Easy DIY paper crafts princess

After the big success with the fairy wings, I thought it would be great for Victoria’s birthday to do some more girly stuff, so we decided to make her a princess birthday party. The ideal occasion to make our own princess. And not just one. We organised a complete paper crafts session and created an army of paper princesses!

It’s an easy paper crafts activity and most of the materials you need are standard stuff you might already have in the house.

• A cardboard roll forms the body of the princess and some crepe paper serves as the dress (could also be a napkin or so).
• The head and crown are made of colored paper and they are connected to the body by a toothpick.
• Last but not least, some pipe cleaners to make the arms of our princess.

As I did this activity with 10 5-year olds, I decided to prepare a couple of things in advance. But if I’m to do this again just with one or two kids, I’d do the whole process together with them as it is an easy activity for kids of 4-5 years and above.

For the base I cut about 6-7cm from a cardboard roll. I taped a cardboard cover, with a whole in the middle, on top as this would serve later on to stick the toothpick in.

Next step was to cut the different parts for the face, hair and crown from paper and the dress from the crepe paper. You don’t need any special tools to get nice shapes, I used a plate and glass for the circles and free drawing for the rest.

All that was left now was for the kids to glue the parts together, draw the face of the princess and connect the arms.

As an extra touch, I tied a ribbon around the “chest” to give the princess more flair. And as any true princess, she also needs some accessories, so I gave her a paper umbrella that she could hold in her hands 🙂

I was actually surprised myself of how nice the princess looks, given that after all it’s a fairly simple and easy crafts activity for kids (and parents). I hope it gives you some inspiration!