Sound the trumpets! Pull out the gowns. It's time to celebrate her Majesty, your own royal princess, on her special day. These majestic party supplies from Birthday in a Box are a great way to get the celebration started.
PRINCESS PARTY INVITATIONS
Send invitation 2-3 weeks in advance. Mail these adorable invitations:
Or you could use cardstock paper and a silver gel pen to create your own. Sprinkle very fine polyester glitter on the paper, roll into tube and tie with a satin ribbon.
ROYAL PRINCESS PARTY DECORATIONS
The royal colors of choice are purple, pink, and gold or silver. Cover you table with matching party items. Decorate the party area with plenty of streamers, balloons, and glitter tulle fabric.
Make your own centerpiece with a purple gift bag and a balloon bouquet. Tie the balloons onto a weight and place it in the gift bag with the wand. Top with tissue paper.
Advanced Decorating Tips:
Make paper or felt banners to hang on the walls or ceilings. You could also greet your royal guests with this regal banner:
Princess coloring castle
Create a princess castle for the children to decorate, using a large appliance box. You can spray paint it or cover the box with butcher paper, before the party. Provide markers and crayons for the children use for decorating. This will not only serve as a great party decoration, but it will also provide plenty of party entertainment for you little princesses. They can color and play in the castle throughout the birthday party.
A SPECIAL WELCOME
Announce the guests upon arrival and present them with their very own Royal Princess or Prince Crown. Then direct the children to the coloring castle. Where they will color and play, until all of the guests have arrived. End the party with this quiet coloring time as well to settle the kids down. Parents will really appreciate the thought!
ROYAL PRINCESS BIRTHDAY PARTY GAMES
Find the king's treasure
Hide plastic gold coins throughout the party area. Explain to the children that the "Royal Treasure" has been scattered through out the land by some mischievous little pixies. Their task is to retrieve the coins and place them back into the treasure chest, which is a gold painted shoe box.
Stick the kiss on the frog
Can the princess find her prince? This game is played just like "Pin the Tail on the Donkey." Enlist an artistic teen to make you a Toad or Frog on a piece of poster board. Draw and cut several red lips from card stock paper. On the day of the party, add double stick tape to one side of the lips and write the girl's names on the other. Use a purple satin sash for the blindfold. Have a Royal Ball Provide pretty dresses, or strips of fancy fabric that the girls can dress up with. Then give each girl a long pieces of ribbon. Play some royal ball music and let the girls dance and twirl to their hearts delight!
TIP: The ribbon helps to remove inhibitions and adds to the fun.
Pinata fun
Fill a castle pinata with small princess toys, plastic jeweled rings and candy. Pinatas also make wonderful decorations!
Royal red rover
Write Royal titles onto 3x5 cards including king, queen, knight, jester, and so one. Add yarn for the children to wear around their necks. At game time, every player selects a card. When Red Rover is played say "Red Rover , Red Rover send your Knight on over…the knight runs to the other team. Same old games...with a twist: Simon Says, becomes "The Queen/King Says" Mother may I , becomes "Queen may I ?"
PRINCESS PARTY CRAFTS
Plan some fun royal crafts for your party guests!
Make a wand
Children can fashion their own wands with small wooden dowels, glitter, glue, and several strands of satin ribbon. Before the party, paint the dowels with silver spray paint and cut the pieces of ribbon. During the party the girls will add sequins and the ribbons.
Variation: If you have boys at the party they can make royal shields with craft foam, stick on jewels and gel pens. Be sure you have plenty of hands to help.
Royal play dough
Before the party make a batch or two of Play Dough. Provide each child with a ball of dough and some fine glitter (craft store). The children will work the glitter into the dough. Package each of the guests dough into a Zip -loc bag to be taken home as a party favor.
Pretty as a princess picture frame
Requires a Polaroid or digital camera. Use cardboard or craft foam picture frames. Provide stickers, stick on jewels and gel pens to use for decorating the frame. Take an instant photo and place it in the frame.
Treats for the kingdom: Crown birthday cake
For a super easy cake, bake and frost a round cake. Add inverted sugar ice cream cones around the edge to form a crown. Use frosting to attach pink and white gumballs on the tip of each sugar cone. You can also add more candy, or frosting jewels around the edges or on the sugar cones. Royal Soda Combine flavored Italian syrup (purple or red), club soda and half & half. Serve in plastic royal goblets and top with whipped cream.
ROYAL HIGHNESS PARTY FAVORS
Sending your regal guests home with favors is easier than you can imagine. Birthday in a Box offers some delightful options starting with this favor kit:
