Learning at Home: Alice in Wonderland

Decor for day: Make these adorable pencil toppers! https://family.disney.com/craft/alice-in-wonderland-pook-a-looz-pencil-toppers/

Imagineering: Lesson 2: Exercise 3: Blue Sky https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/hass-storytelling/imagineering-in-a-box

Art: These flowers are just too cute! https://family.disney.com/craft/alice-in-wonderland-golden-afternoon-flowers/

Math: These teacups are so cute!  You can spend some time figuring out the size of the cone and then what size cookie would best fit! https://family.disney.com/recipe/edible-teacups/

Writing: Write a thank you note! https://family.disney.com/craft/alice-in-wonderland-thank-you-cards/

Reading:  Read the original text: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/11/11-h/11-h.htm

Science: I have always loved the flowers in the Golden Afternoon.  So how do flowers know when to bloom? https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-do-plants-know-when-to-flower

One Hour In Wonderland

December 25, 1950 marked a big day in Walt Disney history.  This was the very first Walt Disney television special: One Hour In Wonderland.  As the title suggest, the special aired to promote Disney's up and coming new animated feature: Alice in Wonderland.

This show was a mix of clips from various cartoons and appearances from Charlie McCarthy, Bobby Driscol, Karen Beamont, and Walt with his girls.  The show also featured a Magic Mirror that Walt interacted with.  The magic mirror showed clips from: Clock Cleaners, Song of the South, Bone Trouble, Alice in Wonderland, the Firehouse Five Plus Two (the animator's band), and finally The Yodel Song from Snow White.

The special was a big success and led to another the following year: The Walt Disney Christmas Show.  For more details on Disney's move into television read the Walt Disney Family Museum article here.

The TV special is included on the Alice and Wonderland DVD and Bluray.