I took a Hershey’s Nuggets* and put a bit of frosting on it to act as bookmark. In the movie they destroyed that concept with a horrid talking book. In the movie Ella had an enchanted book that was constantly changing and telling amusing stories. The kids got a hold of some leftover ones and made “Mommy’s carriage” a multi-deck monstrosity of sugar. I put a bit of green frosting on the top for the vine. These were made with pumpkin muffins and Rolo* on toothpicks. After this the kids started giving suggestions and helping make and decorate them. I think this is also the last movie I had full ownership of the snacks. This is my kids’ highlight of the whole experience.

Which fairy tale do you think Ella Enchanted is based off of?.

What do you think is small magic or big magic?.

Did Ella make the right decision when she ran away from school?.

Ella thinks her gift is a curse, what gift do you think would be a curse?.

There’s a lot of fun discussions to be had with this book.

Actually I think I might hang one up again for our current book ( The Jungle Book *). At our end of book discussion we talked about all their questions and what the answers might be. I also encouraged them to write down their guesses of which fairy tale Ella Enchanted was.Įventually the paper was all filled up with questions and answers. As they thought of questions from reading the book they came and wrote them down. So I got some butcher paper (actually I think it was just Easel Paper*), and taped it to the wall. This is their first time reading a fractured fairy tale, and I’m hoping it isn’t their last because it’s one of my favorite genres. This time I wanted the kids to ask questions as they read the book. it’s not as good, but I knew my kids would enjoy the silliness, but my Mommy heart sang when at the end of the movie Princess stood up and declared, “That totally betrayed the book,” and will now tell anyone her thoughts on the matter. Watch the movie (be warned the characters are much used and abused): Ella Enchanted*Įlla Enchanted is a fabulously fun retelling of Cinderella, and I love it. Supplies for this Ella Enchanted movie night

Popper’s Penguins, we’ve had about 5 more movies we’ve read and watched. It’s been awhile since I posted one of our book and a movie nights, and since I last posted with Mr.

Ella enchanted magic book