Princess Ariel Birthday Party Ideas

In the late '80s, Disney's hit movie "The Little Mermaid" made a splash at the box office. Today, little girls still adore Princess Ariel and her underwater friends. If your daughter loves the hit movie and knows all the lyrics to the movie's soundtrack, celebrate her birthday with an Princess Ariel-themed party.

Invitations

Create homemade invitations with construction paper, glitter glue, ribbons and "Little Mermaid" stickers and stencils. Several online and party stores offer "Little Mermaid" invitations.

Decorations

Purchase Ariel-themed tableware, tablecloths and Mylar balloons. To emphasize the ocean theme, also decorate with blue streamers and latex balloons. Scatter fish-shaped confetti on the party table.

Games

Guests can participate in a scavenger hunt to find the human objects that Ariel loves, such as forks. Play trivia with clips from the movie. Play pin the tail on Ariel and musical chairs to the movie's soundtrack.

Entertainment

Hire someone to dress like Princess Ariel and surprise the birthday girl and her friends. The look-alike can paint party guests' faces with underwater sea creatures and say famous phrases from the movie.

Food

Serve food items with an underwater theme such as fish sticks, goldfish crackers, shell pasta and tuna salad sandwiches. For drinks, serve blue fruit punch. Bake a cake with an Ariel-shaped cake pan.

Party Favors

As the party concludes, kids can swing at a Little Mermaid pinata and take home candy in goodie bags. Other goodie bag items can include Ariel stickers, temporary tattoos, bubbles and plastic tiaras.

Resources

• Ariel-shaped cake pan
• Ariel Party Supplies