Preschool Perspective on Frozen

Ok, so everybody and their mother is talking about how great Frozen is, and how it's the first Disney movie where the girl doesn't get married to some guy she just met. Yeah, that's all great, but let me tell you why I love Frozen.

My internship is in a preschool, so I spend a lot of time with children between the ages of 3 and 5. As I'm sure you can imagine, we have some great conversations such as, how much we like the ninja turtles, when you spin too fast you get really dizzy and fall over and how to put frosting on a spider cake with a cell phone and a carrot. I know, some real intellectual stuff.

Anyway, Frozen just came out on DVD, so it has been a hot topic at preschool lately. I don't mind talking about the movie, it was cute and had some really great characters and songs, and a wonderful message. The best part of this movie? Preschoolers can pick out the main idea. Preschoolers.

Now, before you start thinking that I am sitting around having philosophical debates with four year olds about the main idea, calm down. It's not like I asked them the main idea of the movie, it just kind of comes up in conversation.

Exhibit A:
Today, I was playing at the sand table with three little girls, ages 4 and 5. We ended up talking about Frozen, and I asked them who their favorite character was, and why. These are the answers I got:

Elsa! Because she's pretty. Anna's pretty too, but not Kristof because he's a boy.

Anna. I just like her.

Olaf, because he's funny.

We kept talking about the movie, and the songs we like and whatnot, and out of nowhere, this conversation happened.
 one of the little girls: "yeah, but Elsa made a mistake. She accidentally hurt Anna."
me: "That happens sometimes. It's ok to make mistakes."
her: "yeah, Elsa ran away cuz she was scared, but Anna was a good sister. She still loved Elsa."
me: "right, and she saved Elsa at the end."
her: "yeah she did an act of true love."
me: "do you think that was a good example of how to be a good friend?"
her: "yeah, Anna and Elsa are good friends."

Guys. This is gold. This right here, is what makes Frozen great.