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A stunning Princess birthday party for girls, that they are bound to love. Includes DIY ideas on a budget for decorations, food and fun activities. You will soon have the best Princess party in the kingdom.
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One of the all time favorite theme’s for a little girl has to be a Princess party. It’s magical, it’s sparkly and the girls get to wear their tiara’s. It’s a party theme that is guaranteed to bring smiles all around and will be so much fun.
My daughter requested a Princess theme for her 5th birthday, but quite specifically she requested a “Pink Princess Glittery Party”.
She invited all her friends to come dressed as their favorite Princesses or in a Princess dress. It was totally adorable and really helped add to the excitement and magic of the party. Plus it also made for some gorgeous photos.
Use these Princess party ideas to help plan your own royal celebration and experience the magic of a Princess party.
Homemade Princess Party Decoration Ideas
It’s very easy to get carried away with the massive amount of high quality princess themed party decorations that are in the shops and your wallet will certainly notice the hit!
It does go to show though that Princess parties are very popular!
But whilst it may be nice to go to this level of decor, there are other things to spend your hard-earned money on other than party decorations.
Instead of spending a lot of money on the pre-made party supplies, I opted to keep the decorations simple by creating my own. But not only are these handmade pieces cheaper, they also looked really great too.
I made a plastic tablecloth backdrop, used pink wrapping paper to wrap box’s on the food table and found a highly glittery piece of material to make into a table cloth.
I coordinated very simple white plates and pink napkins, plus used pink ribbon and jewels to stick to anything possible. But if you wanted to go extra pink, then a different shade of pink plates would have worked really well too.
It was simple, it was very easy, but it was also highly effective. My daughter was thrilled with the result and kept commenting that she had her very own palace in the back garden.
Every year I stand a 3D paper mache number on the table and decorate it according to the party theme. This number 5 I simply painted white, with a glitter frontage and a pink ribbon wrapped around it.
Something so incredibly simple (and cheap) but it really stood out as a feature.
I also love using artificial flowers where possible, and simple white roses were perfect for the occasion.
Being artificial they didn’t cost the earth, but they were still perfect for providing the touch of class that we were looking for.
I designed a set of Princess themed printable’s including water bottle labels, Princess party food labels and candy bar wrappers.
You won’t however see any food tent labels in these pictures, because, shall I admit it? I forgot to add them to the table. Oops!
Princess Birthday Party Food Ideas
The statement piece of the table which I absolutely loved was the Princess cake by The Cake Leaf.
The special celebration cake displayed a simple quilted design, with some jewels and a tiara that I purchased from the local dollar store.
It was perfect, elegant and pretty much everyone commented on it. It has to be one of the simplest cakes that has been made for my kids, but one of my favorite.
Despite having a cake, I always make vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, and change up the topper to match the theme.
These cupcakes were easily made with a Princess crown cookie cutter, some edible sugar pearls and topped with edible shimmer dust.
The rest of the Princess party finger foods included:
- Princess wands
- Fairy bread
- Chocolate mousse
- Marshmallow pops
- And pretty much everything a Princess could desire.
Princess Party Activities
One of the things I love about planning parties is organizing the games to go along with it. Games are what bring a party to life and I love seeing the interaction and delight from the kids.
There are so many party games for kids to choose from. I always try and convert a ‘pin the tail on the donkey game’ and ‘pin the heart on the Princess’ became the game this time.
I had a Princess printed onto a large sheet of card, and each child had a heart with their name written on it. A black dot was drawn on the Princess’ dress and the child that placed their heart closest to the dot won.
It’s an old classic game that will never tire with the young kids.
Instead of handing out party favors as the kids leave a party, I always incorporate these into a party game.
Each child was handed a Princess treasure map and a party bag. They had to follow the trail around the garden where they picked up a small prize at each stop. At the end of the trail their goodie bags were full.
The contents were very simple and included the following;
These favor bags are so much more fun and effective than handing out a bag of lollies as the kids go home.
Other fun ideas that can be included in the bag are:
- Princess temporary tattoos
- Princess shoes/slippers
- Fun play lipstick or nail polish
- Pretty hair ribbons or hair bands
A party isn’t quite the same without games and activities, and it is very easy to incorporate them into the actual theme of the party.
Check out this huge selection of Princess party games and activities if you need some more great ideas.
Finally, here is a the birthday girl herself.
Dressed of course in a pink Princess gown which she fell in love with at first sight!
Birthday parties are a lot of fun to coordinate and it’s exciting to see your child’s special day coming together. Use some (or all) of these ideas to create your worn absolute best Princess party.
This will be one of those parties that you remember for years to come.
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This blog is a wonderful guide for creating the ultimate princess birthday party! It offers enchanting ideas, from decorations to activities, ensuring every little princess feels like royalty on her special day.