Planning a Princess And The Pea Birthday Party

The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-to-be

by: Mini Grey

Amazon Price: $3.91 (as of 06/04/2012)

At last, the true story behind the Princess and the Pea! (Come on, did you really think a princess could feel a pea through 20 mattresses?) In this retelling of the classic fairy tale we're finally presented with the pea's-eye view. This fresh green perspective allows us to see that the tiny legume held lofty expectations from the early days in the pod. We also learn something we suspected all along--the whole thing went down a little differently than rumors held. (One can imagine a whole line of revisionist fairy tales recast from the eyes of crucial inanimates--the beanstalk, the glass slipper, the red riding hood.)

Alex Toys Castle Tabletop Puppet Theatre with Prince and Princess

Amazon Price: $42.99 (as of 06/04/2012)

Preform a puppet show for the kids at the party - or better yet, have them preform a puppet shoe for you after you've read the Princess and the Pea with them.

Melissa & Doug Deluxe 24-Piece Princess Elise Magnetic Dress-Up Set

Amazon Price: $6.49 (as of 06/04/2012)

An innovative combination of magnets and wood, this dress-up set is sure to provide hours of imaginative play. Magnetic dress-up doll includes stand and loads of colorful, magnetic outfits and accessories for pretend play.

24 pieces.
Measures 8.5" x 11.5" x 1.5".

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Folding Princess Castle

Amazon Price: $63.99 (as of 06/04/2012)

Wooden play castle features hand-painted pink accents to keep any princess happy in her castle, plus two removable turrets, balconies, flying buttress, flag and a working drawbridge! Castle opens fully for hours of engaging play. Measures

17.5"L x 27"W x 15.25"H.

Once Upon a Mattress

Amazon Price: $6.64 (as of 06/04/2012)

Based on the acclaimed Broadway musical, an all-star cast brings a beloved fairy tale to life in Disney Presents ONCE UPON A MATTRESS. Queen Aggravain (Carol Burnett) sabotages the efforts of every young princess who hopes to marry her son, Prince Dauntless (Denis O'Hare) -- and no one else can settle down until he does! Honorable Sir Harry is determined to marry the lovely Lady Larken (Zooey Deschanel), so he sets off for faraway lands and returns with an unlikely candidate: Princess Winnifred from the swamps (Tracey Ullman). It's love at first sight for the Prince, so the Queen sets about planning her most difficult challenge yet. The palace is filled with merriment and mischief while everyone wonders, will Princess "Fred" pass the Queen's test?

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