In McKenna Shoots for the Stars there is a scene where McKenna stumbles across the Rhythmic Gymnastics team doing a full rehearsal and Toulane follows her. When Toulane sees the girls doing the ribbon, ball, clubs and hoop she is overcome by their beauty and the connection to dance. The new Performance set from AG for McKenna also includes rhythmic gymnastics equipment – her ribbon and her hoop. For today’s doll play activity, we are going to make the ribbon – because it is just that easy!!
Madelon was at the American Girl store this week and bought McKenna’s Performance set. The ribbon in the set was the inspiration for today’s activity.
Here is Toulane (also known as Ivy – Kanani and Marisol also make great Toulane stand ins) with her new gymnastics ribbon. She is practicing a move called spirals.
Making the gymnastics ribbon is SO easy!
- Step 1 – Cut a 2-3″ piece from a drinking straw
- Stwp 2 – Attach a piece of ribbon to the straw with tape.
I used ribbon that has wire edges so that I can form the ribbon into the sprirals, zig zags or what ever shape Toulane needs them to be in. You can use any ribbon but the wired edge works great for this activity.
There is no printable activity for today, but expect one tomorrow.
If you want to watch the Rhythmic Gymnastics clip from the movie it is on the American Girl website under McKenna’s movie. It is the second clip on the right side.
Cute! Firstie!
Secondie. Love!
cute! deffinetly makking!
Fourthie! Super cute!
Fitfthie! So cute! I have a twirler, or whatever it’s called, in real life!
oh and thirdie!how long does it take for somthing online from AG TO DELIVER TO UR HOUSE? SORRY ABOUT CASP THE COMPUTER WONT LET ME GO BACK TO LOWECASE!
That is adorable !
cool i have always wanted to be a ribbon dancer!
That looks EASY
Awesome! I want the set so bad!
I want to try it!
but mckenna does not do rhythmic
Cool, it reminds me of my second grade performance. We had ribbons and… someone stepped on mine and I dropped it.
cool!! and i love it because its EASY!!!!!!!
Wow very easy! What doll is that in the first picture?
I think I’ll get the set with my new McKenna.
Cute! Lanie will be a rythmic gymnast! I like this craft a lot because it’s really easy to make.
And if u wanted to make a hula hoop just use pipe cleaners!!! I have done it myself and it works great! To make it more durable wrap it in colorful duck tape!!!!!!!
aglover – well, you are right, but in the movie there is a scene with a bunch of girls doing rhythmic and it does end up being relevant, but not for McKenna – for Toulane. Once you see the movie it will make WAY more sense.
Char – I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I saw the clip of that scene on the AG website, and I was thinking the same thing. Toulane was saying how she used to do dance and doesn’t know why she ever gave it up, and that she would be really good at rhythmic gymnastics if she tried it, and McKenna agrees, but doesn’t say anything about she herself wanting to do it.
i saw the scene abut in the books she dosent do rhythmic but the movies are ALWAYS different but the books are better and char did you get my emails
This is cute!
This is cute! Oh and I was wondering if the winners of the photo contest e mail yo
Sorry I ment if we email you or if you do
Claire – I emailed you last week. Send me your mailing address at share@dolldiaries.com so I can send you your prize.
I do not do gymnastics, I am a dancer. Char- could you or Karen put up some crafts for doll who dance?
well Emma you could make this craft for some dance thing
cute, cute, cute!
chole it depends
aglover, that is a good idea, in my ballet class, we may be using ribbons in a show, and so can my dolls!
i have a kanani and i’m geting McKenna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!