Hobbies And Interests
Tiara/Crown Activities
Cut tiara shapes out of cardboard or poster board. Measure each child̵7;s head and tape the tiara around her head. Give the children glitter pens, paint, crayons, craft foam, marabou and rhinestones to use to decorate the tiaras. If any boys attend the gathering, cut the shape of his crown to resemble a king̵7;s crown. Turn this activity into a contest by awarding prizes to the best, funniest and most realistic-looking tiaras/crowns.
Tag Games
Place two ropes parallel on the ground about 10 feet apart. Select one player to be the ̶0;shark̶1; and have her stand in between the ropes. All other players must line up on the outside of the other two ropes. When the shark says ̶0;swim,̶1; the mermaids must run across the ̶0;ocean̶1; to the other side. If the shark tags them, they are out of the game. The last player remaining in the game is the shark for the next game. For another tag game, give ̶0;it̶1; a long, red wig and a tiara. When she tags another player, that player becomes ̶0;it̶1; and must put on the mermaid accessories.
Color Activities
Give the children Little Mermaid coloring books and allow them to color. They can use markers, crayons and paint to color the pictures. Print pictures of the characters from the movie and give them to the children to color. Have the children cut out the pictures, and laminate each picture. After you laminate the picture, hot glue a magnet or lapel pin on the back. The children can use the picture they colored as a refrigerator magnet or wear it on their shirts.
Guessing Games
Print pictures of characters, such as Ariel, Flounder, Prince Eric, Jetsam and Triton, from the movie. Tape one picture to the back of each child. The children must ask each other "yes" or "no" questions to try to figure out their character. For example, they can ask ̶0;Is my character nice?̶1; and ̶0;Am I a girl?̶1; The first child to figure out her character wins the game. Allow the children to keep playing until everyone guesses their character. Another idea is to put the pictures on a wall and tell the children to look at them closely. Ask them to turn their head and close their eyes. Remove one picture from the wall. The first child to tell you what character is missing wins the game.