101 Things to Do if Princesses Are Your Child’s Favorite

Are you drowning in glitter and tulle? Do you hear “Let It Go” even in your sleep? If you said yes to both of those, chances are you have at least one child who adores princesses.

To beat the repetition, try one of these 101 things to add some variety to your child’s celebration of all things royal:
 

1. Play dress up.
   
2. Throw a princess themed birthday party.
3. Take a trip to Disney World to meet the characters.
4. Snuggle on the couch with popcorn for a princess movie marathon.
5. Build a castle out of cardboard boxes.
6. Book a Disney Cruise and reserve your spot at a Princess Gathering.
7. Host a princess dress up party and invite all of the neighborhood kids.
8. Have a princess parade through the neighborhood.
9. Arrange a princess themed tea party.
10. Act out your favorite princess movie scenes together.
11. Take playing dress up to the next level with the Pretty Pretty Princess Dress-up Board Game.
12. Make this Elsa wig out of yarn.
13. Crochet this Princess Anna hat.
14. Braid her hair like Rapunzel.
15. Sew a Princess Jasmine wig.
16. Give play-worn princess dolls a makeover by detangling their hair.
17. Crochet a mermaid blanket.
18. Turn regular dolls and stuffed animals into princesses.
19. Do a research report on a modern princess.
20. Install a princess app on your smartphone.
21. Eat with your pinky up, like the royals do.
22. Have your child make up a story about a favorite princess.
23. Draw pictures to illustrate that story.
24. Gather those pictures and sew them together to make a book.
25. Better yet, scan and upload them to StoryJumper to make a hardcover keepsake book.
26. Go to the library to learn about famous young royals from history.
27. Take the kids to Disney on Ice.
28. Make and decorate a paper lantern, then release it in the backyard after dark.
29. Take your child to see Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical.
30. Tired of animated princesses? Rent a live action Cinderella movie instead.
31. Decorate some old shoes with glitter and gems to make princess slippers.
32. Make a princess wand out of popsicle sticks and ribbons.
33. Have a “Once Upon a Time” marathon on Netflix.
34. Make princess inspired footprint art.
35. Use macaroni and string to make a necklace fit for a queen.
36. Make a fairy princess crown out of supplies from the dollar store.
37. Mix up a batch of Frozen inspired homemade play dough.
38. Use it to create a snowy backdrop for a photo shoot with your child’s dolls.
39. Don’t forget to sculpt a miniature Olaf.
40. Bake a batch of Frozen cupcakes.
41. Download this princess inspired learning pack.
42. Create your own masquerade masks.
43. Give your child a princess makeover and do her hair, nails and makeup.
44. And then let her do yours.
45. Visit a real castle.
    
46. Take the family to a Renaissance Faire.
47. Set up a pop-up castle in the living room.
48. Practice shapes with a castle shape collage.
49. Make some princess-inspired glitter tube bracelets to wear.
50. Give your child a “Frozen”-themed science lesson with this melting ice castle experiment.
51. Color, cut out and assemble this printable princess castle.
52. Whip up some sparkly princess slime for sensory play.
53. Upcycle empty paper tubes into bejeweled princess bracelets.
54. Print out these princess themed worksheets.
55. Make some royalty-themed handprint art.
56. Put together a fairy princess sensory tub.
57. Build a miniature ice castle out of sugar cubes.
58. Print out and color these free princess coloring pages.
59. Print and assemble these paper dolls.
60. Convert the coffee table into a runway and hold a 3-D paper princess fashion show.
61. Upcycle used cardboard containers and paper rolls into doll sized castles.
62. Print out this Tangled themed learning pack.
63. Introduce your kids to Princess Leia and watch the original “Star Wars” trilogy.
64. Afterward, challenge them to invent their own Jedi princess character.
65. Round out your doll collection with a Princess Leia action figure.
66. Host a sparkly princess cupcake-decorating party.
67. At the park, pretend the jungle gym is a castle. Act like a dragon and try to capture your little princess.
68. Help your kids write their own fairytale.
69. Afterward, put on costumes and act it out.
70. Better yet, make and decorate paper bag princess puppets and put on a puppet show.
71. Build a backyard fairytale castle to act as the set.
72. Watch this animated short of “The Princess and the Pea” together.
73. Then play this Princess and the Pea tabletop game together.
74. Or host a Princess and the Pea themed slumber party.
75. Learn to play a Disney song on a musical instrument.
76. Make a fairytale terrarium.
77. Use Cinderella to teach your young child how a clock works.
78. Make a flannel princess storyboard.
79. Decorate a Cinderella themed pumpkin.
80. Help your child understand spindles aren’t really for putting princesses to sleep with a sewing lesson.
81. Teach your child about Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and her service during WWII.
82. Create a trivia game together about princesses.
83. Watch Princess Diana’s wedding with your child.
84. Have a movie-night screening of “The Princess Bride.”
85. Afterward, read the book together.
86. Make a princess tower out of Legos.
87. Play Disney Princess online games.
88. Put on playlist of princess-inspired songs to help chore time go faster.
89. Make and decorate a princess cake.
90. Upcycle old pop bottles into fairy houses.
91. Play pin the crown (or the kiss) on the frog prince.
92. Decorate a picture frame with princess stickers.
93. Collect these Disney Princess Pez dispensers.
94. Build a princess canopy for your princess’s bed.
95. Create silhouette artwork to adorn your child’s bedroom walls.
96. Build an easy and inexpensive reading nook that’s fit for a princess.
97. Give your child a royal bed treatment with a no-sew tulle bed skirt.
98. Make an easy no-sew DIY princess tutu.
99. Craft a lace microwave crown for dress-up day.
100. Read these non-Disney princess themed books together.
101. Have your child dress up and pose for princess themed portraits.

Need more ideas? Check out 101 Things to Do When Kids Say “I’m Bored.” What’s your favorite princess related activity? Share your ideas in the comments!

Jean Marie Bauhaus is a freelance writer and editor and fantasy author whose work has appeared on such popular websites as The Nest. She lives with her husband in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where her three young grandnieces keep her informed about all things princess.