Our middle daughter recently turned eight and requested a birthday party based on Matilda by Roald Dahl. The story is about a brilliant child named Matilda who lives with her less than ideal parents. She attends Crunchem Hall, a school headed by a tyrant known as the Trunchbull. Roald Dahl has a gift of creating stories that children can’t seem to put down. My kids always want to read just one more chapter and they have read and reread all his stories many times. Here is how we turned our home into Crunchem Hall to celebrate my daughter’s birthday with her family and friends. Hoping these ideas and printables may…