Pinata (Royal delights lie within)
Princess hat
Castle
Heart
Treasure Chest
Clock set for midnight 

Invitations (Summons for a princess party)
Use a cut out of a crown or a castle. “Queen Shirley desires your presence at the Whittier castle for a ball.” OR “It’s a royal celebration in honor of her majesty, Queen Shirley’s birthday.”

Print out one of these princess invitations. There is both a foldable invitation and one to be rolled up as a scroll.

Decorations (The royal jewels bedeck the castle)
Colors are pink and yellow. Unwind pastel colored curling ribbon down the center of the table; leave it a little curly. String white holiday lights throughout the room. Decorate a white, high healed shoe with gold glitter for a centerpiece. 

Print out a princess birthday banner and hang it up.

Cakes (Simply scrumptious pastry)

Turn cupcakes into a Crown Cupcake Cake.

Serve a Princess Cake made with the Provo Craft Cricut Cake machine.

Princess Doll Cake 
Buy a special cake pan and doll pick from a specialty store or use an ovenproof Pyrex glass mixing bowl to bake the cake. The cake is the skirt and a doll pick or a clean Barbie doll is put in the center of the cake and decorated with frosting. Decorate the doll and skirt to match the dress of your favorite princess. 

Castle Cake
It’s not really a cake. Make rice krispy treats (plain or with pink marshmallows) and put them in a large cookie sheet to cool. When cool, cut into bricks and use frosting as mortar to build a castle. Add frosting to outline doors and windows and add colorful candies as decorations. 

Costumes/Dress up (Adorn the princess with charms)
In the invitation ask each guest to come dressed as their favorite princess.

Give the guests plastic bead necklaces.

Games and Activities (Princess party pastimes)
Princess Story (ages 3-12)
Read a favorite princess story—or better yet, act it out 

Princess Match (ages 3-16)
Match the princess to her prince. For younger children use pictures and older children write out the names.

Have a Ball (ages 3-16)
Provide age appropriate music and soft lighting for a dance. 

Happily Word List (ages 8-16)
How many words can you make from “Happily Ever After?” 

Write a Fairy Tale (ages 8-16)
Begin your princess party by making a unique fairy tale, with each guest contributing one line. “Once upon a time there lived a princess…” Hand the paper to a guest who writes the next line. Then fold over the first line and hand to another guest. That guest writes just one line and folds down the previous line. Continue until each guest has had a turn writing a line of the story. If there are only a few guests, everyone may take two turns.

Princess Party Practice (ages 8-16)
Let the guests take turns practicing walking like a princess. A princess can glide—walk across the room balancing a book on your head. Try different sizes of books, but none too heavy to hurt the neck (or the toes when the book falls). 

Crafts (Fashion a regal ornament)
Noodle Necklace (ages 3-10)
Color rigatoni or macaroni noodles several days in advance. Cover the uncooked noodles with rubbing alcohol and several drops of food coloring and soak to absorb color. The longer they soak the brighter the colors. Of course, if they soak too long they become mush. Stir and check the noodles once in a while. Then drain and let the noodles dry on paper towels. Let them dry a long time. Spread the noodles on a lightly oiled cookie sheet and place them in a warm oven (200˚ F) for 20 minutes to help them dry. Do not seal them in an airtight container. Even if the noodles seem dry, they still have a little moisture and will grow white fuzzies in an airtight container. Leave them in an open container, like a bowl.

Cut long strings for necklaces and tie a noodle to the end of each string as a stopper. Give every guest a string and provide the colored noodles in bowls on the table and let them make their necklaces. String the colored noodles and tie off as a necklace.

Sweet Castles (ages 3-12)
Provide each guest with a paper plate and a stack of sugar cubes. Have bowls filled with white, pink and yellow frosting on the table with lots of plastic butter knives. Write the guests names on the paper plates and let them build their castles with sugar cube bricks and frosting mortar. 

Princess Crowns (ages 3-12)
Cut out crowns with these templates. Choose which style you prefer. Each paper makes two crown fronts. Cut strips and staple on to the sides of the crown front so it will fit around each guest's head. Decorate with glitter glue, sticker jewels and markers. Staple ends together to fit each guest. 

Princess Hats (ages 3-12)
What would a princess party be without a bunch of little princesses running around. Use a large rectangular piece of butcher paper and roll into a cone shape. Use tape or glue to secure. Trim the bottom to make it even. Decorate with glitter glue, stickers and sticker jewels. Attach crepe paper streamers to the top. Add ribbon or yarn to tie under the chin. With this craft your princess party will be filled with princesses.

Princess Castle (ages 5-12)
Just print, cut, fold and paste for an awesome castle craft. 

Refreshments (Princess party perfection)
Princess punch—mix softened pink sherbert in Sprite and sprinkle with raspberries

Giant rice krispie kiss - every princess gets a kiss

Angel food cake drizzled with chocolate syrup and strawberries

Strawberries dipped in chocolate

Simple parfait—layer Jell-o and cool whip and fresh fruit

Finger foods—grapes, strawberries and dainty sandwiches 

Take Home Gift Ideas (A royal bestowal)
Costume jewelry

Princess Stickers

Small bags of fairy dust (glitter)

Candy rings