Fun Knight Party Decorating Ideas

Balloons, balloons, and more balloons! Think red, gold, and blue for your knight party. Weigh down the balloons with bags of themed candy tied with regal ribbons. Fill balloons with helium, tie colorful ribbons on, and attach to chairs, archways, banisters, and walls. For a really fun effect, let several balloons float to the ceiling. With the ribbons hanging down, this makes for an elegant room. You can also tie colorful balloons in bunches of three, and attach the bunches to the backs of chairs or near the banquet table.

Hang painted, cardboard toadstools or castle walls around the party area. Lay a cardboard drawbridge at the door for the children to walk over as they enter the party area, too. You can also cut crests out of poster board, and decorate them with different symbols and colors. Affix one to the back of each guest's chair to symbolize their coat of arms.

Cut a rock shape out of a large block of Styrofoam. Spray paint the faux rock gray, and allow it to dry. Embed a toy sword in the rock, and use it as an Excalibur centerpiece.

Get a variety of large and medium boxes from your local appliance store. Spray paint them gray so they resemble the walls of a castle. Arrange the boxes around the party entranceway, but leave an opening large enough for your guests to walk through on their way into the party area. You can secure the boxes to each other by poking small holes through them and stringing craft wire through the holes, twisting to secure. For an added effect, draw wooden planks on a flat piece of cardboard using black marker, and lay it in front of the castle gate to serve as the drawbridge.

Medieval Munchies
Medieval Fare: Serve your guests food "medieval style"—that is, with plenty of napkins but no utensils. Let them feast on giant turkey legs and corn on the cob. Or, for smaller partygoers, use chicken legs and French fries.

Dragon's Breath Punch: Freeze orange- and red-colored ice cubes (a combination of Kool-Aid and cranberry juice works well) before the party. At the party, serve a lemon-lime soda or ginger ale, and let each child drop in the "frozen dragon's breath" ice cube that will turn their drink into a magical treat!