Preschool Cinderella Photoshoot

My granddaughter is 3 years old and loves to dress up as a princess. This month we chose Cinderella from Disney’s Cinderella because I think of pumpkins in fall. Also, her carriage is made from a giant October pumpkin!

Princess Cinderella is a kind, graceful, attentive, optimistic, dreaming 19 year old girl from France. Her sidekick is Jaq is a little house mouse.

Cinderella quote: “A dream is a wish your heart makes.”

Proverbs 3:15 states, “She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.”

We went to a local chapel to take these pictures on the front steps. She wore her Cinderella dress with her white gloves, headband, and necklace. She wore her white dress shoes with the low heel. I found this large clock with the Roman numerals on Facebook for free. I spray painted a white pumpkin with silver glitter. And I found this star wand and tiny glass slipper on Amazon.


Here are some more of my toddler and preschool photoshoots:


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Disney Princess Party -5

Since we have taking Disney Princess Photos of her since she has been born, we decided to have a Princess party this year.

Princess Invitation

I hung up all of her princess dresses on a line and then put a galvanized tub in front. Then she dressed in her Ariel outfit and sat in the tub for the picture. Then I added the party information to the picture and gave it to her friends.


Princess Dress

We had part of her party at the local splash pad, so she just wore her swimsuit. At home she wore her outerspace dress that she found a a local resale shop and just HAD TO HAVE! I did get this “My Favorite Princess Calls Me Dad” shirt for her dad to wear.


Princess Decorations

Princess Pom Poms

I printed out 8×10 pictures of the princesses and found matching color of tulle and ribbons. I used 8 feet of tulle and then folded it into 3 foot sections. Then I used the ribbon to tie in the middle and cut the folded ends to be open. I laminated the princess pictures and punched a hole at her waist. Then pushed half of the tulle dress through. I spread the tulle starting at the bottom layer and then used glue dots to hold the dress tightly against the laminate. Then I used the ribbon that was tided around the middle to tie a bow and used another glue dot to hold it in place too. I used fishing line to hang them.

I made 12 Disney princesses; Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Belle, Elsa, Rapunzel, Jasmine, Tiana, Mulan, Moana, and Ariel.

At the splash pad we hung them on the fence between the banner pieces, I was very happy with how they turned out.

Photo Banner

Since she has dressed up as a Disney princess every month for 5 years, I just printed out a 5×7 from each photo session. I folded the top half of the black cardstock to form 8.5×8.5 square. I used double sided tape to attach the photos to white cardstock and then to the black cardstock . I attached a thick ribbon behind the folded cardstock and used glue dots to hold it in place. Then I attached large safety pins to each end of the ribbon.

We attached them to the fencing with the safety pins.

Princess Gift Bags

I printed out 4×6 pictures of the princesses and glued them to 5×7 white bags. Then I used some of the tulle left from the Princess Pom Poms to make little dresses for the bags. I attached them with glue dots and then added a tiny bow. Storm had fun filling the bags with goodies; mermaid slime, gem rings, princess tattoos, star wands, Disney stickers, star bubbles.

We placed the bags on a table with a princess table cloth.


Princess Food

I love making theme foods for my family. I make cupcakes for each princess and I also made another dinner food for each princess; including entrees, sides, drinks, and desserts.

Princess Cupcakes

I made 2 boxes of chocolate cake mixes and 2 boxes of vanilla cake mixes, then I baked them in colored baking cups.

Here is my buttercream recpie:

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)

Directions:

  1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
  2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
  3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.

I used food coloring to make the different colors of icing for each princess, then I used the Wilton 2D tip to make the ruffle looking dresses for them.

I printed out smaller versions of the princesses and attached toothpicks to them. I stuck these into the cupcakes to look like princess dresses.

I used these cupcake cases to transport them in.

The Disney Princess Meal

Sleeping Beauty Spinning Wheel Pasta

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Boil the pasta in salt water for 8 minutes.
  2. Drain and add a jar of alfredo sauce. I add some water the the jar and shake it to get more of the sauce out of the jar. (We have tried many of the jar alfredo sauces and the Bertolii is my family’s favorite.)

Rapunzel’s Braided Garlic Bread

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 Cup warm water
  • 1 TBS sugar
  • 2 1/2 teas active dry yeast
  • 3 Cup flour
  • 1 Cup hot water
  • 1 teas salt
  • 4 TBS melted butter
  • 1/2 teas garlic salt
  • 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

  1. Make a double batch and use half for Belle’s Pepperoni Roses.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and prepare 2 baking sheets.
  3. Combine 1/4 cup warm water and sugar. Sprinkle yeast on the top and let it set for 10 minutes.
  4. Mix in 2 cups flour, salt, and the h0t water on low.
  5. Slowly add 1 cup flour and mix until dough is smooth and pulls away from the sides.
  6. Dump dough on flour surface and cup into fourths. Cut each piece into fourths again so that you have 16 pieces.
  7. Roll each piece into an 8 inch rope and then braid 3 of them together and place on a baking sheet.
  8. Let sit for 10 minutes while you mix melted butter and garlic salt.
  9. Brush butter on the bread and bake for 12 minutes.
  10. When the bread comes out brush more butter on it and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Belle’s Pepperoni Roses

Ingredients:

  • Pizza Dough (I used the same dough that I made Rapunzel’s Braided Garlic Bread)
  • 1 jar of Pizza Sauce
  • Pepperoni
  • Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and prepare a muffin tin by lightly greasing them.
  2. Roll out your dough about 8 inches long and cut into 2 inch strips.
  3. Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce along each strip, leaving and edge along one side.
  4. Spread pepperoni slices along one long side of each strip with the pepperoni hanging off the dough.
  5. Sprinkle with cheese.
  6. Roll dough carefully longwise and place them into the muffin tin.
  7. Bake for 15 minutes and allow to cool before you serve.

Orange Chicken (to add some protein to our meal)

Ingredients:

  • 3 lbs Chicken Tenderloins
  • 1/2 Cup Orange Marmalade
  • 1/2 Cup Honey BBQ Sauce
  • 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce

Directions:

  1. Place the chicken in a crock pot on high for 3 hours.
  2. Mix other ingredients in a small bowl.
  3. Drain the liquid from the chicken and cut into 1 inch pieces.
  4. Place the chicken and sauce in the crock pot on low for another 30 minutes.

Jasmine Rice

Ingredients:

  • 2 Cups Jasmine Rice
  • 2 1/2 half cups water
  • Salt

Directions:

  1. Place all ingredients into your rice maker.
  2. Once it is done let it set with the lid on for 5-10 more minutes.
  3. Add salt and fluff with a fork.

Mulan’s Egg Rolls

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. I use MINH frozen Pork Egg Rolls from Sam’s Club and place them in the air fryer for 15 minutes.
  2. Allow to cool before serving. These were a big hit!

Pocahontas’s Gold (Corn)

Ingredients:

  • 8 ears of corn
  • Olive Oil
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Butter

Directions:

  1. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
  2. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  3. Cook for 10 minutes, turning halfway through.
  4. Add butter and salt as needed.

Moana’s Watermelon Boat

Ingredients:

  • Watermelon
  • Other Fruit

Directions:

  1. Slice about a third of the watermelon off longwise. Cut a tiny slice flat off the bottom so the boat sits flat.
  2. Use a melon baller to cut out balls of watermelon.
  3. Once you get what you can out, cut out the rest of the watermelon so it can hold as much fruit as possible.
  4. We placed pineapple, strawberries, red and green grapes in the boat.
  5. Then I printed out a Moana flag and attached it with a skewer.

Elsa’s Snowball Punch

Ingredients:

  • 1 gallon Blue Hawaiian Punch
  • 2 liter Sprite
  • 12 oz Pineapple Juice
  • Vanilla Ice Cream

Directions:

  1. Chill all of the liquids before hand, then add them all to your punch bowl.
  2. Place about 10 large scoops of vanilla ice cream to the punch.

Tiana’s Swamp Juice

Ingredients:

  • 1 gallon Green Berry Rush Hawaiian Punch
  • 2 liter Sprite
  • 12 oz Pineapple Juice

Directions:

  1. Chill all of the liquids before hand, then add them all to your Jug.

Snow White’s Apple Dumplings

Ingredients:

  • 2 Cups flour
  • 1 TBS sugar
  • 1 teas salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup ice cold water
  • 2 granny smith apples
  • 1 egg
  • 3 TBS Sugar
  • 1 teas cinnamon
  • (SAUCE)
  • 1/2 Cup water
  • 1/4 Cup apple Juice
  • 1/2 Cup sugar
  • 2 TBS butter
  • 1/2 teas cinnamon

Directions:

  1. Mix together the flour, sugar and salt.
  2. Cut the cold butter into pea sized pieces and mix it into the flour.
  3. Add just enough water to bring the dough together. Wrap the dough with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  5. Roll out the dough to a fourth of and inch thick on a floured surface. Punch our 5 inch circles.
  6. Slice and peel apples. Combine3 TBS sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon and toss half of it with the apple slices.
  7. Fill each circle with apples and then place another circle top of the apples.
  8. Use egg wash to seal the edges of the circle and then press with a fork.
  9. Brush the top with egg wash and then sprinkle with more sugar cinnamon mixture.
  10. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
  11. Meanwhile, make the sauce by boiling water, juice and sugar.
  12. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes until thickend.
  13. Add the butter and cinnamon while stirring.
  14. Once the dumplings are done, spread the sauce on top. and serve with vanilla ice cream.

Ariel’s Dingle Hopper Cake Pops

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Smash up 4 cupcakes with icing and 4 cupcakes without icing.
  2. Roll into 1 inch balls and chill for 30 minutes.
  3. Melt the almond bark in a bowl over boiling water and add purple food coloring
  4. Place a fork into each ball and dip them into the purple melt.
  5. Add the sprinkles to the top and refrigerate.

Cinderella’s Pumpkin Roll

Ingredients:

  • Pumpkin Roll

Directions:

  1. I just bought a pumpkin roll instead of making it this time.

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5 years of Disney Princess Photoshoots

My beautiful daughter has dressed up as a Disney princess every month for 5 years. When I was pregnant with her, I strategically decided which princess I would photograph each month for the next 5 years. I also started collecting second hand props.

Every August 17, she dressed as Sleeping Beauty (2020-2024).


Every September 17, she dressed as Snow White (2020-2024).


Every October 17, she dressed as Cinderella (2020-2024).


Every November 17, she dressed as Pocahontas (2020-2024).


Every December 17, she dressed as Belle (2020-2024).


Every January 17, she dressed as Elsa (2021-2025).


Every February 17, she dressed as Rapunzel (2021-2025).


Every March 17, she dressed as Jasmine (2021-2025).


Every April 17, she dressed as Tiana (2021-2025).


Every May 17, she dressed as Mulan (2021-2025).


Every June 17, she dressed as Moana (2021-2025).


Every July 17, she dressed as Ariel (2021-2025).


Here are a few of her other photoshoots:

4 Year Old Cinderella Preschool Photoshoot

Disney’s Cinderella is such a sweet movie that reminds us all to be kind in all situations. We love playing in the dvd player in the car every October to prepare her for her Cinderella photoshoot!

Cinderella is kind and gentle in all situations. The animals love her because she is so gentle with them, and she truly cares about them. The mice and birds also love her, helping to prepare her dress for the ball. All off the animals help with her coach going to the ball as well.

Storm truly cares about her loved ones as well. Every day when she eats something yummy she sets a small bit aside to save for when her niece comes over (even if it is days away). She is an empathetic girl as well. Whenever I am not feeling well or hurt myself (even if I just stub my toe), she rushes to me to find out how she can help. Mostly giving lots of hugs and empathetic looks.

We went to a local chapel to take these pictures on the front steps. She wore her Cinderella dress that we got from a resale shop and her white gloves, headband, and necklace. She wore her white dress shoes with the low heel and her pearl earrings. I pulled her hair backing using a bun shaper and added her headband. I found this large clock with the Roman numerals on Facebook for free. I spray painted a white pumpkin with silver glitter. And I found this star wand and tiny glass slipper on Amazon.

Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.


Storm has dressed as Cinderella on October 17 every year of her short life!

You might enjoy Storm’s other Cinderella photoshoots:


Or some of her other Princess Photoshoots:

3 Year Old Cinderella Preschool Photos

Disney Cinderella is such a classic fairy tale, and adding all the fun animals make it that much better. She was such a little lady today!

Cinderella is a great role model, showing kids to keep a good attitude even when everything is going badly. Such a mentally strong individual, she is polite and soft spoken when most people would explode. She is kind to animals and even to the people who mistreat her.

She is what I strive for in my own personal life and want to teach my daughter as well. Being elegant in time of torment is something that can only happen with God’s help. Storm is a very kind young lady, and learning everyday how to get along with people who are not so kind.

When we drove up to the location for our photoshoot; she pointed and said, “My castle!” We found her dress at a consignment shop and I bought the gloves, headband, and necklace to go with it. She wore some white flats with sliver flowers. She wore her white pearl earrings and I put her hair up in a bun with a bun shaper. The clock in the background was given to me on Facebook. I sprayed the pumpkins silver and found some ivy to go with them. AND… she loves her star wand!

Isaiah 46:4 says, “I will be your God throughout your lifetime—until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you”.


You might enjoy Storm’s other Cinderella photoshoots:


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Baby Cinderella Photoshoot

She’s 6 months old now. We chose Disney’s  Cinderella with pumpkins for this October photo session.

She loves to be on her tummy, making it easier for me to get some cute pictures at this stage!

She wore this Blue Body Suit with a blue tutu. I also bought her this silver headband crown.

I placed a light  white sheet for the background and then a fluffy baby pad for her to lay on. I love ivy and pumpkins. I wanted to incorporate the pumpkins, but I didn’t want to have bright orange in my magical fairyland; so I spray painted sliver onto some pumpkins and they turned out great! I found her these silver  star magic wand , glass slipper, and silver castle.


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2 Year Old Cinderella Toddler Photo

Disney Cinderella is a good princess movie to start with because it has so many fun characters for littles. Storm likes watching the mice and cat in this one.

Cinderella is kind and gentle to all creatures, even to her family who treats her unfairly. She greets them all in the morning and does what they command her to do with a kind heart. She also loves all of the animals in her home and has made them her friends.

Storm is also very friendly. Whenever we are out at about; she will wave at people and try to talk with old men for some reason! She likes to hold our cats, and we are teaching her how to have gentle touches.

We found her dress at a consignment shop and I bought the gloves, headband, and necklace to go with it. She wore her white pearl earrings and I put her hair up in a bun with a bun shaper. I used white and light  blue sheet as the background and floor. I put the homemade cardboard stone wall that we used in our X-Men Trunk-or-Treat as part of the background as well. Then I used our ivy planter for decorations. The clock in the background was given to me on Facebook. I sprayed the pumpkins silver and found some ivy to go with them. AND… she loves her star wand! Bippity Boppity Boo!

1 John 4:10 “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”


Below she is Cinderella 1 year apart in each photo…


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14 Month Old Cinderella Toddler Photos

Disney’s Cinderella  is a typical “happily ever after” movie to introduce to the toddler. Cinderella’s dream is to build a better life, and she ends up standing up for herself to fight for a better future. Of course every Disney princess has a sidekick, and Jaq is such a loyal one.

Cinderella is a kind, attentive and graceful girl.

One of the songs that I sing to her is to the tune of “Mary had a Little Lamb”…

“Storm is a kind girl
Kind girl, kind girl
Storm is a kind girl
She’s my kind, kind girl”

We found this old church ruins to take her Cinderella picture this year. I also made a pumpkin carriage by carving a white pumpkin and adding blue jewels and a crown. The tiny silver clock that she is holding is from a thrift store. I also got her these silver  star magic wand to play with. Bippity Boppity Boo!

She wore a toddler Cinderella dress that someone gave to her. She wore this silver headband crown that we got for her baby pictures. She just started walking so she is wearing her soft sliver baby shoes with some white tights. She also wore her white pearl earrings.

Ephesians 4:32 “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”


You might enjoy Storm’s other Cinderella photoshoots:


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Princess Carriage Pumpkin Carving

I got a white pumpkin with 2 little pumpkins to make a Cinderella Pumpkin Carriage for Storm. I also used the gem stickers to decorate it.

First we cut of the top and pulled out the pumpkin insides.

She tasted the lid before replacing it.

Then I carved a coach door and windows.

Next I added some blue gem stickers to the carriage and some sliver gem stickers to the smaller pumpkins for the wheels.

Last I added a Cinderella crown to the top of the pumpkin.

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2 Month Cinderella Baby Photos

I chose Disney’s  Cinderella  for the October princess since there is a pumpkin in the movie. It makes me think of fall and I think it would be fun for future Cinderella pictures.

This cute baby Cinderella costume was given to her before she was born. I also bought her this silver headband crown.

I placed a light  white sheet for the background and then a fluffy baby pad for her to lay on. I love ivy and pumpkins. I wanted to incorporate the pumpkins, but I didn’t want to have bright orange in my magical fairyland; so I spray painted sliver onto some pumpkins and they turned out great! I found her these silver  star magic wand , glass slipper, and silver castle.

I used my EOS 2000D Canon Rebel Camera to take her princess photos. I also use my softbox photography lighting and backdrop rod to help.

Baby Princess Cinderella

Jerimiah 23:19 “See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of the wicked.”


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