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New! Princess Breakfast (Florham Park) - at Imagine That! Children's Museum at 10 am March 27; call (973) 966-8000 for reservations 
New Jersey Ballet Sleeping Beauty - at Kean University's Wilkins Theatre on March 21 at 2 pmThe Banana Princess - Sunday, Feb. 21, the Galapagos Puppet Theatre will present “The Banana Princess,” which will feature puppets and choreography for families with children ages 4 and up; 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm shows at the East Brunswick Public Library
The Little Mermaid - 2 pm March 27 at William Paterson University's Shea Center for Performing Arts; for grades K-5Princess Breakfast - 9:45 am on Sat., Jan. 30 at Imagine That! in Florham Park
Beauty and the Beast - in April & May 2010 at the Kelsey Theatre at Mercer in West Windsor
Lots of Princess Shows - Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven offering several shows including: The Princess and the Pea, Beauty & Beast, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White & The Little Mermaid
Sleeping Beauty - on March 28, 2010 at The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg
Cinderella - on Feb. 26-March 14, 2010 at Somerset Valley Players
Breakfast with the Princess- various children's museums feature these on occasion including the NJ Children's Museum and Imagine That!
Disney Princess Events - Disney's site with information on upcoming live events
Camden Children's Garden - has a small fairy garden and occasionally features events such as the Fairies & Wizards Family Festival
The Princess & the Frog - new Disney movie
Enchanted Princess Parties - in Egg Harbor Township; host annual events for princesses; they also provide fairy and princess-themed parties in South Jersey

Get a call from a princess - schedule a call and choose which Disney princess will call; a small fee applies
Disney Rewards Club - get rewards points for purchases & entering promo codes toward merchandise, Snapfish photos & more
Princess Activity Ideas - the book Princess Things to Make & Do is an activity book with some stickers; suitable for older children with adult supervision; Fairytale Things to Make & Do is another activity book - some craft ideas are great for children of varying ages but many will need adult assistance; some crafts need parents with some artistic talent for drawing (see full review)
Sparkly Ideas - the book Sparkly Things to Make & Do is another activity book with some stickers for the older child
Princess Coloring pages - free printable pages with all the Disney princesses & more
Crafty Corner Princess - our Crafty Corner has a special section dedicated to crafts for little princesses

Princess Reading list - suggested reading from Piscataway Library

For Baby Princesses
That's Not My Princess by Fiona Watt - a touch-and-feel board book; a great introduction to your baby princess
Disney Princess: Royal Rooms and Pretty Places by R.H. Disney - great lift-the-flap book for older infants and toddlers; full assortment of Disney Princess books
Bella and the Royal Fairy Wedding by Anna Nilsen - it's sometimes listed as a "lift the flap" or "pop-up" book but doesn't have loads of flaps; children lift one big flap on each page to reveal part of the story and the final page is a pop-up scene; a cute and colorfully illustrated tale for a baby or toddler

For the Princess-in-Training (Toddlers & Preschoolers)
Enchanted Stables series - stories about Disney princesses & horses; great for toddlers & school-age girls
Usborne Book of Princess Stories by Heather Amery - collection of four stories about a precocious princess and her brother; great book to start reading to an older infant or toddler that will be enjoyed for a long time; also has a "find the duck" challenge on each page
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch - a great story about a princess who rescues herself; for all ages of princesses
Disney's Storybook Collection - get all the classic stories of your favorite princesses in one book
Disney's Five-Minute Princess Stories by Liza Baker - short versions of the princess tales for the quick read
Princess Me by Karma Wilson - a nice book with a simple story and good rhythm for reading
The Paper Princess by Anna Dewdney - a cute story about a little girl who draws a princess that comes to life; part of a series
The Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke - a nice story about a princess who comes to her own rescue

For the School-Going Princess (Elementary School)
Step Into Reading series - Disney books for young readers; several in the series, such as A Pony for a Princess, feature princesses and help your princess to enhance her reading skills
The Usborne Book of Fairy Tales by Heather Amery
The Princess and the Pea by Lauren Child - expanded version of the classic tale by Hans Christian Anderson with color photographs of a three-dimensional miniature world of dolls
The Pirate Princess & Other Fairy Tales by Neil Philip - seven fairy tales adapted from the stories written by a seventeenth-century Hasidic rabbi

Disney Princess Magazine - you can buy a subscription through Amazon or other retailers; some libraries also have copies
Disney Princess site - interactive site that lets you choose a Disney character and hear each one's story, play games & more
Dress Up Princess - free site that allows the older child to pick a princess & her outfits
Dress Up Games - provides links to several dress-up sites including Disney Princess Mix & Match & Fairy at the Garden & Make a Fairy Garden; most are meant for older girls but a computer-savvy preschooler could enjoy some of the with help from mom or dad

New Jersey Specialty stores - ParenthoodNJ's list of stores throughout NJ
Melissa & Doug - they have several great products featuring princesses & fairy tale themes including puzzles, puppets & playsets
Felt Storyboards & Creative Play - Imaginarium has various themes including Princess Castle, Ballerina, & more; comparison shop as the prices have varied as much as $10 depending on the retailer; another company called Felt Tales sells typically more expensive sets (but with more pieces) in themes including Pretty Princess, Forest Fairies, Princess at the Ball, Cinderella & others
Ty's Toy Box - get your hard-to find Disney Princess items (often at very good prices) online here; also have numerous other TV characters
Pinkalicious Doll - she's technically not a princess, but hey, she's wearing a crown; you can get the doll, the book or the book & PJs
Flitter Fairies - somewhat delicate but really  neat dolls; parental reviews suggest a minimum age of at least 7 years old

Parteaz (Essex, Union & Morris counties) - themes include mermaid, spa, princess
Sweet & Sassy (Cherry Hill & Ridgewood)Unbelieva-bills (Montclair) - themes include puppet shows, magic, pirate/princess, lazer tag & more
Tea Time & Tiaras (Maplewood) - themes include "Enchanted Fairy," "Royal Princess," "Rockstar Glam" and "Spa Soiree"
Unbelieva-bills (Montclair) - themes include  pirate/princess
Time 2 Party (Montclair) - various themes brought to you including pirate/princess
Cookies N Juice (North Plainfield) - themes include princess
Social Butterflies (Pittstown) - they come to you; several themes
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