| Planning a little girls' birthday party can be time | | | | Next, you will need decorations. Of course, you will |
| consuming and expensive. If you are on a budget, or | | | | want pink streamers and pink and white balloons |
| have all of the money in the world to spend on your | | | | since Sleeping Beauty's (and many little girls) favorite |
| little princess, this article will give you some good | | | | color is pink. You can make it simple and just tie |
| ideas for hosting a pink and frilly birthday party. | | | | helium balloons to chairs and some out side. Your local |
| First, you will need to hand out invitations to guests | | | | dollar store may prove invaluable as you can find |
| who will be invited to come to the party. You can | | | | princess decorations and plates, napkins, forks, cups, |
| make your own cards using scrapbooking or card | | | | and other princess items at bargain prices. You can |
| making techniques, or you can simply print them up | | | | also find many of these items on sale at your local |
| on your computer or buy them at your local dollar | | | | store. Many times, these items can be purchased |
| store. If the sky is the limit with your budget, you | | | | online so you don't even have to go to the store! |
| could include a pink Sleeping Beauty dress for each | | | | What to eat? Of course, you will want a pink cake |
| girl that is coming to the party. For boys, you could | | | | or a cake shaped as Sleeping Beauty. You can get a |
| include a prince cape or prince costume. If you don't | | | | Barbie doll with blonde hair and bake a pink |
| include a costume, you will want to make it clear that | | | | (strawberry) cake in a bowl to look like a dress and |
| each child is to wear his or her favorite costume to | | | | then decorate it with frosting, roses, and sparkle |
| the party. If adults will be coming to the party, you | | | | sprinkles. If you don't have time to make it yourself, |
| could request that they dress up as their favorite | | | | these cakes are readily available at your local grocery |
| fairytale or princess character. Believe it or not, there | | | | store or bakery. Many bakers will make custom |
| are many places that sell adult princess dresses! You | | | | cakes, so you could look into that possibility as well. |
| will want to find an adult costume that is machine | | | | If you are cooking for a large crowd, you could do |
| washable so you can also use it for a Halloween | | | | cupcakes as well as a cake. You will want pink ice |
| costume. If you would like, you could have an actor | | | | cream and other pink finger foods to serve at the |
| from a local theatre company or local college come | | | | party. Pink lemonade would compliment any menu |
| and play the real Sleeping Beauty. | | | | perfectly. |
| Your little girl should wear something extra special | | | | After gifts are opened, you will want to remind your |
| and beautiful to the party. You will want to make | | | | little girl to thank each of her guests for the gifts |
| sure she is all decked out in the most beautiful | | | | they gave with a thank you card and maybe a |
| Disney Sleeping Beauty princess dress with matching | | | | parting gift which could be something like a sleeping |
| accessories like, fullness slip, wand, crown, tiara, dress | | | | beauty doll dress, princess wand, pink makeup or nail |
| up shoes, and even a white hooded cloak. | | | | polish, or something they can take home as a favor. |