Last year Ashlyn really wanted a princess party, but she had too many "boy" friends so we opted for a Candyland party instead. This year there was no getting out of it.
A Princess Party she wanted.
A Princess Party it would be.
We sent out the invitation inviting all maidens in the kingdom to come to the party. At the party they would undergo several tests to determine if they were indeed true princesses. They were instructed to come dressed in their rags (normal clothes). This was apparently uspetting to some.
"But mom, I don't want to wear rags!"
When the maidens arrived they were each given a bag of pink play dough. They were then instructed to make it "royal" They could choose between all colors of glitter that they sprinkled on their play dough and then kneaded it in to make it sparkle. They also each choose a gem to mix in. Their sparkly princess play dough was then placed in their goody bag.
The first game was Snow White's pass the poison apple. They passed around an apple to music. When the music stopped and they were left holding the apple....
...they had to take a bite.
And if they were a true princess, well, then this would happen:
And wouldn't you know it, all of those maidens fell to the ground - very dramatically, actually - eyes closed, arms spread; they were very serious about this princess testing.
Test #1 was passed with flying colors.
The next test was Ariel's underwater gem hunt. They all sat around this bowl filled with soapy water. I told them that they each had to reach into the water and try to pull out a gem. If they pulled out a gem they were a true princess. If they pulled out a black rock, they were not. To get them started I took a turn. I reached in and pulled out a black rock. They gasped and felt very sad for me that I wasn't a princess. (I actually was holding the only black rock as I slipped my hand in)
After my mishap they were all very nervous when their turn came
But against all odds, they all found gems. It was a true princess miracle.
Next they had to pass the Rapunzel-frying-pan walk. They put on the Rapunzel hair, grabbed the frying pan...
...and carefully carried the pink balloon across the room and back.
It was difficult, yes. That hair is heavy and the balloon light; it could have very easily floated out of the pan, but they pulled through and another test was successfully completed.
After reading them the story of the Princess and the Pea they attempted this test. Could they sit on each of these pillows and guess where the pea was?
Yes, yes they could. An obvious sign of a true princess.
We then prepared for Cinderella's glass slipper test.
If the shoe fit, they must be princesses.
And sure enough, every one of those dainty feet fit slid right into that glass slipper.
Their final test was from Jasmine and it was my favorite. They had to take a jewel...
...and without touching any other treasures, tiptoe through the course and...
...gently deposit their jewel in the magic lamp. And after some close calls, they all completed this difficult test.
Having successfully passed each and every test to determine who was a true princess, their fairy godmother arrived, tapped them all on the head and transformed them all.
From plain maidens dressed in rags to the beautiful glorious princesses that they really are.
And then it was time to celebrate.
To celebrate this princess.
This little princess and all of her royal friends.
It was a grand celebration indeed.
Some notes:
*I did provide a new apple for each round of the pass the apple game, so there were no germs being spread around. That would have been very un-princess like.
*The Rapunzel hair was Sarah's masterpiece for a Halloween costume. The girls were dying over it.
*When I did this party for Alyssa on the Cinderella game I had a pair of dress up shoes from the dollar store for each girl. They got to take them home as part of the goody bag. Wouldn't you know that this year the dollar store didn't have any dress up shoes. So, I dug through the dress-up bin to find my glass slipper and just used that on each girl.
*All of the jewels and beads are things we have collected over the years. They are stored in a treasure chest in the playroom and are played with almost daily by my kids. And that Aladdin genie lamp? Well, that is probably the best fifty cents I ever spent at D.I.
