Category: The Little Mermaid

Since we have taking Disney Princess Photos of her since she has been born, we decided to have a Princess party this year.

Princess Invitation

I hung up all of her princess dresses on a line and then put a galvanized tub in front. Then she dressed in her Ariel outfit and sat in the tub for the picture. Then I added the party information to the picture and gave it to her friends.

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Princess Dress

We had part of her party at the local splash pad, so she just wore her swimsuit. At home she wore her outerspace dress that she found a a local resale shop and just HAD TO HAVE! I did get this “My Favorite Princess Calls Me Dad” shirt for her dad to wear.

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Princess Decorations

Princess Pom Poms

I printed out 8×10 pictures of the princesses and found matching color of tulle and ribbons. I used 8 feet of tulle and then folded it into 3 foot sections. Then I used the ribbon to tie in the middle and cut the folded ends to be open. I laminated the princess pictures and punched a hole at her waist. Then pushed half of the tulle dress through. I spread the tulle starting at the bottom layer and then used glue dots to hold the dress tightly against the laminate. Then I used the ribbon that was tided around the middle to tie a bow and used another glue dot to hold it in place too. I used fishing line to hang them.

I made 12 Disney princesses; Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Belle, Elsa, Rapunzel, Jasmine, Tiana, Mulan, Moana, and Ariel.

At the splash pad we hung them on the fence between the banner pieces, I was very happy with how they turned out.

Photo Banner

Since she has dressed up as a Disney princess every month for 5 years, I just printed out a 5×7 from each photo session. I folded the top half of the black cardstock to form 8.5×8.5 square. I used double sided tape to attach the photos to white cardstock and then to the black cardstock . I attached a thick ribbon behind the folded cardstock and used glue dots to hold it in place. Then I attached large safety pins to each end of the ribbon.

We attached them to the fencing with the safety pins.

Princess Gift Bags

I printed out 4×6 pictures of the princesses and glued them to 5×7 white bags. Then I used some of the tulle left from the Princess Pom Poms to make little dresses for the bags. I attached them with glue dots and then added a tiny bow. Storm had fun filling the bags with goodies; mermaid slime, gem rings, princess tattoos, star wands, Disney stickers, star bubbles.

We placed the bags on a table with a princess table cloth.

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Princess Food

I love making theme foods for my family. I make cupcakes for each princess and I also made another dinner food for each princess; including entrees, sides, drinks, and desserts.

Princess Cupcakes

I made 2 boxes of chocolate cake mixes and 2 boxes of vanilla cake mixes, then I baked them in colored baking cups.

Here is my buttercream recpie:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup Crisco
• 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)

Directions:

1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.

I used food coloring to make the different colors of icing for each princess, then I used the Wilton 2D tip to make the ruffle looking dresses for them.

I printed out smaller versions of the princesses and attached toothpicks to them. I stuck these into the cupcakes to look like princess dresses.

I used these cupcake cases to transport them in.

The Disney Princess Meal

Sleeping Beauty Spinning Wheel Pasta

Ingredients:

• Wagon Wheel Pasta
• Bertolii Alfredo Sauce

Directions:

1. Boil the pasta in salt water for 8 minutes.
2. Drain and add a jar of alfredo sauce. I add some water the the jar and shake it to get more of the sauce out of the jar. (We have tried many of the jar alfredo sauces and the Bertolii is my family’s favorite.)

Rapunzel’s Braided Garlic Bread

Ingredients:

• 1/4 Cup warm water
• 1 TBS sugar
• 2 1/2 teas active dry yeast
• 3 Cup flour
• 1 Cup hot water
• 1 teas salt
• 4 TBS melted butter
• 1/2 teas garlic salt
• 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

1. Make a double batch and use half for Belle’s Pepperoni Roses.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and prepare 2 baking sheets.
3. Combine 1/4 cup warm water and sugar. Sprinkle yeast on the top and let it set for 10 minutes.
4. Mix in 2 cups flour, salt, and the h0t water on low.
5. Slowly add 1 cup flour and mix until dough is smooth and pulls away from the sides.
6. Dump dough on flour surface and cup into fourths. Cut each piece into fourths again so that you have 16 pieces.
7. Roll each piece into an 8 inch rope and then braid 3 of them together and place on a baking sheet.
8. Let sit for 10 minutes while you mix melted butter and garlic salt.
9. Brush butter on the bread and bake for 12 minutes.
10. When the bread comes out brush more butter on it and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Belle’s Pepperoni Roses

Ingredients:

• Pizza Dough (I used the same dough that I made Rapunzel’s Braided Garlic Bread)
• 1 jar of Pizza Sauce
• Pepperoni
• Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and prepare a muffin tin by lightly greasing them.
2. Roll out your dough about 8 inches long and cut into 2 inch strips.
3. Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce along each strip, leaving and edge along one side.
4. Spread pepperoni slices along one long side of each strip with the pepperoni hanging off the dough.
5. Sprinkle with cheese.
6. Roll dough carefully longwise and place them into the muffin tin.
7. Bake for 15 minutes and allow to cool before you serve.

Orange Chicken (to add some protein to our meal)

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs Chicken Tenderloins
• 1/2 Cup Orange Marmalade
• 1/2 Cup Honey BBQ Sauce
• 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce

Directions:

1. Place the chicken in a crock pot on high for 3 hours.
2. Mix other ingredients in a small bowl.
3. Drain the liquid from the chicken and cut into 1 inch pieces.
4. Place the chicken and sauce in the crock pot on low for another 30 minutes.

Jasmine Rice

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Jasmine Rice
• 2 1/2 half cups water
• Salt

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients into your rice maker.
2. Once it is done let it set with the lid on for 5-10 more minutes.
3. Add salt and fluff with a fork.

Mulan’s Egg Rolls

Ingredients:

• MINH frozen Pork Egg Rolls

Directions:

1. I use MINH frozen Pork Egg Rolls from Sam’s Club and place them in the air fryer for 15 minutes.
2. Allow to cool before serving. These were a big hit!

Pocahontas’s Gold (Corn)

Ingredients:

• 8 ears of corn
• Olive Oil
• Salt & Pepper
• Butter

Directions:

1. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
2. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Cook for 10 minutes, turning halfway through.
4. Add butter and salt as needed.

Moana’s Watermelon Boat

Ingredients:

• Watermelon
• Other Fruit

Directions:

1. Slice about a third of the watermelon off longwise. Cut a tiny slice flat off the bottom so the boat sits flat.
2. Use a melon baller to cut out balls of watermelon.
3. Once you get what you can out, cut out the rest of the watermelon so it can hold as much fruit as possible.
4. We placed pineapple, strawberries, red and green grapes in the boat.
5. Then I printed out a Moana flag and attached it with a skewer.

Elsa’s Snowball Punch

Ingredients:

• 1 gallon Blue Hawaiian Punch
• 2 liter Sprite
• 12 oz Pineapple Juice
• Vanilla Ice Cream

Directions:

1. Chill all of the liquids before hand, then add them all to your punch bowl.
2. Place about 10 large scoops of vanilla ice cream to the punch.

Tiana’s Swamp Juice

Ingredients:

• 1 gallon Green Berry Rush Hawaiian Punch
• 2 liter Sprite
• 12 oz Pineapple Juice

Directions:

1. Chill all of the liquids before hand, then add them all to your Jug.

Snow White’s Apple Dumplings

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups flour
• 1 TBS sugar
• 1 teas salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup ice cold water
• 2 granny smith apples
• 1 egg
• 3 TBS Sugar
• 1 teas cinnamon
• (SAUCE)
• 1/2 Cup water
• 1/4 Cup apple Juice
• 1/2 Cup sugar
• 2 TBS butter
• 1/2 teas cinnamon

Directions:

1. Mix together the flour, sugar and salt.
2. Cut the cold butter into pea sized pieces and mix it into the flour.
3. Add just enough water to bring the dough together. Wrap the dough with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
5. Roll out the dough to a fourth of and inch thick on a floured surface. Punch our 5 inch circles.
6. Slice and peel apples. Combine3 TBS sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon and toss half of it with the apple slices.
7. Fill each circle with apples and then place another circle top of the apples.
8. Use egg wash to seal the edges of the circle and then press with a fork.
9. Brush the top with egg wash and then sprinkle with more sugar cinnamon mixture.
10. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
11. Meanwhile, make the sauce by boiling water, juice and sugar.
12. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes until thickend.
13. Add the butter and cinnamon while stirring.
14. Once the dumplings are done, spread the sauce on top. and serve with vanilla ice cream.

Ariel’s Dingle Hopper Cake Pops

Ingredients:

• Frozen Cupcakes
• Almond Bark
• Purple food coloring
• Gold and Teal candy sprinkles
• Plastic Forks

Directions:

1. Smash up 4 cupcakes with icing and 4 cupcakes without icing.
2. Roll into 1 inch balls and chill for 30 minutes.
3. Melt the almond bark in a bowl over boiling water and add purple food coloring
4. Place a fork into each ball and dip them into the purple melt.
5. Add the sprinkles to the top and refrigerate.

Cinderella’s Pumpkin Roll

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin Roll

Directions:

1. I just bought a pumpkin roll instead of making it this time.

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