I simply adore these ads for the Canadian toy store Brain Candy Toys. They take regular nursery rhymes and fairy tales and convert them into math equations. It’s too cute.
Tag: fairy tales
The Future of Princesses
Photographer Dina Goldstien has a spectacular photo series of princesses after the story ends. My favorites are the one above, the Belle one and the Jasmine one. View them all, they’re very cool. Also, if you like fairy tales, check out this story.
Adorably Strange Shrek Wedding
A fairy tale wedding is just what every little girl seems to dream of…only most of them aren’t fantasizing about being a female ogre. Surprisingly, it’s a quite cute marriage and the couple looks absolutely adorable and happy. For more pics, click here.
Cinderella Undercover
I wrote this a few years ago as my own answer to the traditional Cinderella story so many young girls adopt for their life’s road map. It’s a little feministic, but mostly silly. It’s also a bit long, so be forewarned.
Cinderella scoured away at the bathroom floor as she watched her sisters and stepmother follow the coachman out the front door.
“I wish I could go to the ball,” she said, “I know I could win Prince Charming’s heart and escape my overbearing, hateful family.”
“I don’t think you really wish that,” whispered a voice in the corner of the room.