When the big ball is coming up and everything revolves around glitter, magic and lost shoes, the right games are of course a must. In this article you will find magical games for a fairytale Cinderella party - perfect for bringing the magic of the popular fairy tale to life at any children's party. Whether it's a pumpkin carriage, glass slipper or royal dance: these game ideas bring movement, imagination and lots of fun to the day - just like in the fairy tale! 👑✨
Cinderella's exams - tasks before the ball 🧹
The wicked stepmother puts Cinderella to the test: first she has to sort peas and beans. Then the fairy godmother helps with a dress, crown and magic wand - and transforms Cinderella into a real princess. ✨
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The ball & the escape at midnight 💃
At the royal ball, everyone dances until the music stops and everyone freezes. But watch out - at midnight the carriage turns back into a pumpkin. If you don't make it out in time, you'll miss the end of the fairytale. 🎶
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The search for the right key 🔑
Cinderella is locked in the tower. Only a single, well-hidden key can open the lock. The children help the little mice in their search and rescue Cinderella. 🏰
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The glass slipper & the fairytale finale 👠
The prince is looking for his princess - but who will the glass slipper fit? Once the right one has been found, the big wedding awaits at the end with a self-made crown for each child. 👑
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1. who can go to the ball?
To make sure Cinderella doesn't make it to the ball, the wicked stepmother gives Cinderella lots of tasks to complete first. Help Cinderella with these tasks so that she makes it to the ball. Each child receives a bowl full of green peas and a few beans. Every child who manages to sort the beans out of the peas gets to go to the ball.
The task begins
The children receive their bowls with a mixture of green peas and some hidden beans. This is the moment when the wicked stepmother issues her challenge: Only when all the beans have been sorted out is the path to the ball clear.
Teamwork and variants
There are various options for the task - with yellow peas, other colors or different shapes, depending on the situation. Sorting together and helping each other also becomes visible, as Cinderella would never have gotten to the ball without the help of the good powers.
You made it! The reward awaits
Anyone who has mastered the task and found all the beans receives a small reward. You can also make cards showing exactly how many beans can be found. Now the way to the ball is finally clear and Cinderella can go dancing.
2. the fairy godmother transforms Cinderella into a beautiful princess for the ball
Transform into a beautiful princess with crownsDiademen, , princess wands, jewelry, costumes and, if desired, children's make-up and nail polish.
3. the ball
Let the music play and the children dance to the music. If the music stops, all the children should freeze to a pillar of salt. Anyone who is still moving after the music stops is eliminated. The winners are the last two remaining children.
4 Cinderella's escape from the ball at midnight
A chair or similar represents Cinderella's carriage, which turns back into a pumpkin at midnight. This chair / playtime is set up in the middle of the room. The music plays and all the children crawl through the chair / tent again and again. Anyone who gets "stuck" in the chair when the music stops has not made it home from the ball in time and is eliminated.
5 Who can find the right key?
When the prince comes to the house to try on the glass slipper for all the girls, the wicked stepmother locks Cinderella in the tower. Help the little mice to find the right key so that Cinderella can be freed from the tower. There are many hidden keys that can be searched for. Once they have all been found, they must be compared with the lock, because only one key is the right one. (Group task)
6. who does the glass shoe fit?
This requires the help of an adult who is not in charge of the games. As soon as all guests are present, each guest hides a shoe (or many individual shoes from the family). The birthday child is chosen as Cinderella. The children search for the shoes and the shoes they have found for Cinderella until the right one is found.
7. the wedding - Happily Ever After
When Cinderella marries her prince, she receives a crown to take home with her. Make your own crown (as Cinderella or as the prince).
