Blogging on the Brain

I know I've been quiet here recently. It's because I've been working on some new blogs. I'm totally bitten by the writing bug. Everything I do, I think, "Hmmm, that might make a good blog post." I need to start carrying around a notebook to jot down all my ideas.

I'd love it if you visit (and subscribe!) my other blogs. Each one is a bit more specialized, as opposed this one, which is kind of a mish-mash. I'd love to hear your feedback. What you'd like to see on each blog. Suggestions of topics, etc.

To make life easier, here are the links:

  • Cup of Creativi-Tea: I'm sharing all things creative, whethere it's cooking, sewing, or kid crafts. Maybe some bellydancing (that's creative!). I'm also adding lots of tutorials.
  • I'm Not the Nanny: Parenting stories, with some musings about raising biracial kids in a racially conscious world
  • Laugh in Bed: Intimacy and relationships. Maybe some sex.

I'll still post here occassionally until I get the other ones established! Thanks for reading!

Monday, June 15, 2009

Princess Presto Rocks!

So you already know that I'm not too thrilled that Sophia loves princesses. I guess I'd tolerate it better if it wasn't the Disney Princesses. They're all white and skinny (except for Jasmine who she doesn't like, and Mulan who technically isn't a princess). Sophia's not white, for sure. It'd be nice to expose her to princesses that looked similar to her. Thankfully Disney finally got the message. But that's at least a year away.

Last year we discovered PBS's Super Why! show. It was cute, funny, and of course, educational. Of course Sophia gravitated towards Princess Pea. The cool thing about Princess Pea (who transforms into Princess Presto when they are on an adventure)? She has a way with words, dark curly hair, and dark skin! Thanks to a great PBS event we attended in May, we knew to be on the lookout for Super Why toys.

I learned that Toys R Us was hosting a Super Why Play day this past weekend. (Thanks Justice Fergie & Tech Savvy Mama!) We made a point to go and Sophia was able to pick out a Princess Presto Role Play Kit. Of course she ripped into it as soon as we got into the car. I even let her wear the cape and crown all day as we finished our shopping. (She was bit disappointed that the Touch & Learn Super Duper Computer wasn't available.) As we picked up necessities in Target, she would wave her wand and "magically" make things appear. It was so cute!

All day she mentioned that even though she had her cape, crown, and wand, she wasn't really Princess Presto. So, I washed the puffy pink dress I made for her Halloween costume, and voila, instant Princess Presto! She made me put her hair in an up do just like Princess Presto too. She says all she needs is a pink purse just like the princess.

I'm so excited that she has found a non-Disney Princess as a role model. Especially a princess of color. I keep hoping that she'll outgrow the princess thing but in the mean time, I think Princess Presto is pretty cool. If you've never seen Super Why!, it's a great show for preschoolers. Super Why definitely helped Sophia learn her letters. (and ignore the dirty dishes on my kitchen counter please)

Super Why picture courtesy of PBS
Posted by Thien-Kim aka Kim at 10:26 PM
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1 comments:

Kimmy Davis said...

We love Super Why, and my son always goes into our home library and says "Peas and carrots, carrots and peas, book come out! Please please please!" Isn't that funny? It threw me for a loop the first time he did it....

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