DD's 3rd Birthday 'Princess Party'.....but what about the boys

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DD's 3rd birthday at the end of May and we are having a party in the village hall. Some friends and family and some kids from nursery....pretty much a 50/50 mix of girls and boys. Even though DD is not particularly girly, she really wants it to have a 'princess' theme. I haven't got a problem with this but what about the boys? Will they be upset by all the pink or should I throw some boys stuff in there too?

no, just do what she wants.
my ds wouldn't be bothered by the pinkness at all, after all it's still a party.
and if he was I would just explain that it's HER party and if she wants princesses that's up to her

DD had a princess party at 4 - but we did princesses and princes/knights.

Did facepainting - hearts and flowers for the girls and England flags or shields and swords for the boys - or girls if that is what they wanted!

it seemed to work quite well, and at 3 they will all want to play similoar games - pin the v=crown on the princess, pass the parcel, singing games - there was a princess long ago for example.

The entertainment is sorted (Tumble Tots!!) so plenty to keep the boys occupied and burning off energy. I was just a bit concerned about the table being all girly and giving out princess party bags, pink balloons and such. Perhaps I'm just being too sensitive!!!!

oh princess party bags and tableware fine - they won't care, will just eat the food and look at the contents of the bags. I would do slightly less girly contents of a party bag for the boys though, if you were going to do pink and sparkly for the girls!

I can't quite remember DS at 3 but I think we might have got away with it. Are boys that sceptical about princesses at that age?

If you really think it's a problem, chuck in some princes and dragons. Fits with the whole castle thing.

At 3 the boys won't be much bothered about the pink, some really like it (it's a nice colour!) You could always describe the party as 'princesses and pirates' even if you don't theme it as such - gives some choices for dressing-up. DD's 4th was 'princesses and pirates', not actually themed at all bar the invites, we had two little girl pirates turn up in addition to the princess and little boy pirates.

My ds(3.6) noticed the difference between girls and boys tastes a while ago but his closest friend is a girl and he never comments at the princess cups and plates etc he uses at hers. In fact it is her 3rd birthday next week and he chose the princess card and paper himself 'because loves princesses doesn't she?' Her party will be all girly and pink just as she will love it. She didn't complain at all the Thomas tat at his party!

Thank you. I suspected I was just being a bit ridiculous but it's the first time it's been anything more than a family event.

Been trawling the internet tonight for stuff and it's just ridiculous......think I will chuck in a few bits of blue and perhaps avoid hair clips and necklaces in the boys party bags and hopefully get away with it!

ds2 who's 5 has been to a virtually all-girls 'princess party' and he went as a knight (in not-so-shining armour) as he Doesn't Do Pink. On the other hand my ds1 would have happily worn pink from the age of 2 to 7!!

ds2 enjoyed the princess party... he put the princesses on the bouncy castle and left them there crying, saying "that's how damsels are supposed to be" He couldn't give a hoot about the pink party bags and table decs, plates etc, as it's the birthday girl's choice to do these things!

My two ds's 2 and 4 were recently invited to a princesses/pirates party.

I promised myself I'd never inflict a themed party on any parents.

All that fuss over what to wear, and my boys wouldn't even wear the farking hats that I'd spent 2 evenings making.

Just let the kids come in normal party clothes and do the theme in the room/food etc.

If ds went to a princess themed party in his normal clothes he'd be thrilled to get a pink party bag... its his fave colour at the moment...