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Prima Princessa Sleeping Beauty comes to the UK and beyond!

Following the successful UK release of Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker, the next show in this children’s series, Prima Princessa Presents Sleeping Beauty featuring The Royal Ballet, comes to the UK this spring 2013! It will be available on DVD for £5.99 in the UK as well as to European countries through Amazon.co.uk. 

Independently produced by 2 mums, Prima Princessa Presents Sleeping Beauty contains an entertaining mix of live ballet and ballet step demonstrations young viewers can dance along to.

An animated ballerina-fairy, speaking with a British accent, serves as the guide throughout the show taking a group of children to see The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty and in between acts encouraging them to learn new ballet steps demonstrated by students at the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet. After the ballet ends the fun continues with a magical tea party and fun floral crafts. 

 

Prima Princessa Presents Sleeping Beauty is a Parents' Choice Award winner: "Be sure to roll up the carpet and push back the furniture when you watch this DVD, because your little ballet lover is very likely to leap and twirl along with the dance playing on the TV screen."

Prima Princessa Presents Sleeping Beauty DVD makes a great addition to the Easter basket as well as a wonderful ballet recital gift. 

Visit www.PrimaPrincessa.com for ballerina colouring pages, online educational games for children as well as information on Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker DVD and Prima Princessa Ballet for Beginners featuring the School of American Ballet book.

Prima Princessa's beginner ballet book,  Prima Princessa Ballet for Beginners featuring the School of American Ballet is available in English hardcover or paperback, French and Italian.

If you are a UK blogger feel free to use any of the information or picturess on this page. Below are some more useful links for your use as well.

Amazon Link for Prima Princessa Sleeping Beauty:

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Prima-Princessa-Presents-Sleeping-Beauty/dp/B00BJMOCXE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362114205&sr=8-2

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Beginner Ballet - Perfect Gifts for Upcoming Ballet Recitals

Looking to inspire your budding ballerina? These 5 gifts ideas are great for the beginner ballet set! Ballet recital season will be sneaking up soon so get a head start with these fun beginner ballet gift ideas for their first Ballet Recitals! - from Prima Princessa - ballet shows & books for kids

Beginner Ballet Gift 1

Tickets to the Ballet! - There is nothing like going to see the ballet live. If you can't make it to the ballet consider buying a ballet DVD. Stick to ones that are recenlty released to get the best in HD picture quality. Some classi picks are "The Sleeping Beauty", "The Nutcracker", "Swan Lake", "Cinderella". The best spot to buy ballet tickets is usually right on the ballet companies or school's website or try Ticketmaster. Ballet on ice is also fun for younger kids. Local ballet studios also have recitals which are usually an inexpensive way for little kids to get exposed to ballet.

Beginner Ballet Gift 2

Ballet Clothing - Ballet leotards with a simple skirt are a great choice for beginner ballet class. Footless Ballet tights, leg warms, tutus are all good choices. Capezio is a great place to shop obnline for ballet clothing or try a local ballet store or studio so you can try things on right away. Ballet themed pajamas and t-shirts are also sure to be big hits.

Beginner Ballet Gift 3

Beginner Ballet Books & Beginner Ballet DVDs - There are some many great beginner ballet books and beginner ballet DVDs out there. 

Beginner Ballet Gift 4

Gift certificate to Ballet School for Beginner Ballet Classes. Most ballet schools have gift certificates and many even have shops where the certificate can also be used. Gift certificates can be used toward cost of classes or you can purchase a series if classes.

Beginner Ballet Gift 5

Ballet Bags - Ballet bags make a great gift for ballerina's just starting out. They can store their ballet slippers, leotards and tights in their new bag. All About Dance has a great selection online.

And don't forget the flowers for right after the recital!

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 DVDs for your budding ballerina (ages 3-6): 

 Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake, 

Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker, 

Prima Princessa Presents Sleeping Beauty 

 Ballet Book: 

 Prima Princessa Ballet for Beginners

 

 

 

Looking for a great ballet book for your little ballerina?

 Your budding ballerina will love getting a ballet book! Choose from this great selection of 10 fun ballet books for young children. You may not be able to stop at just one ballet book!

Ballet Book 1

1. Prima Princessa says: Fun ballet book with great photos of student ballerinas as well as toddler ballerinas! “Thanks to the charming, illustrated Prima Princessa, would-be ballerinas will enjoy a privileged peek into the dancer's world. The fairy-like Princessa ushers readers into New York City's famous School of American Ballet (SAB) in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts the finest dance academy in the U.S. and the starting point for most of the New York City Ballet's ballerinas.” 

Prima Princessa Ballet for Beginners

 

Ballet Book 2

2. Prima Princessa says: Fun colorful ballet book with great photos! “An inspirational gift book for any girl who ever took dance classes and dreamed of being a ballerina, The Ballet School of Life is a unique collection of wisdom and illustration, of life lessons set against a backdrop of dramatic full-color photographs of young dancers and whimsical, theatrical watercolors of butterfly wings and fairy-tale castles, tiaras..."

Put Your Best Foot Forward

Ballet Book 3

3. Prima Princessa says: Gorgeous illustrations make this ballet book very special. “The latest volume in Black Dog’s successful book-and-CD series combines the mesmerizing stories of the world’s great ballets with fun facts, dancing how-tos, history, profiles— all accompanied by charming original watercolors.” 

A Child's Introduction to Ballet

 

Ballet Book 4 

4. Prima Princessa says: charming story makes this a ballet book to read over and over. “Tilly loves her tutu, and she never wants to take it off. She wears it everywhere--in the pool, at the zoo, even in the rain! So what will Tilly do when her tutu accidentally gets torn?”

I Wear My Tutu Everywhere

 

Ballet Book 5

5. Prima Princessa says: we love all things Fancy Nancy and this ballet book is a big winner too. "Fancy Nancy and her best friend, Bree, couldn’t be more excited about their upcoming dance show. After all, it’s all about mermaids—and who knows how to be a fancy, glamorous mermaid better than Fancy Nancy herself?" 

Fancy Nancy Mermaid Ballet

Ballet Book 6

6. Prima Princessa says: This ballet book comes with a DVD too! Yeah! “This richly illustrated guide uses beautiful photographs, informative text, and a free instructional DVD to help beginner and intermediate ballet students gain a greater understanding of this timeless art.”

Ballerina: A Step by Step Guide to Ballet

Ballet Book 7

7. Prima Princessa says: This ballet book is a classic! “It’s been twenty-five years since Angelina danced her way into the hearts of young ballerinas, and she’s still going strong. A true modern classic, Angelina continues to be adored by her legions of fans. Celebrate her twenty-fifth anniversary with this special edition of the original book that started it all.”

Angelina Ballerina25th Anniversary Edition

Ballet Book 8

8. Prima Princessa says: Whoppi crafts a wonderful story in this ballet book. Written by Whoppi Goldberg! “Meet Katy, Nikki and Grace, three ballerinas who are also the best of friends. Use the stickers in the middle of this book to dress them in beautiful costumes for ballets such as Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Swan Lake. 24 pages.”

Sugar Plum Ballerinas

Ballet Book 9

9. Prima Princessa says: It is fun to color in this ballet book. “Forty-two clear, accurate drawings (all in proper sequence) depict everything that goes on in a beginner's class, from lacing up the ballet shoe to executing the perfect arabesque. Illustrated instructions as well for proper posture, warm-up exercises, arm movements and much more. Inspirational, encouraging and instructive advice.”

Ballet Class - Dover Fashion Coloring Book 

Ballet Book 10

10. Prima Princessa says: I love the pretty stickers in this ballet book. "Meet Katy, Nikki and Grace, three ballerinas who are also the best of friends. Use the stickers in the middle of this book to dress them in beautiful costumes for ballets such as Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Swan Lake. 24 pages."

 Usbourne Sticker Dolly Dressing Ballerinas

 

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Ballet Steps - inspiring sources for budding ballerinas!

Practice your ballet steps!

Ballet Steps are the basis of dancing ballet. Budding ballerinas will be inspired by these great sources  to work on their ballet steps. These ballet steps sources include instructional ballet books, ballet steps dictionaries on the web and instructional ballet DVDs all of which feature ways to learn and practice your ballet steps. Enjoy! - Prima Princessa ballet shows for budding ballerinas

 

Books featuring Ballet Steps for budding ballerinas

Prima Princessa Ballet for Beginners Featuring the School of American Ballet  Contains large color photos of students from the School of American Ballet demonstrating lost of ballet steps from beginner to advanced. Available in hardcopy as well as paperback. Comes in English, French and Italian.

 

The Ballet Book by Darcy Bussel Darcey Bussel's wonderful book on Ballet including Ballet Steps and much more related to ballet. Darcy Bussel is a famous ballerina who studied and danced with The Royal Ballet amongst other achievements.

 

 Put Your Best Foot Forward - A Young Dancer's Guide to Life by Suki Schorer and the School of American Ballet Charming book featuring ballet steps as well as inspiring information on ballet and being a ballet student. Suki Schorer is a famous ballerina who danced with The New York City Ballet and also taught at The New York City Ballet.

 

Dictionaries of Ballet Steps on the Web for budding ballerinas

Prima Princessa’s Ballet Steps Dictionary  - comprehensive listing of basic ballet steps on a fun website with ballet games, ballet coloring pages and more!

American Ballet Theatre Ballet Steps Dictionary - comprehensive listing of ballet terms on the ABT website. Check out their upcoming ballet performances!

Wish Upon a Ballet Ballet Steps Dictionary - this listing of ballet steps also includes videos of ballet steps as well as photos of ballet steps.

 

DVDs Teaching Ballet Steps for budding ballerinas

 

Tinkerbell's Learn Ballet Step by Step  Learn basic ballet steps with this ballet instruction DVD. This is geared for children ages 4 and up. Comes with a free ballet steps poster too!

Baby Ballet DVD For young children ages 4-6, learn basic ballet steps with this ballet instruction DVD featuring a ballet class of preschoolers learning ballet steps with their teacher.

 

Prima Princessa DVDs for preschoolers teach 3-5 ballet steps per DVD. These DVDs also show excerpts of real ballets. They encourage a love of ballet and movement. Featuring famous ballet companies, a cartoon ballerina, and students from the School of American Ballet.

Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake, Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker, Prima Princessa Presents Sleeping Beauty

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Valentine Bracelet Duct Tape Craft

Valentine's Day Bracelet Duct Tape Craft - this easy & fun craft for girls is perfect for upcoming Valentine's Day!

Valentine craft post from Prima Princessa - DVDs for young children featuring ballet lessons & famous ballets 

Instructions for Valentine Duct Tape Craft Bracelet - great Valentine's Day Craft!

1. Make  Duct Tape Hearts - cut about a 5" strip of duct tape and fold in half sticky side to sticky side. Trim so it is a square shape. Fold in half and cut out half a heart shape (just like you'd make a paper heart). Make 3 of these hearts

2. Make Duct Tape Bracelet Band - cut a 10" strip of duct tape. Fold in thirds the long way. Place on wrist to get a feel for the size. You want it to be about an inch or so longer on each end so it can easily be adjusted and gotten on and off the wrist. Trim to size. One ends place contrasting strips of duct tape for decoration and to cover the open seam.

3. Stick Duct Tape Hearts onto Bracelet Band - sticks the 3 hearts onto the bracelet. Do so by cutting an inch long strip of duct tape and rolling it so the sticky side is facing out. Place just across back of heart in middle so it covers the entire length. (Stays on better the longer it is) Stick to bracelet strip right in middle. Do the same with the other two duct tape hearts on each side of middle duct tape heart. 

 

4. Make Clasp - so bracelet is adjustable. Make one more duct tape heart. Fold it in half and cut a small hole in the middle - about the width of top of a pencil. Make sure the duct tape bracelet strap ends can both fit through. There should be enough resistance that they will not slip out, but not so much that it is hard for a child to adjust it. Best to start small with the hole and then keep increasing as needed.

Tip: this Valentine's Day Craft can be made with your child or make it for her as a surprise Valentine's Day Gift. The little hearts are also jsut fun to make by themselves and they can be stuck on any outfit as a little temporary pin.

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Holiday Brisket Recipe - Easy & Delicious

I make this brisket all the time around the holidays and it is always an across the board hit with all ages. It is great with kids because it is easy for them to cut up with just their fork. Because you make it the night before and then simply reheat- it is really easy main course for a busy holiday meal. Enjoy!

Holiday Beef Brisket Recipe

Ingredients: 1 3 lb Brisket, 1 Package Dried Onion Soup Mix (I use Lipton) Worcester Sauce

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In  a large pan (I use a pyrex or ceramic rectangular pan with deep edges) lay a big piece of foil. Douse with Worcester sauce. Lay meat on top with fat side up. Sprinkle with most of soup mix. Douse with some more Worcester Sauce. Seal foil tightly together on top so meat is in a little pouch. You don't want any sealed sides to below the top of the meat or the sauce can drip out.  Bake for 3 hours. Let cool and then refrigerate.

Next day skim the fat off and then slice against the grain.  Lay slices in pan. You can dilute the sauce as needed a bit with water. Reheat for about 30 minutes at 325 degrees for about 30 minutes.

This is an easy recipe for kids to help. They can lay out foil, help spinkle soup mix, douse Worcester sauce, set timer! Have fun!

Enjoy this beef brisket recipe! - post courtesy of Prima Princessa - fun & educational shows for kids

 

 

Win a "Prima Princessa Nutcracker" DVD in the UK on MHFR

We are thrilled to be reviewed by Mad House Family Reviews, and amazing UK blog. You can also enter their competition to win it!

From the review: "If you have a child who is properly interested in ballet, it's brilliant because it will teach you key moves and explain the technical terms, but if your daughter (or son) just has a passing interest and is more interested in twirling and jumping around the living room copying the ballerinas without really worrying too much about the correct way of doing things, they'll still get a lot out of it"

Kids Christmas Treat - easy to make & easy to freeze

These Kids Christmas Treats are absolutely delicious and super fun to make with kids. What I like so much about them as they freeze well so you can make them ahead of time and then ahve them on hand to bring to assorted holiday events throughout the Christmas season. These kids Christmas treats also taste great cold so they are always ready to eat. I plan on making a batch with my daughters Girl Scout Troop and saving some to bring to a family Christmas party we are going to soon.

My mother-in-law sent me the recipe and cute photo of these Christmas treats that a friend of her brought to a meeting. These kids Christmas treats are great for adults too! 

Directions for Kids Christmas Treat

Preher the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Place an unwrapped chocolate in a pretzel for about 30 seconds to 1 minute. You want the chocolate to soften but not get drippy. Take out and let it reat about 45 seconds. Then mush in two M&M and as you do you want to mush out the chocolate so it fills up the pretzel, but not runs over it. Use a red a green M&M for a Christmas them or a Blue and White for Hanukkak theme (red and pink for Valentines Day!). Let cool about 20 minutes. Enjoy your Christmas Treat!

Nutcracker NYC post courtesy of "Prima Princessa Nutcracker" kids DVDs

Nutcracker NYC

There are tons of great productions going on right now of The Nutcracker ballet in NYC. The Nutcracker is an amazing show to see for the entire family over the holidays. You'll find going during the week, as opposed to on the weekend, can often save you a bunch in ticket costs.

Nutcracker NYC  - great choices for NYC spots to view The Nutcracker ballet

New York City Ballet G. Balanchine's The Nutcracker (a true classic)

New York Theater Ballet  (a chamber ballet)

American Ballet Theater (right outside of NYC in Brooklyn)

Joffrey Ballet School (student production)

Kozlova Nutcracker (Russina inspired)

Nutcracker NYC post courtesy of "Prima Princessa Nutcracker" kids DVDs

 

 

Royal Ballet of London's The Nutcracker

It is Nutcracker Season! Don't miss the amazing The Royal Ballet of London performing The Nutcracker this year! This amazing Christmas ballet is fun for the entire family.

The Royal Ballet - The Nutcracker 

 

 Nutcracker NYC post courtesy of Prima Princessa Nutcracker- kids DVDs

Festive Hanukkah Craft

Happy Hanukkah!

All you need are some popsicle sticks, glitter, glue, blue paint and either pipe-cleaner or cord to make this easy Hanukkah craft for kids.

Easy Hanukkah Craft for Kids Instructions

Step 1: Paint the sticks if you want to with blue paint.

Step 2: Glue sticks into shape of a Star of David.

Step 3: Paint sticks with glue and sprinkle on glitter.

Step 4: Let dry and then attach either a cord or pipecleaner so you can hang up the fun, festive, easy Hanukkah craft for kids.

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Make a free personalized Santa video for your child

I just made an adoreable free personalized Santa video at Portable North Pole for my daughter and can't wait to show it to her. I watched it first myself as it was my first experience with this site.

It took about 2 minutes to make and is about 3 minutes long. You can go Portable North Pole and make one too. It requires you enter your child's name so it can be spoken in the video as well as their photo so it can appear in the video. If you want to do a fancier version with a photo of your house and pet it costs around $4.oo. There are other cut personalized items with Santa you can purchase at this site as well.

I discovered this fun Santa site while visiting Cuckoo for Coupon Deals blog. Thanks Cuckoo for Coupon Deals for the tip.

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Cuckoo For Coupon Deals Review & Giveaway

Cuckoo For Coupon Deals  is an amazing site to find great coupons, freebie samples and awesome giveaways. Right now there are great holiday deals being featured. It is packed with great money saving opportunities all laid out in a way that makes browsing through this trove of information fun and easy. Right now there a lots of fun beauty freebies and a cool Santa Video freebie.

We are thrilled to be reviewed on this site and excited about the current giveaway of  "Prima Princessa Nutcracker", our fun show for kids. Check it out before it ends  12/11/12 midnight est.

From the review: "My daughters (3 and 5 years old) put on their tutu’s and dance right along with the DVD, so it’s kinda a great way to get some exercise during those long Utah winters."

 

UK Competition for "Prima Princessa Nutcracker" on Mum Rated

We agree with Mummy Rated that "Prima Princessa Nutcracker" puts one is  a festive holiday mood! Thanks for a great review from an awesome blog in the UK! Win a one of these fun Christmas children's DVDs on Mummy Rated.

 

 

Sound of Music at Paper Mill Play House in NJ for holidays

The Paper Mill Playhouse production of The Sound of Music is a great family show for the holidays! The singing is simply fantastic.  My daughter and I went this past weekend and loved it. If you don't get a chance to go and have not yet seen this show, order the DVD for Christmas. It makes a wonderful stocking stuffer.

The Paper Mill Playhouse is located in Millburn, NJ, not too far from NYC. Its productions are always top notch.

Baby Budgeting - Prima Princessa Nutcracker

Thanks Baby Budgeting for helping us to spread the word about Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker, our Christmas show for young children. We agree with you that it makes a great stocking stuffer!

Make sure to visit this wonderful blog for great budgeting tips for parents and while there check out her wonderful book available on Amazon.UK.

 

IE Mommy Holiday Gift Guide 2012

For great shopping leads this Holiday season make sure to check out the IE Mommy Holiday Gift Guide. We are so excited to have our children's DVD  "Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker" featured in the guide.

Prima Princessa DVD Giveaway on Donna's Deal And More Review

Thanks to Donna's Deals and More for the great review of our DVD "Prima Princessa Sleeping Beauty". This is a great blog to find really cool reviews and givewaways on all sorts of great products for families. Check it out now for its giveaway of "Prima Princesss Presents The Nutcracker" DVd for kids.

Easy Christmas Craft for Children - Sparkly Pipecleaner Garland

Family FunZone - Easy Christmas Craft for Children post courtesy of www.PrimaPrincessa.com children's DVDs 

Easy Christmas Craft for Children  - crafts for girls or craft ideas for kids. Making a pipe-cleaner Christmas garland is an easy and fun project to do with kids! This is a great Christmas craft for children.  This is a very easy Christmas Craft for Children to do themselves.

Material for Easy Christmas Craft for Children- crafts for girls or craft ideas for kids: All you will are lots of different color pipe-cleaners, especially the very sparkly kind. The sparkly pipe-cleaners are what will give your garland a festive Christmas holiday feel.

Instructions for Easy Christmas Craft for Children- crafts for girls or craft ideas for kids

Step 1 - Christmas Pipe-cleaner Garland Craft. Take two different color pipe-cleaners. Put them side by side and then twist them together.

Step 2 - Christmas Pipe-cleaner Garland Craft. Next connect the ends so you have a ring shape. They will love to twist the pipe-cleaners.

Step 3- Christmas Pipe-cleaner Garland Craft. After they create about 5 rings make 4 more rings and before closing these rings loop them through the other rings to create a long chain. 

Step 4 - Christmas Pipe-cleaner Garland. Keep going until you create a long chain. 

TIPS: This easy Christmas craft for children is also fun to leave out and do a little bit each day. Children will enjoy seeing it grow. Because it is not at all messy and pipe-cleaners are relatively inexpensive it something fun to keep out for your children to work on throughout the holiday season. This Christmas Pipe-cleaner Garland will hold up well for next Christmas season. Keep it stored in a plastic bag and watch it grow each year.

I hope you enjoyed this great Christmas craft for children! 

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Chinese Lantern Festival - Family Fun in Dallas

If you live in Dallas don't miss this amazing Chinese Lantern Festival. It first debuted as an exhibit at the Texas State Fair now it is in Dallas at Fair Park again through January 6th. These are life-size displays you can walk amongst. A friend of mine in Dallas went, and she said it was fabulous. I got to see all of her cool photos she took.

This would make for a fun, festive family outing over the holiday season.