The girls recently requested that they “make” a doll. Since sewing is a bit past my skill level, I settled on paper dolls. With the girls’ close supervision over both my shoulders, I found a printable template online that involved a suitably fancy dress. We printed them out, and set to work cutting out the intricate dolls and dresses. The girls were a little frustrated that the dresses kept slipping off their dolls (those silly little fold-over tabs!), so I got out the big gun: scotch tape. Soon enough, the ball gowns were stuck on tight, and the girls pranced all over the house with their little princesses. I believe one was named Ariel Rapunzel, and the other named Ariel Cinderella (it probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone that the girls have requested that we name the new baby “Eric” after Prince Eric of The Little Mermaid. Jim and I told them we’d consider their suggestion…after all, it’s better than them requesting we name the child “The Beast”!).
Good job, Mama!