Bella Dancerella
We tried everything, and I mean everything (even bribery), to get Isabella to join in with the Peter Pan theme for Halloween. What could be more perfect than Isabella with a ponytail in the middle of her head and some fairy wings? She's already got the Tinkerbell attitude! She was briefly interested in playing Nana, the canine nanny, but her interest waned quickly. Doesn't she understand that we got 23 people to dress as Lord of the Rings characters for Halloween 2002!?
So, we finally agreed on a ballerina on Friday. We came home from shopping and she settled in to watch Dora the Explorer so I could unpack some things without "help". A commercial came on for a doll dressed as a dancer who came with a video to teach ballet. Her name was (I am not kidding), Bella Dancerella. Not Bella Ballerina. Not Bellarina. Bella Dancerella. The theme song is playing, "Bella, Bella, Bella Dance-er-el-la." So, Bella was thrilled. And I was disappointed in what marketing to kids has become.
Either way, she had a great time dressed as a ballerina.
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