Cinderella Birthday Party Theme

Decorations
Decorate with pretty light blue tablecloths and sprinkle glitter and silver sequins on the table - then cover with a clear plastic tablecloth. A horse and carriage on the table would be perfect. Cover the chairs with matching material then gather the material to the back of the chairs and secure with a rubber band. Place pretty flowers in the rubber band for a elegant look. On the table place tiara’s at each place setting. Fancy china would complete the look, or use pretty paper plates in a solid pink or grey. If you are using plastic cups make them extra special by sticking on “stick-on” jewels - looks really pretty with clear cups.

Attach pink and white helium filled balloons to the back of the chairs. For a royal entrance place a red (or pink) carpet from the street to the front door leading into the house. An easy decorating idea is to blow up lots (and lots!) of pink and white balloons and place them covering the party room floor. This sets the mood for a very special party and kids love to dance and move through them.

Hang clear Christmas lights around the party room. Streamers are also an easy way to make the room look festive. Cut 15 - 20 lengths of crepe paper at least 15 feet each. Start in the middle of the room and tape one end of each streamer in a 8 - 9” circle. One by one pick up the other end of the streamer and tape it about 6 - 8 feet from the center circle. Create a dip in the center of the steamers - if you are feeling creative twist two colors of crepe paper together.

If you are adventurous , and a little creative, make the front door look like the entrance to a castle - including the drawbridge. Make drawbridge chains from brown and black construction paper - cut into strips and loop together to form a chain. Hang at the top of the front door and attach to the ground about 4 - 5 feet away.

Fun Ideas
This is a great idea for when it is time to open the presents. Before the party decorate 2 chairs to look like thrones. You can use cardboard or drape a high back chair with a fancy blanket. Set the chairs up next to each other at the front of the room with a table in the middle of the chairs. On the table place a basket filled with the party favors and goodie bag for each child. When it is time for the princess to open her presents let her sit in one of the chairs. One by one have an adult announce the name of a child like this “Hear ye, hear ye .. Announcing Princess ________ (fill in with the name of a guest). Then have that guest take their present to the birthday girl and sit in the chair beside her. The birthday girl will accept her present and then offer the guest a goody bag filled with party favors. They can both open the items while they are sitting on the “thrones”. This is a great photo opportunity for you to photograph your child individually with each guest. (You can also include these princess photo’s in the thank you note to each girl - and they make a great scrapbook page.)

Games
Castle Piñata

Find a Cinderella themed piñata - a castle or glass slipper - and fill with candies and small toys. Instead of using a stick let the girls use a broom (Cinderella’s old broom). Before the piñata set out small paper sacks and let the girls decorate them. They can use them when the piñata breaks to collect the candy.

Cinderella Dress Up Relay Game
Gather two sets of fun clothes (long dresses, tutu’s, high heels, tiaras, hats, wigs, long socks … etc. ) in two baskets. Place the baskets at one end of the room and make lines with tape on the other side of the room where the teams will line up. Divide guests into two teams and have the first person in each line run to the baskets, put on the clothes … then run back to the starting line to tag a teammate … then run back to the basket and take off the funny items. When all the items are back in the basket they run to the starting line and tag the next person in line. The second person then goes and puts on all the items … etc.

Pass the Royal Parcel Game
Before the party take a small box and wrap it in pretty paper. Attach a small prize to the outside of the paper and then wrap the box again in a different color paper. Continue until the box has been wrapped at least as many times as the number of guests you are expecting at the party.

Have the girls sit in a circle and start playing music. The guests will pass the present around the circle until the music stops. When the music stops the princess holding the package will carefully unwrap one layer of paper and she gets to keep the prize. Start the music again and continue until everyone has had a chance to open the present and receives a prize.

Pin the Tiara on Cinderella
Played like the classic party game Pin the Tail on the Donkey, only guests pin a tiara on a poster of Cinderella.

Royal Treasure Hunt for Cinderella’s Shoe
Set up a fun treasure hunt with clues for Cinderella’s shoe. Create a story about Cinderella (the most famous princess) and how she lost her shoe. Tell the children that the mice have left clues to where to find the lost shoe. Lead the princesses through the house with different clues until the last clue leads them to the lost shoe filled with candy, necklaces and prizes to share.

The lost shoe is easy to make …. Find a pretty high heel at a garage sale and spread glue all over the outside of it. Sprinkle on glitter to make it shine.

Royal Freeze Dance
This is a fun game especially if you blow up lots and lots of balloons and spread them on the floor. (It’s really fun if they completely cover the floor.) Put on some lively music and let the girls dance around in the balloons. Then stop the music and shout “freeze”. The dancing princesses must freeze until the music starts again.

Pretty, Pretty Princess
Is a favorite board game for most little girls. Easy to find at a toy store with the board games. Princesses take turns winning jewelry to wear. If you have a scavenger hunt let this game be one of the treasures at the end and the girls can play it after the hunt.

Activities
Have a Royal Cinderella Princess Tea Party with pink lemonade in the tea pot and sugar cubes. Set out pretty plates of petite fours, chocolates and small finger sandwiches.

Decorate princess crowns

Decorate photo frames or door hangers with crowns, scepters and glitter

Decorate pillow cases with pink fabric paint and write “Princess ________“ (name of girl).

Decorate fairy wands or scepters

Bubble wands - princesses can also pop bubbles with their scepters or wands.

Food
Pink lemonade punch or pink lemonade served in a teapot that the guests can pour themselves. Leave out the sugar and let the guest sweeten their own drinks with sugar cubes.

Make pretty sandwiches and cut them out with a star shaped cookie cutter.

Cheese (cut with a cookie cutter into princess shapes) and crackers.

Make a batch of Rice Krispie treats and cut out in heart shapes.

Wand cookies - Make sugar cookies and cut into star shapes. Before baking place a long lollipop stick into each cookie and then decorate. Give as a treat at the party or wrap in cellophane and place in the goody bag.