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How to Throw A Princess PARTY for Your Little Girl
By Penny Warner

What girl wouldn’t want to be princess for a day? You can turn any special occasion—a birthday, bat mitzvah, or Quinceañers—into a pretty-in-pink princess party that will make her feel like royalty. Bring on the balloons and banners—it’s time for Her Majesty’s ballroom bash!

Request “the royal attendance” of your guests with pink heart invitations made from pink construction paper and cut into heart shapes. Place a picture of the princess on the front, outlined in ribbon, puffy paints, or stick-on rhinestones and write the party details inside.

Ask the girls-in-waiting to come decked out in pink or dress like their favorite princess. When they arrive, offer matching accessories such as costume jewelry, tiaras, wands, boas, and silky slippers.

Turn the party room into a pink princess parlor with pink crepe paper streamers framing the doorways, and giant pink hearts along the top of the walls. Set up a special chair for the princess at the head of the table, covered in velveteen fabric and pillows, and decorated with balloons and crepe paper.

Royal Games & Activities

If the Slipper Fits. Buy two pairs of fancy high-heeled shoes at the thrift shop and set up an obstacle course. Divide the girls into two teams and have the first two players put on the high heels. On the word “Go!” have them race through the course in their stiletto slippers then pass them on to the next players on their teams. Anyone who falls while navigating the course must start again!

Pink Pearls for the Princesses. Have the girls make their own beaded necklaces, bracelets, and rings. Supply the materials, set up a worktable, and let them create whatever they want (you can buy inexpensive beading materials from the craft store or online).

Sweet Scrapbook. Let everyone make a special scrapbook page for the Princess of Honor to keep as a memento and fill with entries during the upcoming year. Supply decorative paper, alphabet letters, stampers, stickers and have guests create titles for their pages, such as, “My Birthday Party,” “Best Friends Forever,” “My Plans and Dreams,” “What’s Up At School,” and “Awesome Vacation.

Royal Refreshments. Make it a “royal high tea” and serve herbal teas, dainty sandwiches and pink cookies. For a sweet treat, think pink with strawberries dipped in white chocolate tinted pink, pink lemonade, pink-tinted bread for sandwiches, and a pink cake with pink icing decorated with hearts.

Penny Warner has more than 25 years of experience as an author and party planner. She has published more than 50 books, including 16 specific to parties. For more information, visit www.balloontime.com.