photo from a Google search. Random Decorations:
I bought the twinkle lights from Marshall’s. I printed and laminated the Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley signs from a Google search. I made the signs with the Harry Potter shops by printing and laminating from a Google search, and using tulle that I already had. The Reveal:
See above for where the items on this table were purchased. We chose to do two types of reveals in case the first didn’t work and for photos. The first reveal, I got smoke bombs from a gender reveal website. We put them inside empty tin cans in the cauldron and lit them. There was one smoke bomb for each of us inside the cauldron. The second reveal was hiding a pair of booties under the sorting hat. I bought the booties and our shirts on Etsy.
Our reveal revealed we were having a girl. My husband wanted a girl and was very excited, but I wanted a boy. If you look on ny Instagram, you can see my hilarious reaction. Spoiler, I fall over. This party was so fun, and I loved putting it together. The reveal was a magical success!
Ashleigh Marie: Teacher to Mommy 