Little girls love princesses. They also love picnics! Why not combine the two and have a princess picnic? A princess picnic is also a great birthday party idea and best of all, won’t drain your bank account. What little girl wouldn’t love a princess picnic party!? So gather together your picnic supplies, put on your diamond tiara and start planning!
Picnic Supplies - Fun Ideas
This is one picnic where your imagination will play a major role. After all, the goal here is to create a festive, fairytale picnic…good enough for a princess and her court. Pink is definitely a princess color. Pink plates, napkins, and cups are perfect! If you are picnicking on the ground…then you must bring a pink picnic blanket. If a picnic table is more your style…then of course, pink table cloths are in order! Scatter some pink confetti and glitter on the table to create a sparkle affect and place an arrangement of pink flowers in the center! If you are having a princess picnic birthday party ask the guests to wear their finest princess attire. I don’t know many little girls these days that don’t own a princess dress of some kind (my Niece, Sophie, has three!). Make sure to have a few tiaras or princess wands on hand for those little girls who do not have their own (you don’t want anyone to feel left out!). There are several stores on the internet that sell bulk princess items such as wands, tiaras, gemstone rings, bracelets, necklaces, stickers…I could go on and on!
Food
The little princesses at your picnic are sure to be hungry. To keep things fun and festive…try to serve as many pink foods as you can! Make strawberry and raspberry jelly sandwiches and cut them into fun shapes with cookies cutters. Put a drop of red food coloring into some marshmallow fluff to create pink peanut butter fluff sandwiches! Serve pink lemonade and pink cupcakes piled high with fluffy pink frosting! Fresh strawberries, princess pops, and cotton candy are sure to please even the pickiest princess! If you love to bake, try making chocolate raspberry bars….home-made, delicious, and easy to pack in your picnic basket!
Recipe - Chocolate Raspberry Bars
- 2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Cup granulated sugar
- 1 Large egg - beaten
- 2 Sticks of butter or margarine
- 1 Teaspoon Almond extract
- ¾ Cup Seedless raspberry jam
- 2 Cups of semi-sweet chocolate mini morsels
- 1 Cup of slivered almonds (optional if you are worried about food allergies)
- 1 Cup of sifted powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 Tablespoons of whole milk
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13×9 inch baking pan with well greased foil.
Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl. Cut butter into mixture and combine (the desired result is crumbly). Add egg and almond extract; stir with a fork until moistened (at this point, the mixture should still be crumbly). Reserve one cup of the crumb mixture. Press remaining mixture in bottom of prepared pan. Spread preserves over the crust, leave a ½ inch border. Combine reserved crumbs, chocolate morsels and nuts in same bowl. Sprinkle the mixture over preserves layer…press lightly. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool slightly in pan on wire rack. While still warm, score into 4 dozen bars then cool completely. Next, combine powdered sugar and enough milk in a small bowl. Drizzle over bars and let set. That’s it…delicious!
Stuff to Do
The best thing about picnics (and picnic parties) is the fact that you are outside! Kids LOVE to play outside and burn off energy. If possible, plan your princess picnic by a playground and let the kids use their imaginations (shocking in today’s world…I know!). Before you know it, the playground equipment will become their castle and the swings their white horses. If you would like to have a planned activity why not do a princess treasure hunt? Set up the adventure by telling your guests that the Queen Mother’s jewels have been stolen from her castle and it is their job to locate them. Of course, before the picnic you will need to hide a small bag of costume jewelry. Craft stores sell small mesh bags (pink of course) that would be perfect for this game. Yell out clues to the girls as they search the picnic area for the lost jewels. To wind down your picnic and calm everyone down, gather everyone together on the picnic blanket and read Cinderella, Snow White or another princess classic.
Creating the perfect princess picnic or birthday party is not difficult and does not have to cost a fortune. All you need are some basic picnic supplies, yummy food, and lots of imagination! Check back soon as I will be adding more fun and imaginative picnic ideas soon. Until then, stay away from those evil step-sisters and don’t you dare take a bite of the poison apple!
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