Since Genevieve is excited about princesses, I figured we would embrace it this week. In addition to the numerous Disney princess and Frozen books, we read several books about princesses, both real and pretend.
The Princess Knight, like Brave, reminds girls that they are not merely a hand to be fought for. We've been reading some chapter books, so finished some of the
Wide-awake Princess series and
Merida Legend of the Emeralds. Genevieve loves the pink of
Pinkalicious and loves predicting the end. We read some silly princess stories like
Pirate Princess and the
Paper Bag Princess. We read some international princess stories like
Shibumi and the Kitemaker,
The Princess who Lost Her Hair, and
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. We read about
Cleopatra and
Princess Diana.
We talked about what makes a princess a princess and the skills they might need. We practiced music, dance, and sewing as princesses of old. We used
hieroglyphics stamps to spell some words. Genevieve painted some pictures of princesses and queens, and practiced writing with a feather. We also created an acrostic from the word princess and built castles.
Genevieve has had some great pretend play, creating surprise parties and playing doctor. She's been telling stories and acting them out, pulling us along with her. We found some great books about
being yourself and using
art to forget about war. Tobias has been showing more interest in art as well.
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