If your child loves princesses and fairies and fairy princesses, she'll doubtlessly feel similarly about a princess-themed birthday party. After choosing a date and location and forming a guest list, choosing a theme is the next step. Having completed that, you can start on the fun stuff. If the party isn't a surprise, brainstorm with your child about decorations, food and party games.
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Invitations
Princess parties are common, so finding store-bought invitations shouldn't be too difficult. Depending on where you shop, these invites can be cheap and efficient options for your party. If you want something a bit more customized but still quick and easy, use a site like Announcingit.com to design invitations that will be printed and mailed directly to you. Another option is to make your own, with the help of your daughter (if it's not a surprise party) and with card stock or blank cards, stickers, rubber stamps, paints, glitter and confetti.
The Cake
If you'll be serving just drinks and dessert, choose pastel-colored sodas and milkshakes (using strawberry ice cream or vanilla ice cream and food coloring) or make fluffy floats out of ice cream and strawberry, grape and blue-raspberry sodas. As for cake, splurge on a castle-shaped confection or simply top a homemade cake with sprinkles and a plastic tiara. Also popular for parties are cupcakes, which can be decorated in advance or incorporated into an activity in which the kids (with abundant supervision) top their own cupcakes with icing, sprinkles and candies.
Other Foods
If you'll be serving more food than just cake and drinks, opt for princess-themed food. Cut slices of bread into star or crown shapes, and make cutesy sandwiches or grilled cheeses. In the spirit of Cinderella, fill small and medium-sized, hollowed-out pumpkins with a variety of dips. Use strawberry-flavored cream cheese as a topping to bagels or crackers, or buy white cheddar macaroni and cheese and add a bit of red food coloring for a pink result. If the kids are a bit older and not so picky, plan a medieval feast with chicken or turkey legs and potatoes.
Favors
For favors, hand out mini makeup kits, tiaras, fairy wands and bubbles to girls. Boys, as knights, would probably prefer shields, armor helmets or masks, plastic swords and chocolate coins. If you plan for dressing up to be part of the party, indicate on your invitations that guests should come decked out in (or prepared with) their best castle-themed gear.
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