What little girl doesn't dream of being a princess, even if just for one day? Make that dream a reality by creating her very own princess birthday party! Here are some tips and pointers to make it a royal event.

Scroll Invitations
Use cream colored paper to create invitations to your royal ball. If your computer has a “Calligrapher” font, use it for your invites. If not, simply write them out in royal verbiage. “Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Princess Jasmine is celebrating her 5 th birthday. We hereby invite all subjects to the ball which will be held in her parents' royal castle.” Be sure to list the time, address, and an RSVP number, then roll the paper into a “scroll” and tie with a piece of ribbon. If you need to mail the invitations, you can fold them and seal with a bit of hot wax.  Or, to save time, order and send out pre-printed or personalized princess invitations.

Decorating
Balloons, balloons, and more balloons! Think pink, purple and white, weighted down with several colors of pretty ribbons and princess crown balloon weights. 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 it makes for a very pretty and elegant room.

Use red cellophane or tablecloths to create the red carpet that your guests will enter upon. Decorate archways and doorways with white or pink tulle. Visit an appliance store and ask for any empty boxes they may have. Decorate them to resemble castle walls and let your imagination run wild! Ideas may include using gray paint to create bricks, cutting out archways and turrets, and adding flags. Use silk flowers to decorate your serving table, or try wrapping some around the chairs your guests will sit in.

Set a chair by itself designated for the princess to sit on when she opens her presents. Decorate the throne by covering it with a sheet and tie on tulle and red satin fabric. You can also use large pieces of cardboard to place on the back of the chair to give it more of a throne's height. You can have each guest sit in the chair to have their picture taken as well.

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