Princess Party with Belle

Claire and Ema (aka Belle and Rapunzel)

Our local library has had some great offerings for kids this summer -- a one man band, a bubble-blowing show and, today, we went to a princess party with Belle from Beauty and the Beast. We have been to some great shows and events and I have to say that today's party with Belle was really great! It was 45 minutes of pure princess fun!

Belle greeted all of the little princess guests, then taught them how to wave like a princess and twirl like a princess. All of the girls eagerly practiced waving and twirling. Next, Belle danced along with the girls to a few songs, then played The Hokey Pokey with them.

The audience sat down to rest after all of the dancing while Belle read a princess book. During the last part of the party Belle gave the girls clues describing a princess or prince and the girls had to shout out the name of the prince or princess after listening to all three clues.

Belle was gracious enough to pose for pictures after the party.

A Fairytale Princess Tea Party

This afternoon we went to A Fairytale Princess Tea Party at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre.

The description from the theatre's website read, "The Fairy Godmother, Tinker Belle, The Blue Fairy and Glinda Invite you to "A Fairy Tale Princess Tea Party" starring Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, The Little Mermaid, Jasmine, Rapunzel, The Frog Princess, Sleeping Beauty and Pochahantas. A New Play for Children written and directed by Stanley Barber."

In a word, the show was ADORABLE!!! Claire had so much fun wearing her Pocahontas costume and watching the show with some of her friends. One of the highlights of the show was when someone knocked on the door on stage, then a princess or fairy sang a little clue-filled rhyme and the audience had to yell out who they thought was at the door. All of the little princesses and princes in the audience yelled out their answers enthusiastically. Another highlight, without giving anything away, was the male characters that appeared in the show. Hysterical!!!

We had so much fun at this cute little theater. We will definitely attend more shows there in the future.

Meeting the Cast after the Show

Will the real Pocahontas please stand up?

Click, Clack, Moo

This afternoon we saw another little musical at the Mayo Center for Performing Arts -- Click, Clack, Moo based on the book Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin. The book is not only clever, but it is funny and exposes children to some good vocabulary words (furious, strike, neutral party, ultimatum). We read it often and laugh every time. The musical took some liberties with the storyline, but it was still quite funny. Claire and I were able to discuss how the musical and the book were similar and different.

Pinkalicious, the Musical

One of Claire's favorite books is Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann, so when I saw that Pinkalicious, the Musical would be playing at the Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, I bought tickets immediately!

The musical generally followed the book, so Claire was able to predict what was going to happen next. There was some audience participation, which she adored. When the show was over, Claire was disappointed that we couldn't go hang out with Pinkalicious. After going to Disney World, I suppose she thinks she can meet all of her favorite "stars."

After the show, we dined at George and Martha's, a restaurant we have been wanting to try.