Mulan – Learning With My Boys

Preschool Mulan Photoshoot

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.”

We went to a local park today to take her Mulan pictures. She held some pink flowers and a red fan. She wore a red Chinese Cheongsam, sparkly black leggings, her black dress shoes, and the “Moana” hair bow from this Disney Princess Bow Pack.

Her are some more of my toddler and preschool photoshoots:

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4 Year Old Mulan Preschool Photoshoot

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:

Or some of her other Princess Photoshoots:

3 Year Old Mulan Preschool Photos

We enjoy visiting our local Botanical Gardens Chinese festival days to take her Disney Mulan photos. She really enjoyed exploring the Botanical Gardens as I followed her taking pictures. I really enjoy my Canon EOS Rebel camera.

Mulan is a super independent, courageous woman. She tries to honor her father in the way that he expects, but she discovers that she can honor him in a whole new way that takes courage and independence.

Storm is also a very independent individual, constantly saying “My doos it!” She loves to play outside as much as possible and I encourage her to have courage whenever she sees a bug or jumps in the water.

We rarely purchase a brand new dress for her princess photoshoots, but this is one of the times that she did get a new dress (Mulan Dress for Girls). She loved looking at herself in the mirror before we left the house to see the “pretty princess”. We just combed her hair straight after her bath and then parted it slightly. Her shoes are the black flats with a bow and her earrings are from a multi color pack that I bought when she was a baby.

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”

You might enjoy Storm’s other Mulan photoshoots:

Or some of her other Princess Photoshoots:

2 Year Old Mulan Toddler Photos

We took a trip to our local Botanical Gardens for her Mulan pictures this year. She had fun running around outside and playing while we were there.

Mulan is a playful girl who is forced to make a serious decision in order to save her father’s life. She loves her family very much and she wants to honor them all. She tries to bring honor to her family the way that they want, but in the end she brings honor to them in an unexpected way.

Storm is also playful, as most toddlers are. She is a very, VERY energetic girl; we try to direct her energy to a constructive way. I believe that one day she will use her energy to accomplish amazing things, the way that Mulan does.

I couldn’t find a Mulan dress that I liked, so I made this dress with pieces that we have. She wore her black dress shoes and white tights. I braided her hair the night before so it would be a bit wavy , then I parted it on one side. She wore her gold ball earrings.

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

Below she is Mulan 1 year apart in each photo…

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Or some of her other Princess Photoshoots:

21 Months Old Mulan Toddler Photos

Disney’s Mulan is not as exciting for a toddler, but she does like the songs in the movie. Mulan’s dream is to bring honor to her family, and she ends up doing that by saving the Emperor from the Huns. Of course every Disney princess has an animal sidekick, and Mushu is such a silly one.

Mulan is a brave, courageous and fearless girl.

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

“Storm is a brave girl
Brave girl, brave girl
Storm is a brave girl
She’s my big brave girl”

We went to a local park that had some small Chinese stone structures that were just the right size so she could stand beside. We also found a Japanese Maple tree while we were there. She also loved walking over the bridge. She brought some little pink flower bouquet as well.

I couldn’t find a Mulan dress small enough for her, so I used a yellow dress that we had and put a green sweater over it. Then I made a belt out of thick ribbons. She wore her black dress sandals. I left her hair down and parted it on one side. She also wore her gold ball earrings.

Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Mandarin Oranges are a favorite for this girl.

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Or some of her other Princess Photoshoots:

9 Month Mulan Baby Photos

I chose Disney’s Mulan for the May princess because I think of Japanese trees with blooming cherry blossoms in May. I think that taking future Mulan pictures with the flowers.

I tried to fashion a Mulan type dress from some clothes that she already had, since I wasn’t able to find a tiny Mulan dress for her! I put her hair in piggy buns and she wore her small gold ball earrings.

I hung a blue curtain as the background and placed a green table cloth on the floor. I found the fans and pink cherry blossom flowers and other props at the local thrift shop.