So last year we put on a cool beach party for my daughter's birthday, but this year we could no longer avoid the requests for a princess party. The very thought made me feel somewhat queasy, all that pink how would we cope? In the end I just decided to embrace it in the hope that next year my daughter will have moved on, and besides you can't have the same theme twice can you?!
The Invitations
As our little princesses were being invited over for tea I made some personalised tea bags with my new best purchase - the retro embossing label maker with pink neon tape. Then I cut out some tea pots and cobbled together some bright invitations.
The Games
Find the Frog Prince - we hid lots of frogs around the garden. The girls had to collect them and put them in the pond (aka paddling pool). One of the frogs had stars on his cheeks - he was the real prince.
Pin the Princess on the Fairytale Castle - girls love dressing up games so I thought they would like to put together a bespoke princess which they could then use for the pin the princess on the castle game. At the end of the party they could also take home their completed princesses. My husband even knocked up a fantastic card castle! This game was a real hit - although there were some minor princess moments as to who had which hairdo for their princess stick...
Make a Crown - I bought some craft kits with foam crowns and gems for the girls to decorate and they all got stuck in and wore them for the rest of the party. Of course they could also take these home afterwards.
The Cake
It had to be a princess dress complete with pearl waistband, jewels (fondant icing rolled in edible glitter), and piped buttercream roses.
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