How to Have a Snow White Themed Birthday Party
The story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a childhood classic written by the famous Grimm brothers in the early 1800s. Beloved by children throughout the decades, the Snow White story got new life when Disney created an animation movie of the tale. Snow White and her seven dwarfs are instantly recognizable and make for a sweet party theme for young girls or fans of any age. By using images of the famous characters in everything from your party invitation, food items and decorations, your Snow White themed party will be a real success. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Disney clip art
- Desktop publishing software
- Invitation card stock for home printers
- Story character costumes
- Theme related snacks for party
- Snow White party decorations
- Craft-sized mirrors
- Acrylic paints
- Paintbrushes
- DVD of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Instructions
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Make your own party invitations to make the most of the Snow White theme. Open your desktop publishing software and select the invitation template that matches your home-printer invitation card stock.
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You can find Disney clip art online. Use Disney clip art or feature a photo of your children dressed up in Snow White characters on the front page of the invitation. Insert the artwork in the invitation following the software instructions.
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Invite guests to dress up as characters from the Snow White story. Type your party information on the inside page of the invitation. Mention that it is a Snow White themed party and that guests should come in costume.
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Decorate store-bought cupcakes with Snow White related words or images. Prepare Snow White related food items for the party. Make or order cupcakes with white frosting and decorated with images of the characters, or use cake decorating piping to write the dwarfs' names or the words to the famous "Hi Ho" song on the cakes.
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Use wooded wall murals to transform your party space. Decorate the party room with cut-out posters of the story characters. Create wall decorations that turn the room into a castle, forest and cottage.
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Use gold acrylic paint on Snow White themed mirror frames. Provide craft supplies for guests to make magic "mirror, mirrors." Use small mirrors and wood frames purchased from a hobby shop. Guests can paint the frames any way they'd like using acrylic paints and small brushes.
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Gather the party guests around to watch the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs movie and serve popcorn and drinks. Perfect for a slumber party, the guests will settle in to watch the film and talk about the story.
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The apple is an important part of the Snow White story. Provide party favors that relate to the Snow White theme. For example, bag up an apple, mirror, Kleenex (for Sneezy the dwarf) and a cupcake with the Snow White character on it.
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Create and play a Snow White trivia game that is age appropriate. Write up simple questions that young guests could answer. For example, "name the seven dwarfs" and "what type of fruit did Snow White eat?"
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Tips & Warnings
Make the party extra special for young girls by hiring an actor to come and play Snow White at the party.
Be sure party activities are age appropriate. Do not try to do craft projects with very young children or without addition help from parents.
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- Photo Credit Castle in the sky image by irum from Fotolia.com party invitation image by robert mobley from Fotolia.com working on computer image by dana nicolescu from Fotolia.com cupcakes image by Mat Hayward from Fotolia.com forest image by DOLPHIN from Fotolia.com the mirror image by Jan Will from Fotolia.com apple image by lefebvre_jonathan from Fotolia.com