Birthday Disney Princess Costume Ideas Fancy dress or costume parties used to be a mainstay of childhood and thought fun enough for adults. In Victorian times, when childhood really came into its own, fancy dress parties as they were known then were THE thing for birthdays and holidays. Grown-ups would hold entire costume balls, dancing the night away while wearing masks and outrageous attire. Fancy dress fell out of fashion around the time of the First World War, though, and is now considered to be the exclusive realm of Halloween. You can revive this tradition and give it an updated twist, at the same time. And were sure the party would be a big success for her and her little friends. But imagine the success it will be when you present each and every little princess present with her own princess costume! Cinderella never had it so good, believe us. Her fairy god mother only provided her with one choice of ball gown. You can individualize the Disney costumes so that each girl has the dress of her dreams, or you can let the guests decide on their own choice of frock and slipper, as most Disney costumes and accessories are designed to fit a range of clothing sizes. Add some costume jewelry and Voila! A birthday party fit for any Royal Highness or fairy band. Allowing the little girls to take their costumes home means that you'll not have to fool with the hassle of purchasing and putting together "goody bags" full of sugary candy or cheap treats not worth purchasing. Teens can get in on the fun and excitement, too. As much as they'd like to think they're too old for fun and game type parties, most teens love to dress in costume. Costumes allow the teen party goers an opportunity to put aside the awkwardness so often experienced at social functions and free them to have fun and be someone other than themselves. Imagine a bunch of modern day hippies or disco dancers groovin' on your backyard makeshift dance floor to the sounds of the sixties or seventies. Pirates can run amok, waging war, hunting for treasure and rescuing (or capturing) the damsel in distress. You may need to be a bit more careful when selecting costumes for teens, as sizes of teens can vary almost as widely as the sizes of the costumes. Sending teens home from a costume party with a costume of their very own is certain to spell success for your son or daughter's party and can perhaps help them in the fragile world of teen social circles. Providing your child or teen with a memorable, fun and unique birthday party needn't be a chore or a big hassle anymore. Design the party around a Disney costume theme and you've got half of your planning done already. (If you can't think of a theme, just ask the birthday star. He or she will no doubt have plenty of ideas to share!) or, for the more adventurous, do without a theme or make fancy dress up THE theme and watch everyone's eyes light up as they survey the choices of costumes arrayed in front of them. Make this year's party the biggest and best yet by stepping back in time and bringing a bit of the past to the present. Making a present of the costumes to the birthday boy or girl and all the guests will ensure a party that no one will forget for a long time to come! Princess Party Ideas This is a warning to all Men, PINK is about to be "in the house". It is time to honor royalty. The time has come for a Princess Birthday Party Celebration; were talking gowns, crowns and red carpet all around. Ask the guests to show up in a fancy dress if they have one. Be sure to have a couple extras on hand just in case. Also have lots of costume jewelry and other accessories to play dress up with. Use pink and white ribbon, netting and fabric to turn an ordinary chair into a throne fit for royalty. Let all the girls pose for pictures. Decorate the entrance to your home with a red carpet. A pink and white balloon archway is also a nice touch. Use a pink table cloth of course. Check out bettycrocker.com and search princess cake, for a Great Princess Castle cake; it's the best one we've seen. Princess Games A fun game idea is searching for priceless gems, whereby each Princess at the birthday party digs into a box of sand and tries to pull out as many gems as possible. Use a box about twice the size of a shoe box. Fill it 2/3 with sand. Mix in some plastic jewels purchased at the dollar store or craft store. Let each Princess take turns digging in and getting a handful of sand. Let the sand run back through their fingers to see if they have any gems. Continue until they each have 2 gems. Kiss the Frog You will need green poster board, pink poster board, glue, scissors, white paper and a felt tip pen. Draw a large frog on the green poster board. Cut out the frog. Cut 2 eyeballs out of the white paper and glue on frog. Draw the eyes, a mouth and a nose. Cut out lips from the pink poster board for each Princess. Put a small amount of poster tack on the back. Available at office supply stores. Have each Princess shut her eyes or use a blind fold. Point them in the right direction to try and kiss the frog. Give each Princess several tries. |
