It is hard to go wrong with a princess party and they’re so many princesses to choose from. But you can’t go wrong with a Princess Aurora party. This classic princess has been around for years. The story of Sleeping Beauty is a captivating ballet and a timeless Disney movie. Little children and adults alike will recognize the blonde hair beauty, her three fairies and the evil Maleficent. A Princess Aurora party is a great theme for any age!
Princess Aurora Party Ideas
This is a party that can easily be held in a backyard, spacious room or in a variety of areas. This party theme is flexible and can be painlessly adjusted to fit any party preference. Just like any party, the sky is the limit on how realistic or creative you want your party to be! There are many games and crafts that can be included into this party. Make your party true to the Sleeping Beauty story and have a sleepover or have a princess teatime!
Princess Aurora Party Decorations
Decorations will bring your party to life! Go as big or as simple as you want. Create towers just like the one Princess Aurora slept in out of balloons. Amaze your party guests with these lifelike towers at the entrance of your event or anywhere else to add a magical touch. Catch My Party has a great photo gallery of decoration ideas for a Sleeping Beauty Party. There are many different decoration ideas for this themed party but here are just a few.
Make it Pink! Make it Blue! The color scheme for this party is up to you. Create a magical look by adding white lights underneath tulle. Add colored ribbon to the tulle for a cute accent. Use these party lights for mood lighting or just for fun!
Layer different shades of pink fabric to create a regal back drop and hang from the ceiling. Add a gold crown in the middle to tie everything all together. Make a table cloth with similar colored fabric to match. For a little bit of sparkle use a gold table cloth. Place your treats on this table or use this decoration to set the scene of the party.
Balloons, streamers and sparkles will always be great party decorations for any princess party, especially a Princess Aurora party. Fresh roses would add life and color to your party. The three fairies called the Princess Briar Rose, flowers would be fitting for this party. Add flowers in glass vases and use them as center pieces. Take rose petals and scatter them on tables or on the ground for a whimsical look.
These DIY glitter balloons will add the perfect amount of sparkle to your party. Simply Mod Podge chunky sequins or fine glitter to a balloon. 
Use fishing line or clear string to attach the balloons from the ceiling. Hang these upside down or anywhere you need a little more sparkle.
Princess Aurora Party Snacks and Treats
No party is complete without sweet treats! There are many fun ways to turn everyday snacks into snacks worthy of a princess! All you need is creative names and candy sprinkles on everything! You can never have too many sprinkles. And the only thing better than sprinkles are sprinkles that shine like glitter.
Eazy Peazy Mealz has a great recipe for Princess Popcorn. The recipe is close to the bottom of the page. This is a fun snack that will excite and entertain your guests. Many people like popcorn but who doesn’t love pink popcorn? Add colored sprinkles for a fancy princess flare. All you need is melted chocolate drizzled over popcorn. 
Another sweet treat that can be added to your Princess Aurora Party are pink and blue cupcakes. Even the three fairies would love these party treats! Use pink frosting on a cupcake flavor of your choosing. Then add pink sprinkles on one half, and blue sprinkles on the other! How cute are they?! Remind your guests of the closing scene in Sleeping Beauty where the Prince and Princess waltz away as her dress changes colors.
Star shaped cookies on baking sticks make a cute wand cookie for your party guests to snack on too. Bake sugar cookies according to your favorite recipe and use a cookie cutter to create the stars. Finish the look by using colored frosting and sparkly sprinkles.
Creative Sandwiches
Use the same cookie cutter to make crown shaped sandwiches for your guests. Make any kind of sandwiches. Cucumber sandwiches or the classic peanut butter sandwich would be a great addition to any princess party.
These sandwiches are a fun way to add more princess charm to your party. Add colorful fruit and crisp veggies add a healthy kick to any Princess Aurora party. For even more magic fun, make fruit kabobs out of wands. The fairies from the story will definitely approve of 
these.
Maybe sandwiches are not your favorite, use the crown shaped cutter to create crown shaped pizzas! Turn it into a cooking activity for your guests. Cut the crowns out of pizza dough before the party and let your guests add whatever toppings they like best. 
Macaroni and Cheesecake has the perfect Princess Party Punch. This delicious pink punch is perfect to serve at your party. It is simple to make and the recipe makes enough to last the entire event. 
The best part of this much is that it can easily be used at many different themed parties.
Crafts
A Princess Aurora party has so many crafts options! Crafts are great fun by themselves but they are even better when they are inexpensive crafts too! The Dollar Store has so many inexpensive supplies so that you can create just about any princess craft that there is!
There is no such thing as a princess without her crown! Create these super easy princess crowns with tinfoil and ribbon. Roll tinfoil into a straight line, then curve the piece to fit around each guests head. Fold the two ends until they are secure. Add colored ribbon to the back, so that it will flow behind the princess as they walk.
Want to make something a little more hands on? Princess Slime is the way to go. Not only is it fun to play with but it is also very soothing. This is an activity that should be made ahead of time and played with during the party. No Time For Flash Cards has a great recipe for Princess Slime. It is easy and most of the ingredients are common household items. The best part is that you can add as much glitter and rhinestones as you want.
Princess Aurora is famous for having a gorgeous, long and royal ballgown. Have your guests create and color their own ballgowns. Trace your guests on poster paper and let them design their own beautiful princess ballgown. Provide, crayons, markers, washable paint, lots of glitter and any other craft supplies that might help to make the perfect princess dress.
Games and Activities
The best part of any party are the games and activities! A Princess Aurora party is fun with the party ideas being endless. There are great games for every age group and something that will fit every guests interests. There are many other themed ideas that can be integrated!
One fun game to play with little princess guests is called, the Royal Pillow. This would be a great game to play at a sleepover right before bed. It would also be fun at anytime during the day, at any kind of party. Place enough pillows out for each guest. Before the princesses enter the room, hide a candy ring under one pillow or multiple if you have many guests. Then let each guest take turns laying on the pillows. The point of the game is to have the guests guess where the ring is by laying on each pillow. The winner gets to eat the candy ring!
Princess Aurora had her fairy Flora, Fauna and Merryweather to help spread a little magic around. A Princess Aurora Party wouldn’t be complete without a little magic walking around. Hire a magician or learn some basic tricks online. RJ’s Amazing Entertainment has different magicians that would be perfect for this kind of party if you chose to hire. They have walk around magic to entertain your guests as they mingle through out the party. They have close magic for a smaller amount of people or they have stage magic for more large groups.
Kiss the Prince
Kiss the Prince is another fun game to play at a Princess Aurora Party. This is basically a modified version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Rather than having a tail, put lipstick on the guests and let them try to kiss the prince. The prince being a poster of a prince of your choosing. If you don’t want to have your guests wear lipstick or you are worried about getting little lip prints over a white wall, lip gloss or printed out copies of lip prints would make a great alternative! Be sure to have them wear a blindfold, spin them around and turn them lose!
Princess Aurora pricks her finger on a spinning wheel making it only natural to include a Spinning Wheel Toss in your party! Rather than having your guests prick their finger and fall into a never ending sleep, just have your guests play this game. Find something to stick in the ground and large hoops to go around it. 
Have guests take turns throwing the hoops.
The story of Sleeping Beauty wouldn’t be complete without some furry creatures. Aurora always sang to the animals in the forest. Have your guests bring their own furry friends, or use stuff animals and have your guests sing some of their favorite songs.
Party Favors
With a party as fun as a Princess Aurora themed party, the party favors have to be just as fun! A great party favor would be sleeping masks. Help your guests sleep every night by handing these out! These can be decorated as a craft at the party or just bought and given out at the end. These would also be fun as a sleepover party. Be sure to get a picture of all the guests wearing their masks! Another fun idea to use as a party favor is to pick out perfect, pink, princess polish! Add cute pink nail polish for this party favor.
Fill small bottles with fine glitter and label the bottles as fairy dust. This is a great gift for all little princess guests. Any princess guests would love to find any of these party favors after a great Princess Aurora party. Large colored bubbles that mimic magic wands would also be fun to give away. Drop fine glitter in the bubbles for even more magic. Place all of the party favors in a square of tulle and tie up with a pretty bow.
A Princess Aurora themed party is fun to throw and will be remembered for many years. There is no wrong way to throw a Princess Aurora themed party and there are many more ideas that can be included. Embrace your creativity and let your inner princess shine!