Rapunzel Princess Party

Ever since the release of Tangled, my daughter, Issie, has wanted to be Rapunzel.  So, of course, for her fourth birthday, she had to have a Rapunzel party.  After searching and searching the internet, I found that there really wasnt a lot out there for Rapunzel parties, other than the generic "Tangled" themed plates you can find at Walmart.  I was hoping to do something a little more classy!  So, this is what I came up with....

Since the cake is my FAVORITE part, we will start with it!

A close-up of the tower.

This cake was taller than Issie!!  She loved it and I had a blast making it!



Issie about to blow out the candles on her Rapunzel Tower cake.

On to some other details!

For decorations--I did not want to use the typical generic Rapunzel plates--but Issie had to have some things with Rapunzel on them other than the cake, so I made the cake balls pictured below and topped them with scenes from the movie. I found free printable cupcake toppers here.

Along with the scenes from "Tangled", I mixed in coordinating cupcake toppers with Issie's monogram, name, and the number 4.

I wanted the party to be similar to a tea party--but with a princess twist.  So I served foods that would be fitting for a tea party...but still fit the Rapunzel theme.

Food Served:

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches (cut in flower shapes)

Ham and Cheese sandwiches (cut in star shapes)

Cake balls

Strawberry marshmellows

Strawberries

Chocolate covered Strawberries

Blue Jello with Orange slice"boats"

  Unfortunately, I was so focused on the cake, I didn't get close-ups of the other food!  Now that I have started this blog, I will have to do much better with the picture taking!!

However, you can see where I got some of my ideas from here.  She has great close-ups of the Tangled inspired Jello with orange boats.

I also did not get pics of the tissue paper flowers that were hanging over the food table and the kid's table.  You can see bits and pieces of some of them in the pics I took--but you really dont get the full effect. 

Here is a picture of the table set-up....

There was about 7 tissue paper flowers hanging above the table--but I didnt get pics! Sorry!!

As you can see--instead of using plates with Rapuzel's picture on them, I chose a Lavendar and white plate.  The original plan was to use silver chargers under the plates, but they ended up being too large for the table.

I rented the round table and the chairs from The Wedding Center.  This is where I get most of my rentals from parties and they are fantastic!! They have great prices and no order is too small  or too big for them.

For activities, we started out by getting "dressed up" for the special guest that was coming to our tea.

I spent a little more on this activity than I normally would, but considering this would be the party favors as well as an activity, I felt it was worth the money. I purchased two of these kits from Walmart for around $20 each.  The girls loved getting fancy for the tea!

 



Issie all dolled up!

Since all the "Princesses" came to the party dressed in their formal princess attire, I didn't want them to get messed up with paint, but painting is such a big part of the Tangled movie, I wanted to have some sort of coloring or painting.  So, I ordered one of these.  The kids had a great time coloring and playing in this fantastic cardboard castle, that is so durable, we still have it in our playroom--several months later!

 

The girls had a great time coloring the castle until our special guest arrived......

 

Rapunzel herself!!

 

We have a fantastic business here in Montgomery called The Party Palace.  For a reasonable fee, they can provide just about any character you can think of to entertain the kids at your party.  Our Rapunzel told her story, danced with the girls, played with them, and took pictures with them. 

Issie loved Rapunzel!!

 

I am sure that there are lots of details I am forgetting to put in this post.  The party occurred several months before the creation of this blog.  However, I can tell you that my daughter is still talking about her Tangled party.  She had a blast and I cannot wait until the next time I get to throw her a party!