Rose Petal Cottage has an extremely gender stereotypical message. The basic message is that girls should grow up and become stay at home mothers and home keepers. This is not the case. In today's society there aren't any lawful restrictions that can keep a woman from pursuing any career she desires. To get rid of the racial stereotypes in this play cottage, it needs to undergo a few changes!
Title: My Own Play Home
The first scene is the front view of a play house. It is set in a large backyard right next to a growing tree. It's colors are similar to the colors of a real house, but are a lot more vibrant, to appeal to young kids. The walls of the house are a bright tan, the doors a nice cool blue, and the roof of the house is red. On the outside of the house there is a little green gardening area.
A song sung by a little girl begins:
In my Own Play Home I wake up to start my day!
Open up the doors and brush my teeth then wait
for my friends to come and play!
While this is going on she opens up her play house and pretends to brush her teeth in vanity sink. The sink and mirror are the color orange. The little girl is not fixing her hair or applying make up. She is simply brushing her teeth. When she is quickly finished, three more young kids run in from out of the shot. One girl, and two boys, all smiling and excited to play with each other. In the play house they sit around a table each with giant Go-fish cards.
The song continues, this time a little boy sings:
I love playing with my friends it's so much fun
playing lots of games including everyone The kids are then shown in the kitchen area of the play house. It has a yellow fridge, a round table with a red and white checkered table cloth. One boy is removing a pizza from the oven, one girl is pouring some lemonade into cups. The other two kids are setting plates down on the table.
The song continues sung by a little girl.
When we get hungry and want something to eat
Making lunch with my friends is such a treat!
After the kids are shown enjoying their meals they then move to the outside of the play house. One of the boys is watering the garden, one girl is walking a pretend dog. The other little boy is raking fake leaves with a rake that matches the blue color of the house's door and the other little girl is holding a bag for the boy to rake the leaves into.
The boy continues the song.
After lunch we go and play outdoors
We like to get fresh air, while doing some chores
The kids all help to push the play house closed, then the three kids wave goodbye to the original girl and skip off screen. The sun starts to set and the original girl, in her play home smiles and waves to the camera then closes her green colored window. The song Finally ends sung by the girl.
I can't wait for a brand new day
When my friends all come back to play play play
In my Own Play Home!
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