My granddaughter is 3 years old and loves to dress up as a princess. This month we chose Moana from Disney’s Mulan because I think of Chinese and Japanese pink flower trees blooming in May. Also, her dress is yellow and green which makes me think of May flowers.
Princess Mulan is a courageous, independent, resourceful, thoughtful, and a tomboy 16 year old girl from an Imperial Chinese Dynasty. Her sidekick is Mushu a Chinese Dragon.
Mulan quote: “My name is Mulan! I did it to save my father.”
2 Peter 3:18 states, “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.”
Disney’s Mulan is such a great movie for teaching independence. We love playing Mulan in the dvd player in the car every May to prepare her for her Mulan photoshoot!
Princess Mulan wants nothing more than to bring honor to her family while protecting them. She has to disobey her family in order to protect them, but in the end she brings honor to them and to her country.
Storm also wants to please her family. She is constantly asking us if she is a good girl, or if we love her. She is constantly telling me that I am doing a good job. I believe that her love language is words of affirmation like her fathers!
Storm wore her Mulan Dress for Girls. We just combed her hair straight after her bath and then parted it slightly. Her shoes are the white strap sandals  and her gold earrings. We went to a local park today to take her Mulan pictures. She held some pink flowers and a green fan that came with her dress.
Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Storm has dressed as Mulan on May 17 every year of her short life!
You might enjoy Storm’s other Mulan photoshoots:
My granddaughter is 3 years old and loves to dress up as a princess. This month we chose Tiana from Disney’s The Princess and the Frog because I think of ponds and frogs in spring. Also, her dress is green and in April everything is finally green again!
Princess Tiana is an inspiring, ambitious, determined, resilient, and hardworking 19 year old girl from New Orleans. Her sidekick is Ray a Cajun firefly.
Tiana quote: “It serves me right for wishing on stars. The ONLY way to get what you want in this world is through hard work.”
James 1:17 states, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”
Éowyn is 3 years old now, and is growing and learning so much each and every day. She loves spending time with her family, playing with her baby dolls, eating sweets, and water play.
Éowyn is very excited for her birthday party… this is the first year that she understands that the day is all about her. She talks about opening her birthday gifts and being 3!
She wore a brightly colored dress with flowers on it, and we took advantage of the Easter flower display at church to take her pictures.
Disney’s The Princess and the Frog is not one of my favorites, because I do not like the shadow man, but I do love Tiana’s character. We play The Princess and the Frog in the dvd player in the car every April to prepare her for her Tiana photoshoot!
Princess Tiana is a hardworking beauty who believes that she can do anything with hard work and dedication. Her father tells her at the beginning of the movie that family is what really matters, and by the end of the movie, she remembers this lesson.
My Little Storm also loves her family and is always hugging each of us. She will also tell us each one at a time right after one another that she loves us… “Mommy, I love you”, “Daddy, I love you”, “Brother, I love you”, etc…
We went to a local park that had a pond and small gazebo for this photoshoot. She wore her new Tiana dress and I put her hair up with a bun shaper and curled some on the sides of her face. She wore her green  earrings are from a multi color pack that I bought when she was a baby. She wore her white strap sandals too.
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Storm has dressed as Tiana on April 17 every year of her short life!
You might enjoy Storm’s other Tiana photoshoots:
My granddaughter is 2 years old and she is talking in sentences already. She saw Storm dressing up as Jasmine and asked to be a princess too. So I got out one of Storm’s old dresses for her to try on. She loved it
Jasmine loves her pet tiger, Rajah. We found this one on Amazon.
She wore her  Jasmine costume, and felt like such a “pretty princess”.
I used some curtains and scarves as the back drop and flooring. I also had found some gold vases at the local thrift store. Then I also added the gold beads and golden lantern.
Disney’s Aladdin is super enjoyable for Storm, her favorite animal is a tiger. We love playing Aladdin in the dvd player in the car every March to prepare her for her Jasmine photoshoot!
Princess Jasmine is such a loving and generous girl. She loves her subjects and wants to help them from the youngest to the oldest. She tries to help the small children to get an apple at the beginning of the movie, and loves that Aladdin gives away gold coins during his parade.
Storm is also a very generous girl. She is always thinking of her little niece whenever she gets a special treat or prize. She wants to bring a treat or prize to her too!
She wore the Jasmine Costume that I found on Amazon. The rest of the props and back drops are all from thrift shops. I pulled her hair back into 3 spaced pony tails. She wore her gold earrings and went barefoot today. She also had her large stuffed tiger to look like Rajah.
1 John 3:17 “If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?”
Storm has dressed as Jasmine on March 17 every year of her short life!
You might enjoy Storm’s other Jasmine photoshoots:
Disney’s Tangled is such a fun and silly movie that Storm loves. We love playing Tangled in the dvd player in the car every February to prepare her for her Rapunzel photoshoot!
Princess Rapunzel is such a fun and silly girl. She finds things to love and have fun in all situations. She is has to stand up for herself against the only person that she has ever known before. But she gains true love and a family for her bravery.
Storm is also a silly girl who proves her bravery over and over again. She is not afraid of anything and always wants to lead and do things by herself. We try to teach her to make the most of every situation as well.
We took these pictures in the kitchen with a purple curtain as the backdrop and the stone wall that I made for our X-Men Trunk-or-Treat. I painted a sun on the tiny frying pan when she was a baby for her Baby Rapunzel photos, I printed out a picture of Flynn Rider on some resume paper to give it an old look, and I found this neat candle lantern at a thrift store. We also added some fun pink flowers. She is wearing a Rapunzel dress with white tights. I combed her hair straight after her back and parted it on the side. She wore her purple earrings are from a multi color pack that I bought when she was a baby.
Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it..”
Storm has dressed as Rapunzel on February 17 every year of her short life!
You might enjoy Storm’s other Rapunzel photoshoots:
Storm cut out the strawberry shapes. She told me the name of each shape as she glued it to the Strawberry Patch. The shapes included circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, star, heart, crescent.
Flower Colors Cut & Glue
She cut out the flower colors. She told me the name of each color as she glued it to the Flower Garden. The colors included red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, black, white, gray.
The Valentine’s Day Preschool Pack also included many other cut and glue pages that she enjoyed.
Here are a few of the coloring pages from the Valentine’s Day Preschool Pack. These covered shapes, colors, and numbers. There are also some Bible Verse pages too.
Valentine Volcano
This was one of her favorite activities today. We made the volcano in a clear glass heart dish and added glitter. After we made the volcano she played with it for a long time. We got this Valentine Volcano from the Valentine’s Day Preschool Pack too.
Trace & Color Pages
Here are a few of the tracing pages from the Valentine’s Day Preschool Pack. These pages covered the shapes and the numbers.
Slowly add the frozen butter through the shredder as the food processor is pulsing.
Add the cold water and pulse until a ball of dough forms.
Place dough on a clean and floured surface. Roll out dough until it is about 12×18 inches.
Add more flour to the dough and fold it into thirds. Add more flour and fold that in half. Place in a zip lock bag and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Cream Puff Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line to baking sheets with wax paper. Spray lightly with baking spray.
Wrap forks with aluminum foil to resemble a cone and spray them too.
Unfold the puff pastry and cut it with a pizza cutter into long 1 inch strips.
Start at the small end of the fork mold and wrap the strip of puff pastry around it overlapping each layer by 1/4 inch. Place on the baking sheet.
Prepare an egg wash with egg and water. Brush each horn with the egg wash.
Bake for 15-17 minutes turning half way though.
Allow them to cool for a few minutes and then remove the aluminum foil fork to finish cooling.
Fill with the following Whipped Cream Recipe and dust with powered sugar.
Whipped Cream Ingredients:
2 cups heavy whipping cream chilled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
Whipped Cream Instructions:
Add the heavy whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla to the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
With the mixer on medium speed, whip the cream until it begins to thicken.
Continue whipping for several minutes until the cream is fluffy (medium peaks) but not too firm.
Use immediately or cover tightly and chill for up to 36 hours.
Heart Pizzas
Ingredients:
2 teas sugar
1 teas dry active yeast
2/3 cup warm water (105 degrees)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teas salt
2 TBS olive oil
Pizza Sauce
Pepperoni
Mozzarella Cheese
Directions:
Mix sugar and warm water. Then sprinkle with yeast and let sit for 5 minutes.
Add in the flour, salt, and olive oil and mix with dough hook in electric mixer.
Once it is well mixed knead for 5 minutes.
Divide dough into 2 pieces and place into an oiled pan. Cover and let it rise for and hour.
Preheat oven to 475 degrees and roll out dough. I cut mine into heart shapes.
Spread the pizza sauce and cheese then bake for 12-15 minutes.
Start by preparing the strawberries. Add sliced strawberries to a bowl and sprinkle them with sugar. Stir to combine. Let them hang out on your counter for about 2 hours and they will create a delicious juice. I recommend stirring them every half hour or so.
Next, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray the heart shaped cupcake mold generously with baking spray. Then, add some all-purpose flour to the molds, shake it around, and discard the excess.
The next step is to whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Then add the vanilla, softened butter, milk, and egg. With an electric mixer, beat on medium speed for about two minutes.
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared heart shaped cupcake mold . Each mold should be about three-quarters full. In case there are any drips, set the pan on a baking sheet while spooning the batter into the molds. Then place the shortcake pan in the preheated oven.
Bake the little cakes for 18-20 minutes. Allow the cakes to cool completely in the pan before attempting to remove them. Gently loosen each cake with your fingers: then invert the pan to release the cakes.
While the shortcakes cool, prepare the whipped cream (I used the left over whipped cream from the cream puffs).
Spoon a generous amount of the strawberries and juice on each shortcake. Top with a dollop of Homemade Whipped Cream. Garnish with a sliced strawberry and sprig of fresh mint, if desired.
