You’re ready… your princess has invited the prom beauties to the best princess birthday party of the year. She has bought decorations, planned some games, and has some lovely gifts to take home for her guests. Now is the time to plan the best menu for your royal princess and her court. Let’s make it so fabulous that the girls will remember this day when they’re planning her daughter’s-to-be parties and it will make your princess throw her hands around your neck and say, “Oh Mom! You’re the best!”
What follows are 5 tips for you to create the menu of the decade for your princess’s birthday party.
1. Keep it simple. The last thing you need on a busy day is running around like crazy trying to make cherries flambé or tiramisu with creme fraiche. However, with a little creative planning, you can do something spectacular and still be able to take photos of the lovely girls eating your birthday treats. There are MANY recipes available at your fingertips that are not only delicious but also easy to make with items you probably have at home or can buy at your local grocery store for minimal cost (another key!). One of my favorite recipe sites for quick recipes is freequickrecipes.com, or you can just enter a recipe name into the Google search box and hundreds of recipes will come up. Just keep it simple!
2. Presentation is everything. Think about it, mom. A peanut butter sandwich is nice, but make that sandwich and cut it with little cookie cutters into various princess shapes and you have something spectacular. Even simply cutting the sandwiches with a glass into a circle and then cutting the circles in half would work. Display them nicely on a glass plate with some red grapes or flowers and it’s no longer just a boring sandwich, but a delicacy that’s a joy to look at AND eat.
3. Throw the “no sugar” rule out the window. Ok, I’ll get hate mail for this one, but come on mom! Your princess only has the party of the century once a year, so she breaks the rules a bit and gives her something sweet to eat. Compare it to a low-sugar drink and other treats that aren’t loaded with sugar.
4. Make the drink pink! Pink lemonade, pink Kool-Aid, pink soda…anything pink in a clear plastic cup and you’ll be the coolest mom on the block. Float half a strawberry in the cup and you might as well get a revolving door at home. You will be the hit of the neighborhood!
5. Work out a timeline and schedule for the day of the party. A checklist of what you are going to serve and when you need to get it out of the freezer or fridge, what goes where, etc., and how long each thing takes will ensure you don’t forget any of the details and ensure you don’t go to open the fridge for a late night snack after your princess is in dreamland and you see the strawberries you wanted to put in the royal cups.
The perfect, stress-free Princess party menu is within your reach, Mom. Just keep it simple, elegant, tasty and pink! Write a checklist and you are ready for the best party menu for your princess and her royal maidens.