Princess Belle's Crown

On the night the Beast planned to confess his love, Belle descended from the west wing wearing a gorgeous glittery gown. Taken by her beauty, the Beast grew timid, but Belle ushered him into the ballroom where the two swept across the floor arm-in-arm as Mrs. Potts and Chip looked on. Adorned with a delicate paper flower, this golden felt tiara is made to match this destined princess' flowing yellow dress.

You'll need:

* Belle's Crown templates
* Scissors
* Yellow stiff felt
* White glitter felt (the kind that's stiff)
* Hot glue gun
* 7 small, clear acrylic gems
* Paper flower (look for them in the scrapbooking aisle of the craft store) or cloth flower
* Cloth-covered headband

Instructions:

1. Print out the template and cut out the pieces. Use the smaller one as a pattern to cut out a crown shape from the yellow felt and the larger one to cut a crown shape from the white glitter felt.
2. Glue the yellow crown atop the white one, as shown.
3. Glue the acrylic gems to the crown, centering them in the upper points and the lower corners.
4. Now glue the lower edge of the crown to the headband, starting in the center and working your way out to the ends.
5. Finally, glue on the flower, centering it on the face of the crown.

Edible Bracelets

RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
	O-shaped cereal
	Cereal Straws (tube-shaped snacks from the cereal aisle)
	Red licorice lace

1. Be a trendsetter by threading O-shaped cereal and Cereal Straws onto a length of red licorice lace (we snapped the straws into 1-inch pieces). Then tie the lace around a wrist as a fashionable snack.

Walking-Tall Stilts

CRAFT MATERIALS:
	Hammer
	Nails
	Phillips screwdriver
	Several feet of 3/8-inch cotton rope
	Two large, matching tin cans, opened at one end only. (Coffee cans and 28-ounce fruit cans work well.)
Time needed: Under 1 Hour

1. Lay each can on its side on a hard work surface. Use a hammer to flatten any jagged edges along the inner rim. If you're using coffee cans, replace the plastic covers.

2. On the side of one of the cans, make a mark an inch from either end. Make a similar mark on the opposite side of the can. Do the same with the second can.

3. Use the hammer and the nail to punch holes through the cans where marked. With the screwdriver, widen the holes to about 1/2 inch. Again, use the hammer to tap down sharp edges.

4. Cut two pieces of rope that measure three times the length from your child's knee to the floor. Attach a rope to each can by threading the ends through the holes from the outside. Tie overhand knots in the rope ends. Then, pull the rope taut so the knots rest against the insides of the can.

Tips:
When using her stilts, your child should wear rubber-soled shoes to avoid slipping off. At first, she may need some help from you stepping up onto the tops of the cans and balancing there on the balls of her feet. Once she's comfortable, she can grip the ropes as she would two bucket handles, straighten her legs and start walking.