Ideas for a Disney Princess Birthday Party
Planning a birthday party for your daughter? Does she like Disney Princesses?
Belle, Ariel, Cinderella, Aurora, Jasmine, or Snow White - no matter which Princess is your child's favorite you will find this is the place to help you plan the perfect princess party. (How's that for alliteration? Ha!)
For my daughter's 5th birthday she chose to have a Belle themed party. All of the things we did can be used with any Disney Princess theme, an individual princess or the whole group. You can use my ideas or maybe you'll get inspired to come up with ideas of your own. Feel free to share them in the comments section at the end of this lens :)On to the planning!
It's Time to Start
Weeks before the party the first thing that I buy are the Invitations & Thank You notes. I hold off on the party supplies until I have a good idea of how many people will be coming. I always have my daughter pick them out. I get the thank yous early because I'm worried they will be sold out after the party and I really like them to match, but you might not be as crazy as me. ;) I include a phone number & email address for people to RSVP. Let them choose which is easiest and they are more apt to comply. Disney Princess Fairy Tale Friends Theme
Invitations and Thank You Notes
Disney Princess Fairy-Tale Friends
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8 Invitations with envelopes
Disney Princess Fairy-Tale Friends
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8 Thank You notes & envelopes
Let's get shopping!
Party supplies
A few weeks before the party I make the big shopping trip to buy all of the party supplies. You should have your menu in mind so you know which items you will need and which you really don't. When you are looking at all of the cute theme items it's easy to just buy everything, so plan it out before you go. Also if possible having a head count helps too. Keep all of your receipts till after the party so you can return unused packages.Supplies to think about: dinner plates, desert plates, bowls, cups, luncheon napkins, beverage napkins, table cloths, forks, spoons, knives, goodie bags, balloons, banners, streamers and don't forget a piñata! If you are on a roll add to that list any items for the cake you are planning on including; candles, cake toppers, and a specialty cake pan if you need one.
To save on cost we usually buy non-themed items for the adults who will be at the party. I pick two colors to match the theme and head over to the generic aisle of the party store.
Party Packs
Disney Princess Fairy-Tale Friends
Basic Pack $19.99
Deluxe Pack $30.99
Ultimate Party Pack $189.99
Balloons & other Decorations
I love balloons and my daughter loves them even more. Each year I pick 5 different color latex balloons and a couple mylar theme balloons. We tie them up in multi-colored bunches around the party location and save one of the special balloons for the chair of the birthday girl. With the Belle theme that she chose last year we had 2 Princess, 3 pink, 3 rose, 3 lavender, 3 green, and 3 yellow balloons.I usually order the balloons ahead of time from a local shop and have someone pick them up the morning of the party. Latex balloons filled with helium only last about 12 hours.
As for other decorations we usually get a Happy Birthday banner, some hanging decorations, 1 theme streamer and 2 solid color ones to match.
Mylar Balloons
Personalized Birthday Banner
Disney Princess Personalized Birthday Banner
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Add your child's name or customized a message
Made of heavy-duty vinyl for use indoors or out
Measures: 5'-1" x 1'-6"
Wrapping paper, gift bags and bows
With all of the party planning it's easy to forget gift wrap, gift bags and bows. Pick them up while you are out shopping for the supplies. Mix up themed paper and bags with solid colors. Gift wrap & bags
Personalized Birthday Scroll
Disney Princess Scroll
11" x 14" Scroll w/ Oak Frame $29.99
11" x 14" Scroll w/ Black or White Frame $24.99
11" x 14" Scroll w/ Acrylic Frame $22.99
11" x 14" Disney Princess Scroll $11.99
7" x 9" Keepsake Scroll $7.99
Includes a record of events that took place on the day your child was born.
Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
A special phone call from her favorite Disney Princess!
I think this was my daughter's favorite part of her birthday.With Disney Enchanted Calls you can schedule a phone call from the Princess of your choice: Ariel, Mulan, Cinderella, Snow White, Jasmine, Aurora, Belle, or Pocahontas. She will call on the day and time you select and have a personalized birthday greeting for your child.
Set this up ahead of time so it can be done on or right before her birthday. I would do it when you know your house will be quiet because you can't have the message repeated so you don't want her to miss it.
My daughter had this call the night of her birthday and her party was a few days later. You can see her reaction in the video below. Priceless.
A call from Belle
Look at her face!
Bonjour, I'm Belle.
One of my friends in the castle told me you're turning five
So I wanted to wish you "Happy Birthday!"
Don't you think birthdays are exciting? Especially when you get to be as grown up as you are now. Do you know what I wished for on my last birthday? If you guessed a book, you're right! Oh, I wish I could be there to celebrate with you and maybe try a piece of your birthday cake.
I heard that cake with ice cream is your favorite.
Mmm - I like that too!
Well, have a wonderful celebration! We'll be thinking about you here at the castle!
Goodbye!
A phone call from Belle
A phone call from Belle. It's not your volume level, there's no sound until she hangs up. ;) This video is for http://www.squidoo.com/Disney_Princess_Birthday/
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Let them eat cake!
I had been making my daughter's birthday cakes for the past few years and I wasn't sure what to do for the Belle theme. I've never taken a class or been taught any cake making tips so I'm pretty limited in my decorating abilities. I knew I wouldn't be up for the challenge of decorating a Belle cake. I asked around for ideas and someone showed me this one on Better Homes and Gardens' website. I used to link directly to their recipe for you, but they have since removed it. Luckily I had a copy saved.Equipment & Additional Ingredients
2 8-x-8-x-2-inch baking pans
2 6-x-1-1/2-inch round baking pans
1 Cupcake pan with 2-1/2-inch cups
1 6-inch cardboard cake circle
Foil bake cups
Foil and blue plastic wrap (optional for moat)
8 plastic drinking straws
Paste food coloring (purple, pink and yellow)
Fruit-flavored candy corn
2 white chocolate candy bars
Small gumdrops
5 pointed ice-cream cones (sugar cones)
Pull-apart string licorice
16 inches square metal tray for cake
ribbon
toothpicks
clear tape (for flag)
Directions
1. Grease and flour baking pans; line muffin cups with bake cups. Prepare 1 recipe cake batter (see White Cake recipe below); divide evenly between prepared square pans. Bake in 350 degrees F oven about 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Prepare second recipe white cake batter; fill prepared round pans and muffin cups half full. (You need 5 cupcakes for the castle cake. You will have enough batter to make a few extra cupcakes.) Bake in a 350-degree F oven about 20 minutes for cupcakes and about 30 minutes for round cakes, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool cakes and cupcakes.
2. Prepare Creamy White Frosting as directed (see Creamy White Frosting recipe below). Tint about 4 cups frosting purple, 1/2 cup frosting green, 1/2 cup frosting orange, and 1/2 cup frosting yellow. (You should have about 1 cup white frosting remaining.) For square cake, spread about 1/2 cup white frosting on top of 1 square layer; top with other square layer. For round cake, spread remaining white frosting on 1 round layer; top with remaining round layer. Place about 1 cup of the purple frosting in a decorating bag that has been fitted with coupler; set aside. Place each of the other colored frostings in decorating bags fitted with a coupler.
3. To assemble, place square cake on the cutting board. If desired, make a moat around cake with foil and plastic wrap. Place round cake on cardboard cake circle. Cut 8 drinking straws to same height as square cake. Insert 4 of the straws near middle of square cake. Insert the remaining 4 straws on the outside corners of the square cake. (Straws add support for top of cake and cupcakes.) Place round cake on top of square cake, centering on bottom cake and resting cake circle on straws. Frost both round and square cakes by spreading with remaining purple frosting.
4. To decorate, fit decorating bag filled with purple frosting with medium star tip; pipe swirls around edge of 5 cupcakes, top edge of round cake, and top edge of square cake. Gently press candy corn, points up, into frosting swirls on round and square cakes, leaving space on corners of square cake for cupcakes to stand. Using more purple frosting, attach pieces of white candy bar to castle for door and windows. Pipe another row of frosting around base of square cake; press gumdrops into frosting.
5. To finish cupcakes, press an ice-cream cone, point up, into the frosting piped on each cupcake. Fit decorating bags filled with green, orange, and yellow frosting with small round or star tips; pipe windows and other designs onto cones. Use ribbon, toothpicks, and tape to make flags. Attach flags to points of cones using a little frosting. Place 4 cupcakes on corners of square cake and 1 cupcake on top of round cake. (If desired, decorate any remaining cupcakes for additional servings.)
6. If desired, make trees by decorating additional cones; arrange around castle. For drawbridge, position large piece of white candy bar over moat; arrange gumdrops around moat. Attach string licorice to drawbridge with some piped frosting. To serve, remove straws as needed when cutting cake.
A Castle Cake
This was the cake I made for my daughter.
I loved the idea of a Castle Cake so I decided to give it a shot. It looks easier than it is but I didn't realize that until I was assembling all of the pieces so I couldn't turn back. Thank goodness for my husband's help because I needed more than one set of hands. If you are a seasoned cake maker, or if you aren't a perfectionist like myself you should give it a shot though. Even though it didn't turn out like the sample image it was a BIG hit with my daughter and all of her friends.
My small tips for it would be use more straws than they suggested for supports, and you may have to trim the cake circle a bit. Oh, and instead of their colors choose colors to match the theme.
If you aren't up for the Castle but still want to go the homemade route you can buy cute Disney Princess cake toppers or edible images to place on top, or you can buy a themed cake pan. Of course to save time and energy you can find Disney decorated cakes at your local bakery.
Click for a larger version of the original.
Cake Toppers
Disney Princess Candle and Cake Topper Set 7pc
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Edible Images for Cakes
Disney Princess Cakes - Pretty as a Princess - 1 Do-It-Yourself Edible Cake Art Image
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Cake Pans
Enchanted Castle Cake Pan
$16.99
Castle shaped aluminum cake pan by Wilton.
1.5" x 11.75" x 2"
Crown Cake Pan
$16.99
Crown shaped aluminum cake pan by Wilton.
14.25" x 7.5" x 2"
Coach Cake Pan
$17.99
Coach shaped aluminum cake pan by Wilton.
12.25" x 9.5" x 2"
Make your own Fruit Parfaits
Fruit parfaits are a really simple treat that look great and taste even better. I think it's something that a princess would love to eat, don't you?What you'll need:
Strawberries
Blueberries
Raspberries
Vanilla yogurt
Whipped cream
Granola cereal
Clear plastic cups
Spoons
Serving spoons
Serving bowls
Ice
Wash and cut up the berries and set them each out in their own bowl. You can put the dairy containers in their own bowls full of ice to keep them cool. Set out the plastic cups and spoons and have your guests create their own parfait with as many ingredients and layers as they'd like.
I like to start off with one layer of strawberries, a layer with whipped cream, then blueberries, more whipped cream, raspberries, more whipped cream and topped with granola. Yogurt can be used in place of whipped cream. There's no wrong way to make a parfait. ;)
Personalized M&M's
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Fun Crafts
Occupied kids are happy kids!
We usually get the party crafts through Oriental TradingFor our Princess party we chose two craft ideas. Sand art and foam magnets.
Sand Art with Castle Shaped Bottles
Each package comes with 12 castle bottlesThe sand is easier to find at a craft store than the assortment of bottles so you may be able to find a good deal locally, but Oriental Trading has plenty to choose from too, like this set of 8 colors of Rainbow craft sand
Princess themed Magnets
This princess magnetThis kit does not come with glue so make sure to buy a few small bottles of craft glue
*~*~* To Do List *~*~*
Make these Disney Princess
Crafts & Recipes
Royal Toppers
Adorable Accessories
Dainty Décor
Enchanted Friends
Magical Treasures
Cute Treats
Pretty Printables
Little Cakes
Pies & Cookies
Coloring Disney Princesses
The Disney website has some great princess printouts. There are coloring sheets, bookmarks, door hangers, mobiles, greeting cards. Just click on the princess you want and choose the Activities link. I really like the coloring sheets and we keep a bunch on hand at the party. They are really great to have especially if there are some little siblings who show up unexpectedly.Make sure to have enough crayons out for everyone.
I like Crayola Twistables Crayons
Activities
We hid little organza pouches around the yard, one for each child. They all went off looking for a pouch with their names attached to it. Inside they found a a few beaded bracelets and a ring. You can have clues for each of the girls to find a bag one at a time, but we just let them roam free. I made a little map of where I had hid the pouches incase someone had trouble finding theirs.
Instead of Pin the Tail on the Donkey, you can have them play Pin the Crown on the Princess.
And a crowd favorite- a Princess Piñata. There are pull string piñatas, which I prefer, or the traditional ones. I usually use the theme's goodie bags as loot bags. The guests have made crafts to bring home and have the surprises from the scavenger hunt, so I just put some cute Disney Princess stickers in each bag and hand them out for them to put their piñata candy in.
Piñatas
Set the Scene
Disney Princess Belle Scene Setter Add-Ons
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Disney Princess Cinderella Scene Setter Add-Ons
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Disney Aladdin Jasmine Scene Setters Add-Ons
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Disney Princess Aurora Scene Setter Add-Ons
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Disney Princess Birthday Party Scene Setters Add-Ons
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Disney Magic Castle Scene Setters Add-Ons
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Disney Princess Palace Scene Setter Room Rolls
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Individual Princess Themes
Cinderella and The Little Mermaid
Little Mermaid Deluxe Party Kit (8 guests) Child
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Cinderella Dreamland Deluxe Party Kit (8 guests) Child
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Princess Party Favors
Disney Princess Party Favor Puzzles
$6.99
4 Per Pack
30 pieces each
Disney Princess 6 Color Pen with Cord
$9.99
6 Per Pack
Extra Special finds on eBay
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Custom shirts for your Princess
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Make Customized T Shirts with Disney Licensed graphics at Zazzle.com.
You choose the graphics, shirt style, color and more. You can even add text!
Favorite Disney Princess?
Have you thrown a Disney Princess Party? Are you planning to?
Tell us about it!
a_willow wrote...
Putting it into favored! Gonna need this in couple of years! Ah, girls, girls, girls!
Posted July 29, 2008
WebDrops wrote...
I just love this lens and the castle cake you made for your daughter's birthday.... :)
Posted July 17, 2008
beachbum_gabby wrote...
big fan of Disney Princess since I was a child, my favorite is Ariel. :) 5*
Posted May 06, 2008
EverythingMouse wrote...
I have had a number of Disney Princess parties - and also been lucky enough to celebrate my daughter's birthday at Disney World. This lens is an excellent resource. There is everything here that you need to have a great Princess party.
Posted April 16, 2008
crys wrote
This will be my first time, and it has been the hardest because she is turning 5 and she loves Jasmine. There is not alot of party favors of Jasmine by herself so I just have to compromise. I hope everything turns out good.
Posted April 14, 2008
ALEXIS wrote
I AM PLANNING AN DISNEY PRINCESS PARTY FOR MY 3 YEAR OLD COUSIN SHE IS GOING TO HAVE THE BEST TIME OF HER LIFE!!!!!!!!!!
Posted March 14, 2008
laly wrote
Excellent recommendations. I especially liked the one about having a princess call. I'm sure my daughter will love that!!!
Posted March 11, 2008
Nickis_Trends wrote...
Love the lens. I lensrolled it to my lens about Lots of Disney Information. 5 stars to you.
Posted March 10, 2008
Andrea21 wrote...
Great lens on information about creating Disney Princess Party,especially like the personalized stuff.
Posted February 19, 2008
Rebeca wrote
Excellent job!!!! you can do a business. I love everything 5 star for you
Posted February 05, 2008
adez7 wrote...
Hi Christine, I love this lens. 5*'s from me for a job well done.
Posted January 14, 2008
ShawnsBidness wrote...
We've had a few! And I wish your lens was around then! Fantastic, covered everything you could think of!
Posted January 05, 2008
travellover wrote...
We just had a princess party and you covered everything and more in this lens. Great Job!
Posted December 07, 2007
DogWhisperWoman wrote...
It is every little girls dream to be a princess. I wanted to be Ariel. I hoped I would have fins if I stayed in the water long enough. Best Dog For Child/">
Posted November 05, 2007
EverythingMouse wrote...
I love everything Disney. My daughters birthday is coming up soon and I got some great cake ideas.
Posted July 11, 2007
