We have had a lot of movies to review around here lately! We get so excited when the UPS man pulls up in front of our house with yet another movie – but, sometimes we get behind in watching them all! We’ve gotten some great kid ones lately that are a lot of fun!

The first one is a prequel to one of my very favorite Disney movies – The Little Mermaid! I was so excited to see this movie come out! It’s called The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Beginning.

We watched this with my little nieces, who are seven and five years old. We have been watching them a lot – so they are getting to see a lot of these movies with us. They sat there perfectly quiet through this whole movie! And for the five year old, that is saying something! They really enjoyed it!

A cool thing about this movie, for all three girls, is that ‘Stephanie Tanner’ was in it! She was the voice actor for Ariel. They all really like her, so that made it that much more enjoyable!

In Ariel’s Beginning, we learn about Ariel’s mother and what happened to her. The family is relaxing in a lagoon above the water, and King Triton gives his wife, Queen Athena, a music box as a gift. Shortly after that, a ship full of pirates comes and attacks. Everyone gets away, but, Queen Athena, who is crushed by the ship.

The King is devastated and throws the music box away and bans music from the kingdom forever. The kingdom becomes a sad, quiet place and the seven daughters are placed under a strict schedule. Ariel longs for a different way of life for everyone and that is where the trouble comes in – and how she changes everything!