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Medieval knights train from an early age to protect those within the castle walls. If you have a garage, raise the door to close to the top, then add a portcullis. You can make one with plastic garden fencing spray painted black. Use thick masking or painter’s tape to fasten it into place. If you don't have a garage, try using a suitable doorway in your house. A royal banner hung in a prominent spot on your house will help set the mood, and a coat of arms on or over the door adds a nice finishing touch.
As each guest arrives, an adult (aka castle guard) can announce their entry with a trumpet flourish. Make a long trumpet from the top of a 2 litre plastic bottle for the wide part and a length of dowel, broomstick or tubing for the long section. Hot glue the sections together, then spray paint it gold. Maybe your birthday person would like a child-sized castle. Appliance-box castle ideas can be found here. The place where princes and princesses meet and fairytales come true. If you happen to have red fabric or an old red blanket or bed sheet, you can use this to make a red carpet for a grand entrance to the ballroom. Be sure to formally announce the arrival of each guest to the party. Try and make everything look spacious and formal as you plan. Line the walls of your room with a few tables covered in white table cloths. Embellish the tables with white Christmas lights, artificial ivy, balloons or gathered netting. If you have any tall plants or indoor trees or topiaries, decorate them with minilights and arrange them around the edges of the room. Minilights can also be used to frame your windows. Provide chairs with fabric covers along the walls as well. Decorate royal throne(s) at the front of the room and add a royal clock if the party has a Cinderella theme. You can go further and make fake picture windows using light blue plastic table cloths and adding paper “frames” to the window. One cloth will make a very large, floor to ceiling window, or you can cut it into two or three windows. Use another colour of plastic cloth around it to make fancy gathered and draped window coverings. Gather them using masking or packing tape; use painter’s tape to attack to the wall for easy removal, but try it first in a test spot to be sure it won’t damage your wall surface. This is a great way to reuse plastic cloths from previous parties rather than throw them out. Countryside Decor and Additional Details A taste of medieval peasant life. You may also wish to include one or more of the following:
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