Princess In Training – Workshop Ideas - Disney

Copy the Queen
If your daughter is the Princess, then that makes you the
Queen, so who is better qualified to teach her how to act like
a proper Princess than you? Good manners and etiquette can
be shown through a series of games where she copies your
actions. For example, teach her how to eat delicately just as
Belle teaches the Beast to eat his porridge nicely rather than
straight out of the bowl!
You will need:
• Small book
• A plastic knife and fork
• Chair and table
• A plastic teacup and saucer
Grace activity:
1. Walking with a book on your head teaches the correct posture of a princess.
Take a small book, balance it on your own head and walk in a straight line across the
room. Now it’s your daughters turn, continue until they look like they are gliding
smoothly across the room.
2. Teach your child to behave well in public by learning table manners.
Set out the dining table with a knife, fork, teacup and saucer. (You can use their toy
tea set instead of your expensive china!) Show how a princess would hold a knife and
fork and only eat one pea at a time! Princesses never put their elbows on the table or
talk with their mouths full and always sit up straight.
3. For fun, demonstrate how not to behave, so that they can see the difference. A
Disney Princess would never be seen misbehaving!
4. Curtseying. Both put on your finest princess dresses and demonstrate how to
curtsey. Encourage your princess to imagine she is at the ball and about to dance
with the prince.
Our expert Lorraine Thomas says…
“Teaching your child good manners will give them a great start in life. These activities
are effective because they are simple and demonstrate the fun you can have behaving in
the right way. At this age, daughters love to copy their mums – so make the most of it
and have fun spending time together. As well as showing them what to do, talk to them
about the positive feelings they experience when they do things the right way. Talking
about positive feelings will increase their confidence. Once the activity has finished, go
out of your way to catch them ‘red-handed’ demonstrating good manners in their
everyday lives. You can use a star chart to record this and perhaps take them out on a
date for lunch, tea or dinner to celebrate their success. This will reinforce what you
have taught them and encourage them to establish good manners as a habit – not just a
game.”