The Princess and the Frog – Learning With My Boys

Preschool Tiana Photoshoot

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.”

We went to a local park that had a pond and small gazebo for this photoshoot. She wore her Walmart Tiana Sweater Dress with the Watermelon Birthday Party tutu and a and her white dress shoes with the “Tiana” hair bow from this Disney Princess Bow Pack.

Her are some more of my toddler and preschool photoshoots:

You might also enjoy some of my other The Princess and the Frog posts:

4 Year Old Tiana Preschool Photoshoot

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:

Or some of her other Princess Photoshoots:

3 Year Old Tiana Preschool Photos

Disney’s The Princess and the Frog is a fun classic story. This girl thinks it is so funny that Tiana thinks it is gross to kiss a frog. I used a rubber tub toy frog when she was a baby, but this time we found a ceramic frog that fit so nicely in her hands.

Tiana is such an inspiring princess for children to learn the value of hard work and big dreams. She sets out with a precise plan to own and run her very own restaurant through her hard work, but she ends up accomplishing her dreams taking another path (but still with hard work).

One thing that I try to teach my kids is that you need to work hard to get what you desire in life, but to also be flexible and creative. If things aren’t going your way, then use your brilliant mind to solve the puzzles that life throws at you.

This is the dress that I made for her last 2 year Tiana pictures. With colored tulle tied to the baby stretch crochet hair bands. Then I cut felt and glued it to the front with a big silk lily. We went to a local park that had a pond and small gazebo for this photoshoot. 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 sliver strappy sandals too.

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

You might enjoy Storm’s other Tiana photoshoots:

Or some of her other Princess Photoshoots:

2 Year Old Tiana Toddler Photos

The Princess and the Frog is fun for her to watch… she loves when Tiana says “Yuck” about kissing a frog!

Princess Tiana is such a sweet girl who know how to work hard for what she wants. What she wants more than anything else, is to fulfil her father’s dream of having a fancy restaurant. Her mother supports her all the way.

Storm is such a sweet and cuddly girl. She says, “hug”, to me dozens of times a day (and night). I want to support her in all of her dreams as well.

She is 2 and a half now and is still learning about princesses. She says, “Pretty” when she gets all dressed up, and runs to the mirror to look at herself. I made this dress with colored tulle tied to the baby stretch crochet hair bands. Then I cut felt and glued it to the front with a big silk lily. We went to a local park with a pond for this photoshoot. I put her hair up with a bun shaper and curled some on the sides of her face. I also made her headband from a Dollar Tree headband and some felt. She wore her white pearl earrings that I bought when she was a baby. She wore her white dress shoes with the bows and her white tights. I found a ceramic frog that fit so nicely in her hands.

Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.

Below she is Tiana 1 year apart in each photo…

You might enjoy Storm’s other Tiana photoshoots:

Or some of her other Princess Photoshoots:

20 Month Old Tiana Toddler Photos

Disney’s The Princess and the Frog is not one of my favorites because I really don’t like the shadow man, but I do love Tiana’s ambition. Tiana’s dream is to open her very own restaurant, but to become human again she has to brave the bayou to break the shadow man’s curse. Of course every Disney princess has an animal sidekick, and Ray is such a loyal one.

Tiana is an ambitious, hardworking, and humble girl.

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

“Storm is a humble girl
Humble girl, humble girl
Storm is a humble girl
She’s my humble girl”

We went to a local park to take her Tiana pictures. We found this little gazebo by a pond. She had a rubber frog to kiss. We also had some Mardi Gras necklaces and a small brass horn for her to play with.

She wore the tulle tutu that I made for her Watermelon Birthday Party with a green sweater on the top. The tutu was made with colored tulle tied to the baby stretch crochet hair bands and then I added a big white flower on the side of it. She wore her green earrings are from a multi color pack and white tights with black dress shoes. Her bow is the Tiana bow in the princess bow set that I had bought for Christmas.

James 4:10 “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”

You might enjoy Storm’s other Tiana photoshoots:

Or some of her other Princess Photoshoots:

8 Month Tiana Baby Photos

I chose Disney’s The Princess and the Frog for the April princess since it’s spring and we could take a trip to the lake! This will be helpful for future Tiana Photos too.

I tried to fashion a Tiana type dress from some clothes that she already had, since I wasn’t able to find a tiny Tiana dress for her! I put in the Tiana bow from the princess bow set, and she wore her small gold ball earrings.

We went to the lake and I brought a small green blanket and a rubber frog to kiss.