Your guide to activities and fun things to do with your preschoolers, toddlers and kids in San Diego, CA

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 Princess dress? Check.  

Sparkling crown? Check.  

Faux glass slippers? Check.  

Pumpkin coach? Check.  

Pumpkin coach? Absolutely! How can you be princess for a day without the horse drawn coach?

OK, I have to admit that the first time I saw that spiraling, sparkling, glistening white, pumpkin coach trotting down 11^th Ave., I laughed out loud. Honestly, who rides in those things? It looked so cheesy. Then, I gazed down. Standing next to me, in utter amazement, is our girl and in her dreamiest voice she whispers, Is that Cinderella's coach

Oh. My. Goodness. In the eyes of a princess wannabe, this coach is a wish your heart makes.

The Cinderella Carriage Co.makes dreams come true. For a mere $125, you and 5 other princesses can ride along downtown's waterfront for 30 minutes. Hey, that's not too bad if you are doing this for a birthday party. Heck, some of those birthday gigs cost the same amount, if not more, for an hour and you're left wondering, Where's the royal treatment At least with this gig, the princesses are whisked along the waterfront waving to their admirers imagining the prominent Hyatt towers are castle pillars and the Star of India, a personal yacht.

When the clock strikes midnight, and your coach comes to a screeching halt, grab those glass slippers and sashay over to the Ghirardelli Soda Fountain in the Gaslamp kingdom. A feast of silver goblets filled with creamy, fudge drenched ice cream is served. A celebration fit for any princess.

Then as the magical day ends and everything is as it was before, your little princess will keep on believing in her dreams because she got to ride in a pumpkin coach.