Crafts using ribbons and glitter work well for princess party invitations.
Preparing for a children's princess party can be a lot of work, but the effort can be enjoyable when it includes creative crafts. Homemade invitations can be less expensive and more attractive than their store-bought counterparts. In addition, using crafting ideas to create invitations is a task you can complete with your little princess. Does this Spark an idea?
Princess Slipper
Cinderella is a favorite princess for young girls because of the fairy tale ending realized when she left her glass slipper behind. Use the concept of Cinderella's slipper to create an invitation craft. Purchase several small dress shoes from a thrift store. Use glue and glitter to transform the outside of the shoe from standard wear to a shiny slipper fit for a princess. Use ribbon and lace to further decorate the shoe; remember that each shoe does not need to be identical. Use a hole punch to make a hole on the back of the shoe. Cut a small rectangle from card stock to make an invitation card that contains the party details, including date, time and address on one side. Decorate the other side of the card stock with glitter around the edge, and write a clever note about Cinderella requests that you bring this slipper to a princess party. Hole-punch the corner of this card and attach it to the shoe's hole with a loop of ribbon. Since the invitation slippers will be brought to the party, they can double as a party favor. Before distributing, write a number on the sole of each shoe with a marker. When the guests arrive, draw a number to determine which guest wins a door prize.
Royal Scroll
Scrolls were a common means of announcing information in the age of princesses. Create a single-page invitation letter by hand or on your computer. Use fancy script and old-world verbiage to create a page that appears that it belongs in the pages of a fairy tale book. Use a match to carefully char the edges of the page to give it a charred look. Roll the invitations lengthwise into tubes and secure each with a ribbon bow.
Royal Scepter
Princesses need a scepter to give direction with royal authority. A scepter invitation can also be used as a toy at the party. Cut 1-foot pieces of 1/2-inch wood dowels, and spray paint them with silver paint. Attach a styrofoam sphere to the top of each dowel by gently pressing the foam onto the dowel so it pierces the foam. Use glue around the hole to keep the sphere in place. Wrap a square of sheer or metallic fabric over the sphere and tie it in place with ribbon just under where the sphere and dowel meet. Attach additional lengths of ribbon under the sphere with glue. Punch holes the same size as the dowel's diameter through squares of pink card stock. Type or write the invitation details around the hole. Push the dowel handle of each scepter through the invitation holes to hold it in place. A coiled rubber band below the invitation can also keep it from sliding off.
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