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