This holiday season, Disney is releasing the movie (in 2D style) The Princess and the Frog. Featuring an African-American princess set in New Orleans, this looks to be awesome and it’s great to see the good ol’ style of animation back once again!

In the traditional fairy tale, the frog fetches the Princess’ golden ball on the condition that she allows him to sleep with her for three nights. After the frog retrieves the golden ball, the Princess does not like the frog and runs away. Still, the frog finds her and insists that he eat and sleep with her for the next three days. During this time, the Princess begins to like the frog. After the third night, as if by magic, the Princess wakes up to find the frog is now a handsome prince, as he has broken his spell with her help!

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If this is a Princess theme that interests your child, here are some party ideas to match the tale:

  • Fill a wading pool with all sorts of toys, and have a golden ball among them. Blindfold the kids, turn them around a few times, and have them find the ball.
  • The story is about making promises and keeping them with your friends. Have the children make friendship bracelets with beads and string as a sign of friendship among one another.
  • This is also a magical story, as the frog turns into a prince after the third night. Hire a magician to put on a show for the kids at the party. If the entertainer can do animal tricks, particularly with frogs, this would be an added bonus for your theme!
  • Play Pass the Frog as you would Hot Potato.
  • Hold a Leap Frog Relay Race.
  • Make lily pads out of green foam paper and play Musical Lily Pads.
  • Also use these lily pads for a beanbag toss. Have the kids throw small frogs onto their lily pads.
  • Make frog visors. Purchase plastic visors, and have the kids decorate them with googly eyes and markers.
  • Frog umbrellas could be an ideal party favor. Other ideas are little plastic frogs, gummy frogs, Beanie Baby frogs, pencils, erasers, notepads with frogs on them, golden bouncing balls, etc.

 

Enjoy celebrating the Princess and the Frog and it’s movie release too this season.

 

Submitted by Lisa Kothari

Lisa Kothari is the Founder and President of Peppers and Pollywogs, a kids’ party planning company.  Visit our experts page to read more about Lisa Kothari and our party planning experts.

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