Throw a medieval birthday bash just for girls, boys or both with our Knight & Princess Party Ideas! Read on for general party planning tips as well as great knight- and princess-themed decorating, food, game, and activity suggestions. You can mix and match to get the best combination for your guests, or just use our ideas as a starting point for coming up with your own fun, knight and princess party ideas!
Party Planning
For peace of mind, begin planning 6 - 8 weeks in advance to allow time to purchase and mail invitations, as well as to give your guests time to RSVP and make travel plans, if needed. Don't panic if you find yourself short on time; you can still plan a great party! Planning ahead simply reduces the risk of conflicts with guests' plans and may increase attendance.
To simplify the rest of the party planning process, check out our Party Planning Timeline, take a look at our When & Where to Have the Party page, and read the paragraphs below for information on selecting decorations, supplies, activities, and more for your child's party.
What Do I Need for the Party?
If you plan to use paper tableware and themed party supplies, our Suggested Party Supply List may be helpful when placing an order. Please note that you may not need everything on the list; it is intended only as a guide.
Decorating & Food Ideas
Fun Ideas to Set the Mood
For a Princess Party…
- Form a canopy over the table using pink and lavendar streamers. The streamers should cascade from a bow in the middle (attached to the chandelier or the ceiling) to the sides of the room.
- Tie pink and lavendar balloons in bunches of three, and attach the bunches to the backs of chairs or near the tea table.
- Fill the party area with huge tissue paper flowers. Use 6 - 8 sheets of brightly-colored tissue paper for each flower. Lay the sheets on top of each other in a pile, and fold the pile accordion-style. Tie the layers together at their centers by twisting a piece of fuzzy pipe cleaner over the middle. (The pipe cleaner also forms the flower's stem.) Then fluff each layer of the tissue, one at a time, to complete your flowers.
- Hang painted, cardboard toadstools or castle walls around the party area.
- Tie glitter-covered star shapes to the ends of the balloon strings.
- Lay a cardboard drawbridge at the door for the children to walk over.
For a Knight Party...- 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.
- 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.
- 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
When it comes to food, partygoers are usually perfectly content to eat pizza or hotdogs, which is certainly much easier on the hosts! However, if you have the time and would like to serve some snacks from the middle ages, consider these ideas:
For A Princess Party…- Fairy Wand Sandwiches: Have your grocer or baker make yellow-tinted sandwich bread, or use potato bread. Use a star-shaped cookie cutter to cut the bread, then spread peanut butter and jelly or your favorite sandwich filling over each star. Press two stars together to form each sandwich, then insert a pretzel rod ¼ of an inch into each for the wand's handle.
- Enchanted Princess Punch: Freeze pink-colored ice cubes (a combination of Kool-Aid and cranberry juice works well) before the party. At the party, serve lemon-lime soda or ginger ale, and let each child drop in a "magic" ice cube that will make their drink fit for a princess!
For A Knight Party…- 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!
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