Spark
some magic in the Princess Party with Princes games. We have some
charming Princess theme games below and more games can be found in our
all-around game section.
PRINCESS ICEBREAKERGAMES AND ACTIVITIES
Help
your royal guests get to know each other better. Choose from games
below and others from our general icebreaker section according to the
age of the children and location of the Princess Party. Some are best
indoors while others work better outside.
WHAT’S IN YOUR HANDBAG?
Choose a guest to be “the princess” and give them a princess handbag full of princess accessories.
You
can purchase the purse and princess items online or use what you have
from around the house such as fake pearls and a ring. A tiara and magic
wand can be created using instructions from our homemade craft section
and also can be purchased online.
The princess then faces the
party guests. She is allowed to turn around and pick one thing out of
the purse that the others cannot see. Then, she is to describe it and
let the rest of the group guess what it is. Whoever guesses correctly
is then “the princess”.
IF I WERE A PRINCESS
Have
the royal guests sit in a circle. Start the game out by saying part of
a sentence like: If I were a princess, I would… Have the children take
turns filling in the rest of the sentence. This icebreaker is so fun,
you may want to do several partial sentences. “If I were a princess, my
friends would…”, is another starter. This game is a fun way for the
children to get to know one another and of course, if there are boys
present, just change “princess” to “prince”.
THREE WISHES
Purchase
or make a magic wand. Have the children sit in a circle. One will
start the game by holding the magic wand and naming three wishes. Then
they pass the magic wand to the person next to them who will also name
three wishes. The game continues until every child has had their turn.
I FEEL LIKE A PRINCESS WHEN…
Have the
children sit in a circle and go around the room finishing this sentence,
“I feel like a princess when…”. One child may feel like a princess
when her hair is fixed pretty while another one may when she attends a
Princess Party. It is fun for the children to learn about themselves
and others.
OBSTACLE COURSE IN THE PALACE
The
princess is looking or her tiara! Make an obstacle course for the
children to go through in order to help the princess find it. Use boxes
for them to crawl through, pillows to go over, stacks of books to go
around, and whatever else you can find that is safe and fun.
Place
a tiara at the end of the course. The first child to it wears it
until the next one comes through. Everyone wins once the last child
makes it through. The object of the game is to be a team and just to
have fun.
CINDERELLA’S SLIPPER
This
game is like “hot potato” except a glass slipper is substituted for a
potato. Sit the children in a circle and set a timer. Have them toss
around the glass slipper until the clock strikes midnight (when the
timer goes off).
The child holding the slipper or the last one to
touch it when the timer goes off is “out”. Play until there is only one
left who is then declared the winner, but in keeping with our
philosophy that “everyone is a winner”, it is a good idea to reward
every player.
If you are giving out prizes, Cinderella glass slipper chalk is a perfect idea.
BALLS IN A BUCKET
Fill
a white or pink tub, trash can or plastic container with pink golf
balls. Count them as you put them in (preferably before the Princess
Party) and write the amount down on a notepad that you put out of site.
Have the children guess how many balls are in the bucket. The one that
guesses correctly or is the closest to it is the winner. As always
though, everyone is a winner.
*The balls can be used for other games as well such as some of the ones listed below.
GATHERING PINK DIAMONDS
The
princess has met Prince Charming and is getting married. She has
requested that all of the kingdom bring as many diamonds as they can to
her so she can chose one.
Divide the children into two teams.
Place pink golf balls in a container. At the count of three, team one
will hop on one leg to the container and gather as many balls as they
can without using their hands.
While gathering they can stand on
two feet but must hop to the balls as well as back. If a ball drops,
it cannot be counted. Count the number of balls the team has collected
and put them back in the container for team two to retrieve. The team
that collects the most wins.
PRETTY PRINCESS
Divide
the children into couples. If there is an odd number, that’s when the
Queen (you) gets to play. If there are princes in the group, they
automatically pair up with a girl and get to be “the artist”.
For
couples that are both girls, they get to draw out of the hat (or glass
slipper) to see who is the artist and who is the princess. Once that is
decided, let them draw to see what order they will go in.
With
that done, drape a sheet over the princess and have her sit on a chair.
Her artist will hide behind her and the sheet with only his arms
showing. The princess’ arms do not show. The child who is the artist
will have a container of supplies that the other children cannot see.
Supplies
include: lipstick, blush, a hairbrush, a washrag, toothbrush and
toothpaste (needless to say, you will need a new toothbrush for every
princess) and whatever else you want to put in. The s/he will proceed to
apply the products, one by one, on the princess (s/he can’t see her
face and his hands and arms are acting as her hands and arms).
The game can get quite funny so you will want to take pictures. This is a favorite in our family.
PRINCESS LEAP FROG
The frog is trying to get to the princess for the famous kiss that will turn him into a prince.
Have
the children stand in a line. Choose one person to start. All other
players then kneel on the ground and rest their heads on the ground,
covered by their hands.
The chosen starting player will place his
or her hands on the back of the person at the back of the line. He or
she must press on the person's back and leap over the person, spreading
his or her legs apart and hopping like a frog. The player continues
hopping until reaching the front of the line, then kneeling and covering
his or her head.
The game continues indefinitely as the person
at the back of the line is always the next to leapfrog over the other
players. You can set a timer or play a song to end it if you want to.The
point object of the game is to have fun and be silly.
PRINCESS DRESS UP
Fill
a large box with dress up clothes. You can use clothes from around the
house or attic or purchase from a yard sale or thrift store. Hats,
high heel shoes and nylons are great too. In a smaller box, fill with
cosmetics, child nail polish and hair accessories.
Have the children stand in a line.
One
by one, each child is blindfolded then led to the two boxes where s/he
will proceed to dress up. Once again, the object of the game is just to
laugh and have fun.
PIN THE CROWN ON THE PRINCESS
No
birthday Princess Party is complete without a version of “pin the
tail on the donkey”. Of course a princess prefers to pin a crown on. Disney Princess Party Game will be a big hit.
PRINCESS FIRST BIRTHDAY GAMES
The
little birthday princess and her royal guests would like to be
entertained at the Princess Party. So how do you entertain toddler
royalty?
FUN IN THE CASTLE
Build a castle
or palace from a large box. Use markers, paints, glitter and shimmering
paint pens to sparkle it up. Cut a front door and several windows and
let the children play inside with stuffed animals, dolls and even a
plush princess chair. Play peek-a-boo with them through the openings
for even more fun.
BUCKETS OF FUN
Fill pink,
white or pastel baskets or buckets with balls, stuffed toys (a stuffed
prince frog is perfect), bath toys, books and blocks. Set one in front
of each of the small children and watch them play. They will dump the
toys out and fill them up again. The ritual is great fun for babies and
entertaining for adults to watch as well. Let the children take them
home when the Princess Party is over.
*You can decorate the
containers with Princess First Birthday Party theme stickers and don’t
forget, you can even get personalized stickers.
HOMEMADE PRINCESS PARTY FAVOR SACKS
Use white, pink or pastel colored lunch sacks to make your own Princess Party favor sacks. Razzle-dazzle them by gluing on shiney sequins, jewels and practically anything that sparkles.
You
can use a glittery paint pen to make squiggles or even write out the
names each royal guest on their sack. Glitter can also be glued straight
on and comes in all sorts of colors and sizes.
For the icing on
the cake, use a hot glue gun to glue on a bow made out of satin ribbon
or lace or make tow slits in the front of the sack and lace a ribbon
through then tie in a bow.Another idea is to hot glue a tiara on each
sack or even a magic wand.
Princess stickers can be applied to the
sacks. Personalized Princess theme stickers are available as well. No
matter what age your birthday princess is, she can help place stickers
on.
Stamping is fun too. Princess stamps are available at most craft stores and online as well.
For
the prince charmings in attendance, blue or white sacks are great and
can be decorated with knights in shining armor or heraldry stickers and
stamps.
Rather than hot gluing a tiara, a crown is a great option
and can even be cut out of construction paper and painted with a gold
metallic paint pen. A black bow tie can easily be made out of black
ribbon and hot glued to the sack.
Use your imagination and have
fun. Ask your little princess to contribute her own ideas, you may be
amazed at how creative and original her highness can be. Enjoy!
HANDMADE FABRIC PRINCESS BAG
Cut out a rectangle of fabric and lay wrong-side up so you see the back of the fabric.
For
the top of the bag, fold in 1/2 inch on each shorter side and press
with an iron. Then sew down the two flaps or if you prefer, you can use
pinking shears to trim so you don’t have to hem it and it will give it a
decorative effect as well. Another option is to sew or glue on lace
which also omits the need to hem.
Fold bag in half, bright
sides together. Sew top and bottom sides so that only the part you
already sewed, glued or used pinking shears on is the only open side.
Flip bag right-side-out, fill with gifts, and tie with ribbon.
*Go
as frilly as you want with netted, shimmery or metallic fabric. You
can glue or sew on sequins or beads or may even want to paint with a
glittery paint pen. Princess theme fabric is another great option.
Use
your imagination and have fun. Ask your little princess to contribute
her own ideas, you may be amazed at how creative and original her
highness can be. Enjoy!
PRINCESS FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY FAVORS
Your little princess will want to send her royal guests home with a piece of the palace.
You can give toddler-friendly treats to the younger ones such as
princess fairytale books for babies, bubbles, large size crayons and
princess coloring books, princess stickers, stuffed frogs, balls and
bath toys.
Toddler snacks such as yogurt bites and fruit puffs
can be distributed in zip lock baggies. Sippy cups, fun straws, and
plush magic wands are fantastic ideas as well.
Place the gifts
inside a Princess First birthday favor bag or make your own bag out of a
pink paper sack and personalized Princess First birthday stickers.
Another great and convenient idea is this toddler Disney Princess toddler favor kit that comes complete with all you see here.
With all our ideas you are sure to send the pint- size prince and princesses home with a smile.
PRINCESS PARTY FAVORS
Share the magic. Send your royal guests home with Disney Princess Deluxe Favor Set they will treasure. You can even give the Princess Deluxe Favor Setout
when the guests arrive if you want to supply them with princess frills
to enjoy during the Princess Party. See our pre-party Princess gift
bag section for great ideas.
A sparkling tiara is a must for every
princess as is a magic wand. Princess stickers, theme balloons,
princess jewelry, kid safe body glitter, princess gloves and glass
slippers make delightful gifts. A pink princess stationary set goes
perfect in a Princess Party bag. Bubbles, books, glittery play dough,
crayons and a princess coloring book make wonderful additions.
The
list in as endless as the fun the little ladies will have: Cinderella
compacts, Disney Princess lip gloss necklaces, Barbie as the Island
Princess hair bands, and so much more are all available.
Personalize
your favors! Princess theme buttons, magnets, stickers and bag tags
are available with your child’s name printed on them through Birthday in
a Box.
Give a gift that keeps on giving. Check out our collection of Princess t-shirts.
Check
out pre-filled Princess Party treat bags. Often they can save you
time and money too. Birthday in a Box has excellent values on a great
variety of Princess Party packs including Disney Princess, Pink
Princess and Cinderella.
It may be a good idea to make
separate gift bags for any boys that attend the Princess Party. You
can substitute a crown for the tiara and make some other minor changes
as well. Magic stones, frog toys and king rings are great fillers.
Heraldry temporary tattoos make great prince favors as well. Check out
Birthday in a Box’s knight set!
You can also make your own Princess Party favors. We have easy instructions so you and your princess can make them together.
It’s in the bag! Princess Disney Princess Favor Set
come in all the popular variations: Disney Princess, Pink Princess,
Cinderella Princess, Strawberry Shortcake Princess and Barbie Princess
as the Island Princess. Or, go all out with a princess handbag or
princess treasure chest. Pink or purple transparent bags with prismatic
dots are fun and frilly to fill with fairytale favors.
You can make your own Disney Princess Mesh Bag
with a little help from us. Pink lunch sacks can be decorated to
sparkle and shine, make your own net drawstring bags or choose one of
our many other fun and inexpensive ideas.
Whichever option
you choose, the favors you pass out will be every bit as magical as the
Princess Party, so go ahead…dazzle them.
HOMEMADE PRINCESS GIFTS
Save
money and have fun with your birthday princess at the same time by
making your own Princess themed gifts to give as Princess Party
favors.
Save money and have fun with your birthday princess at
the same time by making your own Princess themed gifts to give as
Princess Party favors.
Magic Wand
What’s a
princess without a magic wand? Use a pencil, long stick or dowel rod to
wrap foil (silver or colored), crepe paper or strips of fabric around.
Glue on sequins, rhinestones, glitter and anything else you can find
that sparkles. Cut a star out of cardboard and glue on some foil to
completely cover it. Attach ribbon streamers which you can purchase at a
craft or fabric store. Shades of pinks, purples, pastels or even silver
and gold work perfectly.
Don’t be shy to fancy it up. Girls love glitz, especially princesses.
Princess Tiara
Adorn
your birthday princess and her friends with a homemade tiara. Simply
use pipe cleaner or star garland. Make a circle large enough to fit on
her highness’ head. Use two if needed. Twist ends together.
Tie
curling ribbon onto the halo and curl or use tiny fabric ribbon and let
flow. Shades of pinks, purples or pastels are perfect for the occasion.
Add
all the frills: shiny sequins, rhinestones, glitter and anything else
you want that sparkles and shines. Your princess is now ready to meet
up with her fairy godmother or maybe even Prince Charming.
* You can also use a headband. Wrap foil (colored or silver) around it and add ribbon and glitz as to the halo.
HOMEMADE PRINCESS GIFT BASKETS
You don’t have to be a basket case figuring out this easy princess project. Weave got simple instructions for you.
Collect
enough baskets for each of your royal guests of honor. These can be
ones you have around the house, preferably similar sizes. You can also
pick them up cheaply at a thrift shop or dollar store.
Paint them
if you would like. Spray paint is easiest but craft paint works as well.
Pink is perfect. White, red, or a pastel color make nice choices as
well. Make them sparkle and shine by using a glitter paint or add it
when the paint is dry. Don’t forget the magic fairy dust. Iridescent
glitter is available in spray or sprinkles and adds that extra fairytale
touch to the baskets.
Now you are ready to decorate the baskets.
With a hot glue gun, add lace or a ruffle around the basket top. Tie a
ribbon in a bow and glue it on where the two ends of the lace or ruffle
ends. You can do all the baskets alike or vary them. This is a
fantastic way to unload some sewing scraps you have had around the
house.
You can glue flowers or princess accessories onto the basket.
Fill
the baskets with colored tissue or shredded paper or foil, available in
the gift wrap section of many variety stores or craft shops. You can
even use Easter grass.
Place an assortment of Princess theme gifts
in the basket, beginning with the largest placed at the back and the
others neatly following.
The baskets will certainly put a twinkle
in your little guest’s eyes and a smile on their faces and no doubt they
will be used for years to come.
PRINCESS ACTIVITIES
Entertain your royal guests with these enchanting Princess theme activities.
Jump
start the fun in your Princess Party. This adorable origami (paper
craft) frog is a prince in the making. Print out our frog instructions
and pass out green paper to the children. Read the instructions to them
aloud and show them as well.
CREATE A JEWELED TIARA
Download
and print out our Princess theme tiara pattern before the Princess
Party begins. Cover a work area for the children and pass out
supplies: pink or pastel paper (thicker works best), glue, glitter,
glitter pens and stick-on jewels. You can also distribute princess
stickers. If you have boys at the Princess Party, download and print
out our crown pattern for them. Once the children have their supplies,
you can help them begin making their own tiaras and crowns. Each child
can wear them when dry and take them home as a Princess Party favor.
COLOR A CASTLE
A castle will add tons of fun to your Princess theme Princess Party. Let them play in it when they are finished.
MAKE A MAGIC WAND
Wishes
come true with a magic wand. Every princess must have one. Let each
princess make her own. Kits are available like the one seen here, or
use your own supplies that can be purchased online or at your favorite
craft store.
If you opt to make your own, you will need foam
stars, wooden sticks, glue, glitter or glitter pens, and markers or
paint pens. You can also add jewels, sequins and even confetti.
Colored foil tinsel can also be used to stream from the stars or wrap
around the stick. Click here for great deals on these materials.
Have
the girls decorate the stars and sticks and then glue together. The
sky is the limit with this creative project and the guests can take
their magic wands home when the Princess Party is over.
* Double
sided glow in the dark stars are available. Order two for each guest
so they can glow on both sides.* If there are princes I attendance, they
can make a septer. Just use a circle or diamond shape piece of foam
instead and include some blue glitter and paint.
COOL PRINCESS FOAM ART
Your
Princess Party guests will have a royal blast creating princesses with
this foam art kit. Purchase several and let them mix and match.It’s
easy, just peel, stick and decorate. The kit comes with one base so you
may want to purchase thick paper or colored cardboard pieces for them to
stick their creations on to. This activity makes a great take home
gift as well.
PRINCESS FIRST BIRTHDAY ACTIVITIES
Keep the little majesty and her royal guests occupied and entertained with our Princess First Birthday activities.
ROYAL HANDPRINTS
Before
the Princess Party, mix one package of Jello brand vanilla pudding
with enough strawberry or cherry flavored Jello gelatin mix to turn it
pink. You can use pistachio pudding for green too, especially if boys
are to be at the Princess Party. In a covered craft area, let the
little ones dip their hands in the mix then make a handprint on a white
piece of paper (thicker is better). Print the child’s name on his or
her creation (Princess Sarah, Prince Trevor, etc.) and let them stick on
a few Princess First Birthday stickers. Let them take them home to
“show and tell”.
COLOR THE PRINCESS
Let
the tots color a princess page in Crayola Color Wonder Disney Princess
Coloring Book & Markers. Amazingly, the colors only show up on the
coloring page. Adult supervision is still required, of course.