If you’ve ever popped by my instagram feed you know that my girls are OBSESSED with being ballerinas. It’s really my 3 and a half year old and then it trickles down to my 2 year old. Regardless of who is leading who, these little girls love to be ballerinas, wear tutus and dance their little hearts out. It’s kind of the best. I don’t know what I’d do if I had two boys obsessed with trucks or something. Ballet is something I can totally get into too and I do. I’m a sucker for little ballerina gifts and have bought way too many tutus over the years. I figure, if nothing else, I can pass on my ballerina knowledge to you. Here are my best pics for must have gifts for little ballerinas.
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1. The Nutcracker and Swan Lake – We’ve watched both of these like 1000 times. My girls love both of these ballets. I love that they are being exposed to beautiful music that inspires them. We set up a dance stage in the living room and play these gorgeous symphonies and the girls go wild. I took Gigi to see The Nutrcracker last year and just got tickets again for this year. So excited!
2. Ballet Slippers – Of course, every ballerina has to have a little pink pair of ballet shoes. We like these the best. They stay on well, last a long time and are comfy.
3. The perfect tutu – There are a million tutus out there. I’m a sucker for the classics but I also love this gorgeous tutu.
4. Ballerina Handbag – My girls love theirs so much that it’s frayed and torn from use. They take it everywhere and rock it over the shoulder like a messenger bag and I melt all over the place. I had this one as a kid and LOVED it as another option.
6. A Ballerina Cosutme – Because even though I would be ecstatic if they wore plain leotards everyday with tights and leg warmers, little girls love the fluffy, taffeta, ruffly stuff, so here you go girls.
7. Leg Warmers – My grandma made really nice ones for my girls and I freak out whenever they wear them. Here’s a tutorial on how to make them and here’s a cute pair you can buy.
8. A Ballet Poster and Ballerina Wall Decals – I’ve been wanting to get Gigi a ballet poster. It’s so hard to chose though. I need to sit down with her and show her all the choices. In the meantime the decals are really great.
10. A Ballerina Jewelry Box or Music Box – Both my girls go nuts for their jewelry/music box. We have the music box and they love love love it. They put all kinds of things in there. It is not limited to jewelry. The other day I found D’s paci collection in her box. Oy a yoy.
These next four things we don’t have but I am highly considering getting at least one of them. I think they’d all be a pretty big hit for any little ballerina, don’t you?
So that’s my list of must haves for the little ballerinas in your life. Did I leave anything out? I’d love any great recommendations! Clearly I have a shopping problem. But soon it’s Black Friday so there will be some great deals out there for sure. Happy shopping. Meri
Which Nutcracker do you watch?. Your link is coming up with an error for me. My daughter age 5 now used to love one that was on Netflix. They took it off and I wish I could figure out which DVD is the same…maybe yours?
ooh, thanks for telling me! I think it’s fixed now. It’s the New York City Ballet Nutcracker from 1993. Let me know if you still have trouble with the link. We love it : )
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If you’ve ever popped by my instagram feed you know that my girls are OBSESSED with being ballerinas. It’s really my 3 and a half year old and then it trickles down to my 2 year old. Regardless of who is leading who, these little girls love to be ballerinas, wear tutus and dance their little hearts out. It’s kind of the best. I don’t know what I’d do if I had two boys obsessed with trucks or something. Ballet is something I can totally get into too and I do. I’m a sucker for little ballerina gifts and have bought way too many tutus over the years. I figure, if nothing else, I can pass on my ballerina knowledge to you. Here are my best pics for must have gifts for little ballerinas.
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6. A Ballerina Cosutme
9. Ballerina Books – Here are a few we love
These next four things we don’t have but I am highly considering getting at least one of them. I think they’d all be a pretty big hit for any little ballerina, don’t you?
So cute <3
Thank you Natalia!
Ooh, so many wonderful ideas here!
Yay! Glad it’s helpful!
Which Nutcracker do you watch?. Your link is coming up with an error for me. My daughter age 5 now used to love one that was on Netflix. They took it off and I wish I could figure out which DVD is the same…maybe yours?
ooh, thanks for telling me! I think it’s fixed now. It’s the New York City Ballet Nutcracker from 1993. Let me know if you still have trouble with the link. We love it : )