Every young princess will want to make these projects, and she can. The crafts (in girl-appealing pink, purple, and glitter) are simple, so she’ll need little help creating sparkly costumes, dazzling accessories, ornate gifts, and sublime snacks fit for royalty. Princesses with a classic style will want to place oodles of netting and tulle over a floor-length dress; put lace, ruffles, ribbons, and gems on the bodice; and turn a headband into a dazzling tiara with beads and sequins. They will travel like royalty on a bicycle decorated with shimmery paper or tape, ribbons, plastic garlands, fabric flowers, butterflies, and more. Sleeping Beauties will enjoy sweet slumber on their Heaven Scent Pillow, and write their thoughts in a Secret Wish Journal adorned with glow-in-the-dark stickers and glitter. And there’s ornamentation for the royal bedroom, homemade makeup for the fairest in the land—even some dragon candy for the royal brother.
Grade 2-5–A delightful and attractively designed book. An introduction lists easily obtainable materials, provides helpful hints for accumulating supplies, and discusses glitter types. The well-written text includes frequent references to the art of being a princess. The open layout mixes pastel-colored illustrations with bright photos of smiling children wearing or showing the finished products. Nine main themes are presented (e.g., "Classic Princess," "Snow White," "Cinderella," and "Hawaiian Princess"), and youngsters are inspired to create skirts, tops, jewelry, hats, hair accessories, fairy wings, and much more. Each activity is presented in a simple, step-by-step format and has a difficulty rating. Boxed sections cover topics such as how to use kissing gloss, a recipe for "Tower-Power Hair Tonic," and doing the hula. "Proper Princess Etiquette" is also addressed. Some adult assistance may be needed for cutting templates or melting butter. Libraries will find this book helpful in planning fairy-tale related programs, and parents and children can use it for theme/costume party ideas.–Augusta R. Malvagno, Queens Borough Public Library, NY
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