| Almost all children grow up reading and listening to | | | | buy icing, sweets, chocolates and use your creativity |
| fairytales. Boys love to act like the knights and princes | | | | to decorate the cake! An easy cheat to make a |
| and girls - princesses!! It is hence, no big surprise that a | | | | simple cake a themed one is to buy toy figures and |
| fairytale theme is one of the most popular choices for | | | | plant them on the cake! Ensure that the birthday child |
| birthday party themes around. | | | | gets involved by letting him/her design decorate his/her |
| Here are some ideas to create an awesome fairytale | | | | own cake too. This is a great chance to bond with |
| party. It does not take much money but will require | | | | your child in a fun way! |
| time and effort. This article will focus of the following | | | | Decorations |
| party elements; party invitations, door gifts, cake, | | | | For a fairytale themed party, decorations must reflect |
| decorations and activities. | | | | the fairytale theme. One of the best decorations that |
| Party Invitations | | | | can help to create a fairytale atmosphere is plenty of |
| The creation of a themed party starts right from the | | | | white, silver or pink nylon netting! Nylon netting can give |
| party invitations. For a fairytale themed party invitation, | | | | the surroundings a dreamy and fairytale feel. Nylon |
| you can make the invitation cards like a decree or | | | | netting is very versatile and you can secure the |
| scroll! Use a cream-coloured textures paper for best | | | | material on chairs, tables, pillars and even the ceiling. |
| effect. Handprint the text of the invitation with a | | | | Since your child is the special child for the day, you can |
| fountain pen or print it out on your computer using an | | | | also have a special throne for the birthday child. This |
| old-English calligraphy font. To attain the look of an old | | | | throne can be easily made by modifying an |
| scroll, simply crumple the paper and scorch the paper | | | | inexpensive wooden chair and have it spray-painted |
| sides. Tear the paper sides before scorching to give it | | | | gold and decorated with nylon netting. You can also |
| a 'scroll-look', but be careful when handling fire! | | | | put red satin on the seat to make it even extra special! |
| For fairytale themed parties, the kids should dress up | | | | A plush cushion is also a nice touch. |
| to fit the theme. Your invitation should state this | | | | If you don't mind the expense, fairytale themed party |
| explicitly so that the invited children can do so. (You | | | | cutlery, plates and cups are very pretty and really add |
| might want to have simply costume accessories such | | | | to the theme when the entire table is set with such |
| as hats/ helmets/ tiaras/ fairy wings etc just in case | | | | themed tableware. |
| some kids are not in costume. | | | | Balloon decorations can easily fit the fairytale theme. If |
| The invitation itself should be written in a fun way too, | | | | you are using a professional decorator, they will have |
| but do remember to put in all the relevant details | | | | the expertise to theme the decorations. If you are self |
| including, date, time (duration), venue, RSVP date and | | | | decorating, the easiest way is to match balloon colours |
| contact details. | | | | to the other decorations. Adding stickers of fairytale |
| Door Gifts/ Party Bags | | | | characters is an inexpensive way to theme the balloon |
| Some door gifts or party bags you can consider for a | | | | beyond just colours. |
| fairytale themed party include: plastic tiaras, wands, | | | | Activities |
| king/prince crowns, toy swords and shields, pirate | | | | Think about designing your party activities like games |
| patches and pirate hats and so on (you get the idea). | | | | and competitions that can incorporate a fairytale |
| The items mentioned above can be bought from party | | | | theme. Here are some ideas; a best-dressed fairytale |
| shops, or if you wish to, you can make them yourself | | | | character or most creative fairytale costume |
| too. Tiaras and wands can be made from colourful | | | | competition, colouring contests featuring favourite |
| pipe cleaners and pirate hats and eye-patches can be | | | | fairytale characters, memory games using fairytale |
| made from cheap cloth. Use your child's favorite | | | | playing cards, a real-life archery competition (just like in |
| fairytale story or characters as inspirations or guides to | | | | Robin Hood!!) with suction-cap arrows; shooting |
| make themed door gift or party bags. You can make | | | | competitions with foam or suction-cap dart guns or |
| up inexpensive little goody bags like rustic pouches | | | | matching shoes to the right person ala Cinderella. The |
| made from old cloth filled with gold chocolate coins | | | | great thing about these activities is that you can |
| and trinkets. Simply cut out a square of cloth about 8" | | | | organize them yourself. |
| x 8", throw in the goodies and gather up the corners | | | | If you are hiring a party entertainer, it is a good idea to |
| of the cloth and tie them together with twine! | | | | look for a professional company that can customize |
| Cake | | | | their shows and games. For example, Singapore kids |
| Since your party is going to be a fairytale themed | | | | birthday party company, Mighty Magic Factory, can |
| party, there's no reason why your cake shouldn't fit in | | | | customize entertainment and games to suit your |
| the theme too! The simplest solution is to buy cakes | | | | theme. They also have a costume and photo station |
| from confectionery shops that have fairytale prints on | | | | that allows kids to dress up in all kinds of fairy-tale |
| the cake. However, this can be expensive. | | | | costumes. |
| If you wish, you can have a home-baked cake that fits | | | | One last important point when it comes to theme |
| the theme. Do not worry! You do not have to be a | | | | parties: Always adopt a holistic approach when |
| pastry chef to make a tasty cake - you can make it | | | | planning a theme party. The theme only comes about |
| easily using pre-mixed cake powder available in | | | | when different elements come together to create a |
| supermarkets. To make it even more fairytale themed, | | | | synergistic experience! |