Great Princess Gift Ideas for Girls
Suggestions for Presents such as Costumes, Furniture, Play Areas
Nov 22, 2008
When a girl is obsessed with princesses, it's easy for people buying her presents to settle just for getting her items covered with her favorite Disney princess. Creative gift-givers stretch a little further, however, and try to promote open-ended creative princess play by seeking out unique princess gifts.
Princess Dress-Up Items
Clothing and accessories for a young princess's wardrobe might include:
- dresses and gowns
- silk, organza, or other fancy skirts like pettiskirts
- silk petal or other fancy tops
- silk pixie pants
- satin, silk, marabou, velvet, and/or hooded capes
- velvet cloaks with hoods
- tiaras, jewel tiaras, and ribbon tiaras
- flower halos
- flower garlands and flower garland headbands
- princess cone hats (with or without scarf veils)
- silk crowns, jeweled crowns, and silver or gold crowns
- long gloves and short gloves
- fancy wands decorated with a heart, jewel, star, or other decorative shape
- gold, silver, or crystal scepters
- silk slippers in a rainbow of colors
- gold, silver, or glitter shoes
- purses, pouches, and goody bags
- jewelry like rings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, and brooches
- wigs
Some excellent princess dress-up manufacturers include:
- Creative Education of Canada's Great Pretenders line of kids' costumes, which can be a little pricey but are very well-made. Standout items include unique, gorgeously detailed gowns and amazing reversible pinafores that switch between Cinderella's servant costume and a princess one.
- Little Adventures, whose products are of fair quality and reasonably priced. Standout items include dresses for both Disney and non-Disney fairytale characters, lovely lined velvet cloaks and princess capes, and a fullness slip to make a princess skirt poof out.
- Sarah's Silks, whose products are all made of natural fiber silk and non-toxic dyes. Standout items include the petal top (with cascading layers of ruffles), the silk garlands with ribbons down the back, and the reversible silk crowns.
- North American Bear Co., well-known for making quality fabric products. Standout items include their Princess Wands and Princess Secret Pocket Capes.
Discerning gift-givers can also check out such websites as Craftsbury Kids or Chasing Fireflies to find lovely handmade and/or imported outfits, crowns, wands, tutus, and other accessories.
For casual downtime, a young princess might also enjoy a personalized princess tee-shirt or some princess wool slippers.
Princess-Themed Furniture, Room Decor, and Other Bedroom Accessories
Furnishings and decorative items for a little princess's royal bedroom might include:
- bed
- vanity and stool
- table and chairs
- bookcase or revolving bookcase
- dress-up storage unit
- growth chart or height chart
- coat rack
- clothes stand
- jewelry cabinet or jewelry boxes
- toy box
- music box
- rocking chair
- cushion
- decorative pillows
- rug
- name plaque
- hanging mirror
- wall clock or alarm clock
- bookends
- vinyl wall stickers
- nesting storage boxes
- nesting storage suitcases
- sheets, comforters, quilts, or other princess bedding like sleeping bags
Some good manufacturers and suppliers of princess-themed furniture and decor include:
- Levels of Discovery
- Guidecraft
- KidKraft
- Enchantmints
- Haba
- eeBoo
- Djeco
- Stephen Joseph Gifts
- Tatiri
- Company Kids
- Wallies
- Wall Candy Arts
Shoppers seeking stylish princess wall art and wall decor can also check out websites such as Petit Trésor and KooKoo Bear Kids for princess wall hangings and giclee prints, including some that can be personalized.
Princess Play Areas
To set the scene for creative role play, a princess might enjoy environments such as:
- a cottage playhouse
- a princess playhouse
- a fairy princess castle
- a princess play tent
- a secret castle bed tent
- an overhead silk canopy, silk bower, silk hideaway, or silk canopy with a spring-loaded curtain rod to create a magical doorway entrance
Some great manufacturers of princess-themed play areas include:
- Bazoongi
- Dexton
- Pacific Play Tents
- Sarah's Silks
- Playskool (Dream Town line)
Little princesses might also enjoy playing under a wooden Waldorf playstand (by a manufacturer such as Little Colorado, Willow Toys, or Kinderkram) to which colorful play silks can be attached with wooden clips. Or they can build their own castles with cardboard blocks or the Castle Accessory Set of SquashBlox Construction Cushions.
Once a princess is dressed and the stage is set, she needs things to play with. Shoppers interested in princess toys can check out More Great Princess Gift Ideas for Girls for suggestions for specific toys, art and craft supplies, and games a princess might enjoy and Princess Books for Girls and Boys of All Ages for books that girls who love princesses might enjoy.
 |
