| You have invited the royal guests and have planned a | | | | before heading toward the frog. No peeking. Other |
| menu that would make any queen proud. The guests | | | | variations of this game (depending on your artwork) |
| will be arriving soon with great expectation of fun and | | | | are: Pin the kiss on the frog, Pin the slipper on the |
| all things pink! You're having a Princess Party! | | | | princess, Pin the jewel on the crown, etc. Have fun! |
| Here are some easy and fun ideas for games and | | | | 4. Princess treasure chests: Purchase inexpensive |
| crafts to make your party the best one in the kingdom. | | | | paper mache boxes at your local craft store. Use |
| 1. Make a tiara: These days at almost any craft store | | | | stickers, jewels and beads with tacky glue and have |
| you can find precut fun foam princess tiaras and | | | | the girls decorate their treasure chest. Include some |
| decorations for next to nothing. Purchase some glitter | | | | candy or other trinkets to put inside. |
| glue and a few extra sparkly gems and your princess | | | | 5. Decorate princess crown cookie: Another favorite |
| and her guests will stay busy for quite some time. | | | | with young girls...decorating cookies. Purchase an |
| Make sure they all put their name inside the crown so | | | | inexpensive crown cookie cutter and make 2 cookies |
| that after the glue and glitter glue dries, they'll know | | | | per girl (just in case they break). Allow to cool before |
| which is theirs. Don't forget to take a picture with | | | | decorating. Then put out pink frosting, candies and |
| everyone wearing the crowns. | | | | other fun edible items and let the girls frost and |
| 2. Musical Princess Slipper: This is a fun and easy | | | | decorate. Then let them eat the cookies as part of |
| game that takes no prep work at all. Have the party | | | | their snack, or wrap them in plastic wrap to take home |
| guests and princess of honor stand in a circle. Using a | | | | as part of the take home gift. |
| nice dress shoe (or glass slipper if you happen to have | | | | 6. Princess silhouettes: This is a fun "craft" for girls that |
| one!) start with the birthday girl and have the girls pass | | | | are a bit older. Using a blank wall as backdrop, tape a |
| the slipper around the circle while music plays in the | | | | large piece of butcher paper to the wall. Have each |
| background. When the music stops, the guest holding | | | | princess sit on the throne and shine a very bright light |
| the slipper jumps out of the circle and becomes the girl | | | | so that it casts a shadow onto the wall and paper. But |
| in charge of the music. Continue on until only one girl is | | | | here's the fun part. Place a paper crown on her head |
| left and she's the princess winner. | | | | so that it casts the obvious shadow as well. Then with |
| 3. Pin the crown on the frog: Another great variation of | | | | a black marker, trace around her silhouette onto the |
| a traditional birthday party game that kids have loved | | | | butcher paper. Remove the butcher paper from the |
| for ages. You'll need a large drawing of a frog on | | | | wall and either leave as is or have the girls decorate |
| poster board and several construction paper crowns | | | | the crown for a different effect. |
| with double stick tape on the back. Each party guest | | | | Create fun at your next princess party with these |
| gets a turn at being blindfolded and trying to stick the | | | | games and crafts. Make sure you have the camera |
| crown onto the top of the frog's head. Make it even | | | | handy for the whole event to keep the memories alive |
| harder by making each child spin around 3 times | | | | too. Enjoy and happy princess partying! |