An octopus or fish bean bag toss game can usually be found on clearance at a party store or through Oriental Trading Company.

Be sure to also check out all of our photo birthday invitations for your party, any of which can be customized to suit a mermaid or under the sea theme (just request your customizations in the “design notes” field when placing your free digital proof request).

Give the girls princess wands and the boys plastic “prince” swords. They can wear tiaras and crowns – even make their own if you want as a fun activity. They can also make family crests if the children are a bit older. You can tell them how the boys would have used theirs in battle as a shield…. and the girls would have used them to mark their houses.

Boys do not mind pink as long as they are included in the games and prizes and cake. It can also be toned down with more jewel tones or silver and gold (light blue pairs well with pink also so you can mix up the plates, etc.). Also see our decoration ideas for princess parties for more ideas!

Serve medieval fare – giant chicken legs and rolls you eat without forks – always a big hit with boys of all ages .

They can also decorate their own goblet, then fill it with candy from an assortment as their party favor.

Be sure to check out our royal birthday invitations for both princesses and princes as well!

1. For baby boys – our Blue & Brown Collage Photo Birth Announcement
2. For baby girls: Love, Joy & Wonder – Girl Square Birth Announcement – generally ordered as a folded card, but also available as a double-sided flat flip card.
3. For twins: Green Photo Twin Boy & Girl Birth Announcement – popular every month, this is often ordered for two girls or two boys as well, though and even work for triplets .
4. It’s the time of year to get engaged, apparently, as our photo save the date cards have been very popular lately. One of the favorites is our Custom Colored Save The Date Photo Card, which we do in every color combination you can imagine, and then some (see the additional images at the bottom of the page for some ideas).
5. Black & white wedding colors are big this year, so our classic favorite is still a top seller (also available in sepia & color): Black & White Photo Save The Date Card



6. A continuation of the black & white theme, our Black & White Five Photo Wedding Thank You is very popular, although other colors of this design are creeping up there too.
7. Available in any set of colors you wish, our classic square folded wedding photo thank you card is still also a top seller.
8. Birthday invitations are still the #1 item around here, starting with our 50th Birthday Party Collage Photo Invitation design, especially this turquoise design variation, which has been done for all ages from 1 to 90 and can be customized to any colors you wish.
9. The Chocolate Squares Birthday Invitation, available in blue & pink as well as custom colors, is our #1 seller for ages 1-5, and is also available in an adult birthday invitation design option.
10. Polka dots, along with black, pink & white, are in this year, we have many variations on this theme, from a 1st birthday princess, to a 13th twin dance party, to a 50th birthday party & more, and you can customize this to suit any party .
11. With the addition of Grandma Duck as one of our designers, she has been busily creating many designs, including the expansion of our baby shower invitation design line. She finds that the most popular design for baby showers is the Jungle Animal Baby Shower Invitation & its many variations, followed closely by the Stitched Flowers Ultrasound Photo Shower Invitation for girls & boys.
12. Our Christening thank you cards are always a hit, especially the Purple Butterfly Baptism Thank You Card for girls and the Brown & Blue Polka Dot Christening Photo Card for baby boys.
13. Birthday thank you cards are also fun, with the top sellers this month being our Prince Photo Thank You Card (we also have one for princesses) & the Pink & Brown Three Photo Polka Dotted Thank You for girls.

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• Crowns
• Think pink, purple and lots of sparkle!
• Feather boas in girly colors
• Christmas lights wrapped with boas, fake flowers or pink fabric (nothing flammable and don’t leave them on for too long, of course)
• Gold lame fabric can be used over a regular chair to create a throne (for the birthday girl or for all the princesses, depending on how far you want to take this).
• Fairy princess wands
• Have Dad dress as a court jester.
• Place a dowel in your yard with maypole ribbons flowing in the wind to mark the way to the drawbridge (door).
• Make your own centerpiece with a weighted balloon bouquet and a Mylar gift bag.
• Sprinkle sequins or pink candies on the table.
• Place balloon bouquets all around the party area.
• Drape the Birthday Girl’s chair with pink fabric and ribbon.
• Drape pink & sparkly fabric over the furniture.

Be sure to check out our royal birthday invitations for both princesses and princes as well!