The time we actually were ok with a Disney Princess.

While up in Darwin, my parents took Willow to see Frozen. Afterwards she saw the main characters on a magazine, and got all excited to see Elsa. Now we've downloaded the movie for her, and she's watched it more then I ever want to admit, and Willow is officially Elsa mad.

Anna (L) and Elsa (R).

 As far as Willow is concerned, the whole movie is about Elsa. She doesn't even remember Anna's name, which is strange since Anna features in a lot of more of the movie. Anna is the "one who dies all the time." As in, I'm Elsa, so mummy, can you be the other one who dies all the time? Or "But I need someone to play with me! Who else is going to die?"

Willow has been mentioning on an off for about a month now that she doesn't like her curly hair anymore, and she wants straight hair, or blonde hair. After watching Frozen, she keeps wetting her hair and brushing it straight and pretending it's blonde. (This dates back to an incident where we decided to straighten Willow's hair as a lark, with a straightening iron. Willow was initially apprehensive, saying she liked her curls, but we assured her it was temporary, and didn't she want straight hair like her friend Amber? She sat down perfectly still for 15 minutes until it was done, and then she nearly cried in disappointment when she saw her hair wasn't blonde like Amber's, just straight.) Willow asks me most days to give her "Elsa hair" which.... is tricky, but she seems content with a side ponytail.

She's also a huge fan of Elsa's magical powers, her sparkly blue dress, and her song "Let it Go." Her favourite part is Elsa's cape. I don't mind Elsa's dress- it's something she created with her magic, to reflect who she really is, and after she creates it, she gets such a confidence boost, evidenced by the way she struts through the ice palace she's created and tosses her hair. Before that, she was such a still, stationary character. So, wear whatever makes you feel fabulous, girls. (But don't expect to be comfortable climbing a mountain covered in 20ft of snow while wearing a dress.) Willow's been unfurling my pilates mat in order to wrap it around herself so she can pretend it's Elsa's dress, and she loves to pretending to be Elsa, building a snow castle. 

Has anyone else noticed how crazy big Disney princesses eyes are getting this decade? Both Elsa and Anna posses massive peepers the size of their neck, while Merida and especially Rapunzel in Tangled have hugely massive eyes. I'm not sure what is with this recent shift to large peepers- and yes, I understand Disney Princesses have traditionally not been drawn to scale, but heck, even Cinderella has a more proportionate face. I really feel like Disney let themselves down with the animation for Frozen- it doesn't do the actors any justice.