Belle from Beauty and the Beast
By sishy7
@sishy7 (27167)
Australia
November 9, 2017 11:13am CST
# 94
Yes, it’s easy to guess that was the theme for a third birthday party of my sister-in-law’s first grand-daughter! 
Kids’ birthday parties always look so fun and exciting! Having a theme makes it even more so. The decorations, the cakes, even the costumes can all be theme and color coordinated... 
My sister-in-law absolutely spoils her grand-daughter. She even hired a Belle character to entertain the kids along with a jumping castle. The kids were all so excited when Belle arrived. She told them stories, played some games with the kids, and took lots of pictures with them. When it was time for Belle to leave, the birthday girl hugged her so tight like she didn’t really want to let go. She was so impressed that real life Belle would actually show up on her birthday party and she said to her grandma: “Maybe Snow White is coming too, grandma?” 
Kids’ birthday parties always look so fun and exciting! Having a theme makes it even more so. The decorations, the cakes, even the costumes can all be theme and color coordinated...
My sister-in-law absolutely spoils her grand-daughter. She even hired a Belle character to entertain the kids along with a jumping castle. The kids were all so excited when Belle arrived. She told them stories, played some games with the kids, and took lots of pictures with them. When it was time for Belle to leave, the birthday girl hugged her so tight like she didn’t really want to let go. She was so impressed that real life Belle would actually show up on her birthday party and she said to her grandma: “Maybe Snow White is coming too, grandma?” 34 people like this
36 responses
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
9 Nov 17
My daughter had Rapunzel show up fir her daughters birthday party. In two years they are planning a trip to Disney and are going to have me make my granddaughter a Belle costume.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
9 Nov 17
@sishy7 I've made a few costumes, but nothing like Platespinner has accomplished.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
10 Nov 17
@youless Since she just turned 3 and has not gone to school yet, the other kids invited were just children from her parents' friends. I think there were only about a dozen kids around, and I'm not sure how many boys were there. From the videos and pictures it seems majority of the kids were girls in different ages from one to around eleven years old.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
9 Nov 17
gosh! i'm impressed! well, i guess grandma has an idea who to invite next time! hahaha! wait, what if grandkid starts looking for the 7 dwarfs? hahaha!
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@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
10 Nov 17
Wow.. That would be a Birthday to remember. Sounds like it was a lot of Fun
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@toniganzon (72516)
• Philippines
10 Nov 17
My niece was Belle on her 7th birthday. We had a ball so there were dancing but not the modern dance. Ballroom dancing.
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@toniganzon (72516)
• Philippines
11 Nov 17
@sishy7 so true. When my niece was much younger she was snowwhite and Ariel is the little mermaid.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
11 Nov 17
@toniganzon Oh, those are the 3-year-old favorite Disney princesses too... 
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
14 Nov 17
Sounds like the kids had a great time at the party. I love the table setting!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
14 Nov 17
@cahaya1983 You had colorful balloons, right? Maybe with "Happy Birthday" written on them...
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
14 Nov 17
@sishy7 Yeah it is! I think the themed-birthday party trend just started here a few years back. We didn't have it when I was a kid. 
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
10 Nov 17
Yes, the older kids may have some understanding that these are just make-believe characters... But for a 3-year-old they can leave a lasting impression that a Disney character does really show up as a real life princess... It is a bit of a shame, as you said, when the impression is spoiled...
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
10 Nov 17
Thats exactly how i would have my childs birthday.
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
10 Nov 17
@sishy7 growing up, we didn't have themes. Just gatherings with cake and ice cream, and presents.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
15 Nov 17
@Courtlynn And those were cool too - we were just as happy and excited without themes...
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@dgobucks226 (35726)
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14 Nov 17
Maybe next year all the Disney characters can fly out from Disney World! Now that would be some theme, lol.
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@much2say (55969)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Nov 17
@sishy7 The Beast is crucial to the story 
!
Oh gosh, yes, we have seen all kinds of birthday themes and such here . . . there have been too many extravagant over the top parties, believe me. I think one of the kids' ex-teacher from the Y impersonates Cinderella and Elsa (from Frozen) .
The Beast is crucial to the story !
Oh gosh, yes, we have seen all kinds of birthday themes and such here . . . there have been too many extravagant over the top parties, believe me. I think one of the kids' ex-teacher from the Y impersonates Cinderella and Elsa (from Frozen) .2 people like this
@moffittjc (121666)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 Nov 17
That is so cute! It's always such a pleasure to see the world through the innocent eyes of a child, and to watch their astonishment in seeing and meeting "real" Disney characters!
Which reminds me...I once dated a girl who worked for Disney and "played" the Belle character at the Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando, FL. I couldn't believe that I got to date the real Belle!!!! haha
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@moffittjc (121666)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 Nov 17
@sishy7 Of course I didn't know she was Belle when I met her, and she didn't tell me until a little later after we had started dating.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
10 Nov 17
So wonderful to imagine the fairy tale characters come to life...And even more so for the little Bday girl who must be thinking it is all real.
The decorations look terrific.
Far cry from the homely parties we had as kids
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
10 Nov 17
@sishy7 I can imagine what fun it must have been for the guests and the hosts
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