Every little girl dreams of having her own princess birthday party and there are a lot of kids out there having princess parties. Make yours unique by following a few simple and inexpensive suggestions.

1 Mail or give out invitations handwritten or computer generated on a scroll of paper with an invitation to attend a "Royal Ball". Use old world language like "Hear Ye, Hear Ye, _____________ is invited to attend a ball at the royal palace in the kingdom of _____________." You could also include an agenda of activities to pique their curiosity.

If you wanted to make the birthday party extra fancy you could give each guest a princess dress up costume with their invitation that they would wear to the party. If you are on a tight budget, you could have them wear their own princess dress.

2. Have an adult friend appear unexpectedly dressed as your child's favorite princess. For example, ask a trusted friend or family member with blonde hair to come dressed in an Adult Cinderella costume and mingle with the children and maybe have a royal tea party with them and bring a game or a coloring page to do with the girls. If you have a digital camera, you could take a photo of Cinderella with each guest and include it with the party favors you will give the children when the party is over.

3. Do a princess scavenger hunt where the guest are the fairy godmother and get to dress the birthday girl as a princess. You hide a dress, tiara, wand, gloves, cape, necklaces, and rings that the children need to search for around the house or yard and then dress your little girl in them.

4. Do a fashion show where each guest strolls down a red carpet while an announcer explains what they are wearing from head to toe.

5. Before the party, make a Cinderella cake by baking a white cake in 2 bowls to make a perfect circle. Frost it in light blue frosting and use pipe cleaners for wheels and some other cute decorations and Voila! You have Cinderella's carriage. Or have the children decorate their own cupcakes with their favorite princess.

6. No party is complete without the favors. Make them unique by giving each guest a princess doll dress that matches the dress you gave them with the invitations. An alternative would be to send a craft home they could do later, or a goody bag of princess items that they could use for themselves or for their dolls. Dollar stores are a great place to find inexpensive princess items.