Cinderella

Benefits

Enhances social skills, boosts creativity, and reinforces understanding of narrative structure.

How to do it

1. Read the Cinderella story together or watch a short adaptation.
2. Discuss the main characters and their traits.
3. Choose a character each child wants to play.
4. Create simple props using household items (like a crown or a broom).
5. Act out a favorite scene from the story.

What you'll need

• Household items for props

Benefits

Promotes fine motor skills, artistic expression, and understanding of character development.

How to do it

1. Print a coloring page of Cinderella before the transformation and one after.
2. Color both images with crayons or markers.
3. Cut out the images and glue them onto a larger piece of paper.
4. Decorate the background with glitter, stickers, and other craft supplies.
5. Display the finished product as a story sequence.

What you'll need

• Crayons, scissors, glue, glitter, stickers

Benefits

Enhances vocabulary, reading comprehension, and critical thinking skills.

How to do it

1. Create a list of vocabulary words from Cinderella (e.g., pumpkin, fairy, ball).
2. Hide the words around the room or yard (or use pictures of these items).
3. Give children clues to find each word or picture.
4. Once found, have them color the Cinderella page and incorporate the words around it.
5. Discuss the meanings of each word as a group.

What you'll need

• Vocabulary list, paper, coloring page

Benefits

Encourages scientific thinking, creativity, and hands-on learning.

How to do it

1. Gather clear containers, food coloring, water, and glitter.
2. Instruct kids to fill containers with water and add food coloring for different colors.
3. Add glitter to make the potions magical.
4. Discuss how mixing colors creates new ones.
5. Once finished, let them color the Cinderella page while waiting for their potions to settle.

What you'll need

• Clear containers, water, food coloring, glitter

Benefits

Develops writing skills, creativity, and understanding of formal communication.

How to do it

1. Provide blank cards or paper for invitations.
2. Discuss what information should be included in an invitation (who, what, where, when).
3. Have children decorate their invitations with drawings, stickers, or glitter.
4. Encourage them to write a short message inviting friends to a 'ball'.
5. Share their invitations with the group and read them aloud.

What you'll need

• Blank cards or paper, markers, stickers, glitter

Benefits

Enhances creativity, understanding of fashion design, and fine motor skills.

How to do it

1. Print out a coloring page of Cinderella.
2. Provide magazines, fabric scraps, and other materials for inspiration.
3. Have children sketch their dress design on the coloring page.
4. Encourage them to color in their designs and decorate with materials.
5. Share their creations with the group and discuss the inspiration behind their ideas.

What you'll need

• Coloring page, magazines, fabric scraps, markers, glue

Benefits

Develops comprehension skills, critical thinking, and storytelling abilities.

How to do it

1. Create cards with different story events (e.g., Cinderella cleaning, the ball, the fairy godmother).
2. Have children color the Cinderella page.
3. Mix the cards up and have kids place them in the correct order.
4. Discuss why the order matters and how it affects the story.
5. Encourage them to retell the story using the cards.

What you'll need

• Coloring page, story event cards

Benefits

Encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and storytelling.

How to do it

1. Gather materials like paper bags, crayons, and scissors.
2. Discuss Cinderella's animal friends and their roles in the story.
3. Create puppets using paper bags and decorate them to represent the characters.
4. Have children practice a short puppet show based on a scene from Cinderella.
5. Color the Cinderella page while waiting for the puppet show.

What you'll need

• Paper bags, crayons, scissors

Benefits

Fosters emotional intelligence, writing skills, and self-reflection.

How to do it

1. Discuss the theme of kindness in Cinderella's story.
2. Provide each child with a small notebook or paper for journaling.
3. Ask them to write or draw about a time they were kind or received kindness.
4. Encourage them to color the Cinderella page as they reflect on their stories.
5. Share their entries with the group if they feel comfortable.

What you'll need

• Notebook or paper, coloring page, crayons

Benefits

Promotes physical activity, coordination, and social interaction.

How to do it

1. Play a song that feels like a royal ball theme.
2. Introduce some simple dance moves (like twirls or side steps).
3. Have kids practice the moves together.
4. Encourage them to pretend they are at the ball, adding their own flair.
5. Color the Cinderella page while discussing their favorite dance moves afterwards.

What you'll need

• Music player, coloring page