Sometimes at these parties I struggle to get through the story during storytime. The girls like to interrupt to point out favorite characters and parts of the story. This is more true with the younger ones of course. I’ve decided that with the littler ones, it’s more fun to just flip through the book and look at the pictures. It’s actually pretty adorable. They make all sorts of comments and sound effects. They correctly give horrified gasps when the villains pop up and happy squeals when the heroine and her prince are united.
They also ask cute questions. Like why I (Belle) didn’t marry Gaston and how did I (Ariel) feel about Ursula the Sea Witch stealing voice? I enjoy it because it lets me really get into character, which in turn makes the experience real for the girls. Like when they point out Chip, the talking tea cup from Beauty and the Beast, I get to recall what it was like to take a sip from a enchanted tea cup and say things like, “Can you imagine! A talking tea cup! I was startled when he giggled the first time I took a sip. It must tickle to be sipped don’t you think?” They laugh and I love it!
They also ask me about the other princesses. I feel like I’m gossiping when I talk about them. Cause you know, Belle is obviously all up in Snow White’s business so she knows whether or not the dwarfs live in the castle with her or not and if Cinderella still talks to her evil step-sisters. And I heard that Ariel and Prince Eric are in marriage counseling and Aladdin and Jasmine got their flying carpet reprocessed last week. Ok so maybe I don’t go that far but it still feels like gossip!
Not that I condone gossip, but it’s not like Sleeping Beauty is ever going to find out what Cinderella said about her. And talking about the characters instead of trying to read the story is more fun anyway. Plus, as many of them drone, they already KNOW the story…
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