Princess In Training – Workshop Ideas - Disney

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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.”
Birthday calendar Create a birthday calendar to remember friends and family’s important dates. Birthdays are exciting and give you the opportunity to make homemade cards to show special people that you love them. This activity also teaches them months and days! Ariel in ‘The Little Mermaid’ journeyed to the surface to watch Prince Eric’s fireworks on his birthday before saving his life after he was thrown overboard. You will need: • A calendar (to copy the dates from) • Photographs of friends and family • Plain paper • Ruler • Colouring pencils • Glitter • Glue • Sticky-tac Thoughtfulness activity: 1. Encourage your child to find out friends and family members’ birthday dates. 2. Copy dates from a calendar putting one month on each sheet. Design a colourful wall calendar using the paper and coloured pencils. 3. Decorate using bright and shiny materials such as sweet wrappers and glitter. 4. Stick photographs of the person whose birthday it is on their birth date. 5. Display the chart on the wall so they can remember the dates and make cards for people’s birthdays. Our expert Lorraine Thomas says… “This game is effective because it is all about kindness and thinking of others. Adults as well as children like to feel special on their birthday and this shows children that other people’s birthdays can be just as much fun as their own. This activity also gives you the opportunity to talk to your child about what you love about them and for them to talk about what they love about the special people in their life. Talking about this will help them to recognise the value of friends and family and to develop positive personal qualities in themselves.” Princess Diary Share each other’s daily experiences and feelings through songs. It doesn’t take long; you can make time to do this at bedtime, perhaps before or instead of a story; just like Snow White and the washing song in ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’. To the tune of their favourite song, children can sing out the day’s activities or any problems they have had. You will need: • Good imagination • Healthy lungs Honesty activity: 1. Choose a favourite song. 2. Add in your own words and sing along to the tune. 3. For example just like Snow White sings the washing song: Step up to the tub
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