10 Sweet Fairy-Tale Birthday Party Ideas

Once upon a time, a tired parent searched all the land for the perfect party theme. Luckily, a Fairy Godmother understood her struggle and delivered a collection of fairy-tale and dragon-themed party ideas. Whether your birthday child wants to channel her or his inner fairy princess or prince, wander in the magical woods or slay a menacing dragon, we have a party idea for you!

Fairy snack mix 

The blog Sprinkle Some Fun features a video tutorial to help you make this Fairy Snack Mix. With the candy-dipped fairy wands, owl cookies and candy toadstools, this snack is almost too pretty to eat. Make an extra batch and send guests home with a baggie of snack mix as a party favor. 

Cinderella party 

Create a party fit for a princess by decorating the snack table with lots of gathered blue and white tulle as a table skirt. Don’t forget a big tulle bow on each chair’s back! Serve up mini doughnuts as “carriage wheels” and cut out jam sandwiches with glass slipper cookie cutters for fun treats. Check the blog Kara’s Party Ideas for more ideas! 

Dragon cake 

If your birthday child would like a fire-breathing dragon cake to keep watch over the festivities, try this DIY dragon cake from the Shorties Funny Farm blog. It looks complicated, but we’ve made this one and we promise it is fairly easy! 

Castle cake 

Create a fairy tale castle cake and wow your guests. The House of White blog offers a tutorial on how to make an easy (really!) castle. The blog’s author uses ready-made cakes and frosting from the store to make this stunner in just a few minutes! She calls it a “princess cake” but you could change it up a bit and call it a knight’s cake as well. 

Fantasy party

Why not channel all the classic fairy tale characters for a birthday party? Christie, the author of the blog Childhood 101, offers up lots of ideas for a  party that won’t break the bank. She served toadstool cupcakes, princess crown sandwiches and Rapunzel pretzels for party food and decked out their backyard playhouse to look like the Gingerbread House. She also gives instructions in making your own Dwarf ring toss game and other fun activities.

Dragon craft 

Dragons are the villains in many fairy tales but these creatures look cute enough to cuddle! This craft would make a lovely activity for preschoolers to do during the party. Since these dragons are on a stick, consider letting the guests put on a puppet show. Get the instructions at the blog Learn with Play at Home.

Fairy dust party favors 

Parents will appreciate a party favor without the sugar rush. Send home glitter playdough in baggies for your guests to play with later. Make this Fairy Dust Playdough from Sugar Spice and Glitter by working glitter into a batch of homemade or store-bought playdough. For boys or anyone who might not appreciate pink sparkly dough, try yellow play dough and add gold glitter to make gold nugget dough. 

Tinkerbell party 

Create an enchanted wood with a woodland-themed party like this Tinkerbell celebration on the blog Sprinkle Some Fun. From the log-shaped cake embellished with edible flowers to the super cute cheese and cherry tomato toadstool snacks, this party will delight any fantasy-loving kid. 

Dragon photo props 

Target sells this fun set of photo props. These are perfect for a fairy tale or dragon-themed party and include everything from fire breath to speech bubbles. Just hang up a sheet or colored plastic tablecloth on the wall and let the kids take selfies. Target also offers some other dragon partyware, so be sure and check it out.

Activity cards 

You can thank the Cape May County Library for these printable fairy tale activity cards. These would be a perfect game to get the wiggles out with a preschool or early elementary crowd. Kids will love standing tall like a castle, prancing like a unicorn and swimming like a mermaid.