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