Prince and Princess Party

Bippity, Boppity, Boo,

We would like to invite you,

To a birthday party filled with fun galore,

Because our Princess Matisyn is turning four!

All princes, princesses, dragons, and knights,

Are asked to attend this royal delight.

Emma (Cora's older daughter and a great helper), David, Porter (Prince Phillip), Cooper, Van, Olivia, Izzy, Matisyn, Ellie, and Maili
I ended up planning two parties back to back, so I was worried about getting everything done. Luckily both parties went well, and Matisyn was happy, which is what was most important. This was a princess and prince theme because we wanted to be able to invite boys to the party, but Matisyn is very into princesses. As the kids arrived I had royal theme music playing to announce them and they were given a sword or a wand. Matt ended up getting held up by work, and Megan and Cora, who I figured would stay and help me were both running late. . . so the beginning was a little rocky. Luckily Reagan helped before the party started and saved me with some last minute things that needed to be done, but there wasn't anyone to be down greeting the royalty as they arrived. The first game also didn't go as well as I would have liked, apparently three and four year olds don't know their numbers as well as I was expecting, so Cinderella Bingo was difficult with just me as a guide to 9 princes and princesses. I should have thought that one through! Luckily my backup team was not far behind. The rest of the party was a hit and I think everyone had fun. I enjoyed planning it, and it was great to watch all of their little faces light up with imagination and pure adrenaline! I was grateful for the beautiful day that it turned out to be. The day before, Matisyn's actual birthday, started with a snow storm, so it was just plain lucky to end up with spring the next day. I was saved by open space and blue skies!

It's been tradition to make Matisyn a cake like this every year. For her 1st birthday it was a butterfly, her 2nd, Elmo, her 3rd, a crown, and now for her 4th, a castle.

Put Cinderella in her window, played like pin the tail on the donkey.



Here my captive audience listens as I tell them about how the dragon stole our treasure. They had to search for the gold (chocolate) coins hidden in the backyard by the dragon. They were out for blood. . . and candy!



Here they are searching, it was funny to watch them walk right by them and look straight at them and not see they were there. That tricky dragon!


Red light, Green light, led by the Queen (me)


The Queen Says, played like Simon Says


Slaying the dragon pinata. I had to hold it up until Matt was ready for them, because they were already attacking with their swords and wands.

Matisyn got to go first and got some good hits in.

Izzy came running up trying to use her wand to help, we had to grab her before Matisyn swung her stick again!

My friend Cora's son, Jamison, was the one to slay the dragon. We gave him a turn after all of the little kids. Matisyn was crushed because she wanted to try again. We felt bad, but it could have gone on forever without some help.

Castle cake and ice cream, I was impressed by how well behaved these kids were together at the table, what a cute group!




Matisyn again enjoyed being sung to, and loved blowing out her candle.






Prince, Princess, Dragon, played like Duck, Duck Goose. This was very funny to watch. They couldn't get the idea that you had to run around the circle, so they would just take off across the yard, which was definitely harder to catch them that way. All of the adults were laughing pretty hard, and the kids seemed to enjoy it anyway.

For the last few minutes we just set them loose to play together. They especially enjoyed the jeep, that was thankfully not plugged in, and the castle tower.

Matisyn and Izzy sitting in front of the castle Matt made.


As they walked in I had signs saying things like, beware of dragon, and welcome princesses, princes, and knights. They walked up the royal, purple carpet and through the Johnson Castle located in Matisyn's Kingdom. Although I am exhausted, all in all I think it was a royal success!