Frozen-themed week at nursery.

[Bellenden Belle]

Am I being totally unreasonable to be irritated by a nursery-wide themed week based on this film?

I have a three year old boy. He hasn't seen the film and quite frankly I don't think he needs to.

I don't see why themed weeks couldn't be around a book or a traditional tale like Three Little Pigs.

Am I being a killjoy? Or should nursery offer something more than commercialised fodder?

[Monkey]

Killjoy 😜 ! We love frozen! Great score and interesting princesses. I think a week is perhaps a bit too much though. And hopefully they'll cater for the boys too.

[Otta]

No you're not being a killjoy, that is absolutely ridiculous. Frozen is evil, and a nursery should not be helping Disney make even more money off the back of it (says a man who has spend A LOT of money off the back of it).

[uncleglen]

I agree with you BB. My kids have never seen a Disney film or been subjected to that sentimental drivel. A whole week as well. It may be that the staff are not very well educated and therefore have to resort to this type of thing. The season of winter, these lovely frosty mornings for example, is an education and a resource in itself- why dip into Disney?

[Otta]

I don't mind my girls having a bit of Disney in their lives, but the whole Frozen thing is beyond mental. And yes, a week of it is ludicrous.

[Ole]

I think it is very badly judged,I would be very annoyed too, regardless of whether I had a boy or a girl at that nursery. Having said this I don't know what I would do about it; probably grumble to friends and family until they tell me to shut up, ignore that it is going on at the nursery at all and downplay it with son as much as possible, and sigh with relief when the week is over.

[jennyh]

I am quite fond of Frozen but my daughter is absolutely obsessed and I try very hard to control her crazy infatuation with it. I would also be annoyed if her nursery made this the focal point for a week and don't think you are being unreasonable. If I had the choice again I probably wouldn't have allowed my daughter to watch it, once she saw it once there was no real going back. We are currently arguing about her 4th birthday being frozen themed, I have put my foot down and said that she can have a frozen cake and wear her elsa dress, I have made it very clear that everyone invited has the choice to dress up if they wish, in the character/role they wish! My point being that I work really hard to move her away from it and if her nursery contradicted me then it would make all of my hard work pointless.

[scareyt]

I love Frozen! I think it's a great film, miles better that anything else Disney have ever done. My 4 year old son was a bit obsessed with it too for a while, but is over it now. I'm glad he saw it before other kids at school convinced him that everything involving girls is rubbish.

I also think a whole week of it at a nursery is a bit weird though.

[minder]

Totally agree with you Bellenden. Would be interesting to see how Ofsted view this under the EYFS for a 3 year old?

A winter themed week like uncleglen suggested would be much better without having to bring in something like a popular film that only some of the class might have seen.

Can also see jennyh's point about trying to separate home/nursery life so being presented with a week of something that is a treat at home seems odd.

[Otta]

scareyt Wrote:

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> I love Frozen! I think it's a great film, miles

> better that anything else Disney have ever done.

For real?

[redjam]

That is deeply weird; I'd take a very dim view of that. What on earth are they going to do for a whole week? And yes, it's a film that generally appeals more to girls than boys so I'd be doubly annoyed if I were the mother of a boy. If I were you, I'd have a chat with the nursery staff and ask what they're going to do with the kids who haven't seen it/aren't interested. I don't think you're being a killjoy.

[Monkey]

minder Wrote:

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> Totally agree with you Bellenden. Would be

> interesting to see how Ofsted view this under the

> EYFS for a 3 year old?

All depends on the activities proposed. You can draw snowflakes, count them, build a snowman from different shapes, talk about winter... I can easily think of one activity a day. A themed week does not mean everything will be related to Frozen (hopefully!) The kids would tune out.

My daughter learnt to write thanks to Disney Princesses. The teacher would print a different image every day for her. She went from being a reluctant writer to a pretty fluent one in three weeks. And a friend did a really successful maths lesson recently using Frozen characters.

Having said that, force feeding Frozen on a three year old who might not have seen it might be a bit too much. Maybe it'd be more appropriate for the older kids.

[intexasatthe moment]

"It may be that the staff are not very well educated and therefore have to resort to this type of thing."

what a patronising ,offensive and unintelligent comment .

[Monkey]

I agree intexasatthemoment!

[Otta]

intexasatthe moment Wrote:

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> "It may be that the staff are not very well

> educated and therefore have to resort to this type

> of thing."

> what a patronising ,offensive and unintelligent

> comment .

And yet probably true.

[Bellenden Belle]

Otta Wrote:

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> intexasatthe moment Wrote:

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> > "It may be that the staff are not very well

> > educated and therefore have to resort to this

> type

> > of thing."

> > what a patronising ,offensive and unintelligent

> > comment .

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> And yet probably true.

I'm inclined to agree. The staff are lovely and warm and caring, but I'm not convinced they are experienced or particularly well educated. And most of the time that doesn't bother me - I don't need my child hot-housed aged three, I just want him to be happy. But watching tv on a computer (which has started happening - it's how my son now recognises some bits of Frozen) and this kind of rubbish just irritates me.

We're not an anti-Disney family. My son is allowed to watch Cars at the weekend (god knows I'd rather Frozen than that interminably dull film) but it's strictly a weekend thing. He asks about it every day and I think it's really important to have a balance where kids do a variety of activities and learn to be engaged in different things. Otherwise you're just laying the foundations for kids who think school and learning are boring at a young age since it's not them doing exactly what they want.

He drew a polar bear at nursery last week which they put on the wall. He was so proud and told us all about it and showed it to us. Kids can be engaged so easily with a bit of encouragement /

no need to wrap it up in sugar-coated Disney fodder.

[Otta]

Oh God, Cars is the worst animated film I have ever seen! You have my sympathy.

Although at least it isn't like a bloody bad musical.

[Pickle]

I agree that a whole week of a Frozen theme is OTT, however if you take out the film reference, a week of winter/ice themed activities sounds like fun for little ones. Maybe there are some kids that need the film reference to get them excited about the prospect (which, if it is the case, is sad).

I'm all for kids watching tv, my weekend mornings have been revolutionised, the kids go downstairs and watch an hour from 7am, allowing us an extra hours sleep. However I'm a strong believer that it's something that should be governed by parents, and would be annoyed if a nursery I paid to look after my kids was using tv to entertain them.

Will be interested to hear how the week pans out!

[Saffron]

Well, to each their own. And yet... if my life were so secure and relatively free of care at the moment, that I could afford to free up enough mental energy to be annoyed about a theme week at nursery, then I would rejoice. Sigh.

On a practical note, what exactly does the nursery say that a Frozen themed week will involve? Because tbh, a Frozen themed week doesn't sound too bad.

[Bellenden Belle]

Saffron - that's a pretty rude post. I don't think there is anything wrong with caring about how my child spends his week - most parents choose their child's nursery pretty carefully. I am sorry your life doesn't allow you to do so.

And practically - it involves sending my child to nursery in his 'favourite' Frozen costume - that's what the letter home states. And actually as a busy working mum sourcing an outfit over the weekend is the last thing I need.

[Sonners]

I have just seen this letter as my husband picked up my daughter yesterday. There is no way I will be coming up with costumes for my 2 year old for the 3 days she attends. She has seen half of the film once so is unlikely to understand the reference. I might try and turn a white vest into a snowman but that's about it!

The whole thing seems unnecessary to me.

[Monkey]

Agree about costume - that's ott. Mind you, schools are just the same: "please come dressed as a pirate tomorrow".

[Pickle]

Saffron, a rude and unnecessary response, which is unlike you so I hope all is ok.

[oimissus]

aarrgghh, just lost my message. Suffice to say, Frozen is a PG so why a nursery is theming on this film I can't think.My daughter wasn't watching any PG films under the age of 4 - more like 4 and a half. That would be my main bone of contention.

[CocoC]

Which nursery, out of interest? Just being nosey.