3rd Birthday Princess Themed Party

Throwing your daughter a 3rd birthday party? Why not plan a princess themed party for her 3rd birthday? You can decorate according to her favorite princess or take a more general approach.

There are many items to consider when planning a princess themed birthday for your soon to be three year old. Here are a list of things you will need to think about in order to create your Princess themed birthday party: number of guests to invite, duration of the party, invitations, decorations, food, whether or not to make the cake yourself, activities and games to play and finding the perfect gift for your little princess.

Below find ideas and advice for planning your child's princess themed 3rd birthday party. Explore suggestions to help create a memorable and fun birthday party for your little princess.

The cake is an important part of any birthday party. It is synomous with birthday, and can make a beautiful statement. You really have two options when it comes to finding the perfect princess themed cake for your princess' 3rd birthday: purchase from a bakery or create your own.

If you decide to purchase the cake to save time be aware that the more elaborate the cake the more expensive the price tag. If you don't enjoy baking or your schedule is hectic this option might be the right one for you.

If you choose to make your own cake, and you have limited baking experience, trying a test run cake is a great option to work out all the potentional problems before building the final birthday cake for you child's 3rd birthday. Your hard work will be worth it when you see the look on your little princess' face when she lays eyes on her cake for the first time.

You can follow the princess theme for gift ideas or you could opt for something different. If you want to follow the theme there are a lot of products and toys that come in princess themes. You can find anything from dolls to trikes.

Pick a specific time for the Princess to open her gifts. You might want to wait for the party to wind down to open the gifts, if your little one can hold out until later, that way you won't be asked to put together toys that might need assembly in the middle of the party. It will also give your 3 year old a chance to play with her toys by herself, and give her something to do when the guests leave.

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Decorations help create the atmosphere of your party. Pick a few key decorations like plates, cups or centerpieces but do not overdo the theme. If you add a matching tablecloth the theme can become over powering. You can pull your theme together by pulling solid colors out of the decorations you have chosen for your party.

You want the decoration that you have chosen to pop and not get lost in the chaos of an overdone party theme. Beside solid color decorations may come in a little cheaper than licensed merchandise.

Homemade party hats for third birthday

Why not make your own princess hat for the birthday girl and her guests? It is a relatively easy project to make and you can create lots of fun and interesting designs. The basics you will need to create your hat is a hot glue gun, some poster paper (various colors), and string. Additional items would include; cloth, sparkles, tulle, ribbon or what ever you would like to use to decorate you hat.

You can find step by step Princess hat tutorials at the following:

How to Make a Princess Cone Shaped Hat for Halloween or Dress-up Fun!

Make Rapunzel from Tangled's Crown

Tiana's Tiara from The Frog Princess

Are you crafty? No need to go to the store to find all your decorations. All you need is your printer to print out templates, insturctions, and artwork. Have fun creating these princess craft projects for you child's 3rd Birthday Party.

You want to have a couple of activities or games chosen to keep the party fun moving. Whether you are planning a pool party or a trip to the build a bear workshop you will need a game or two to punctuate any big activity.

For a third birthday you do not want the games to be to elaborate or take too much time. Children at that age have a limited attention span and if you are dealing with a couple children of the same age it may be difficult to capture everyone's attention.

Be careful not to over schedule the party as children will often find ways to entertain themselves; especially, if there are other children around.

Sit down a write a list of all the adults and children that will be invited to the party. Decide if this will be strictly little kid party or if it will be more of a family things. Ask your little one who they would like to invite. It is a great way to include your princess in the planning of her third birthday party.

If this is to be a children's party decide if you will include the children's parents or if you plan to take on a group of three year olds yourself. If that is the case I would try to keep the guest list to a hand full of children. It is hard enough to watch one child never mind a group of children who can all zoom off it different directions. It will help make the day less stressful.

Knowing the types of people and the number of people is important in determining how many invites, plates and other items you will need to purchase. You do not want to end up purchasing too much or not enough decorations or invitations

Does your princess enjoy dress up? A fun birthday party idea is to get the guests to come dressed up as their favorite princess or their own interpertation of what a princess looks like. The guests will look cute and beautiful in any pictures you take. It will be a great memory to look back on especially when you little one has grown up.

If your hosting the party you might want to consider dressing up too! Your daughter only turns three once and this will be a memory the two of you can share.

Remember: After the party you can put these costumes aside for you child to play dress up or you can set them aside for Halloween. It is a great way to recycle your princess dresses.

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Don't want to dress in costume? Try customizing your own princess t-shirt for your daughter's 3rd birthday.

You can add a birthday message, your child's name or even her age. Put the emphasis on the birthday girl to make her day extra special.

Wall decals can be used to create a princess themed party. They are easy to peel and stick on your walls to transform your home into a princess birthday party wonderland.

The great thing about wall stickers is that they easily come off the wall and, in most cases, can be reused. These princess decorations can later be moved to your child's bedroom or playroom to dress up plain walls.

They add visual interest to your walls and help further you princess theme and mesmerize your 3 year old princess.