Re-create a Scene from Encanto as Mirabel or Isabel
Choose Mirabel or Isabela and recreate one Encanto scene using simple costumes, props, and acting; practice expression, movement, and storytelling safely at home.
About this activity
Choose Mirabel or Isabela and recreate one Encanto scene using simple costumes, props, and acting; practice expression, movement, and storytelling safely at home.
What you need
Step by step
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Step 1
Pick whether you will be Mirabel or Isabela.
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Step 2
Choose one Encanto scene you want to recreate.
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Step 3
Gather clothes and costume bits from your wardrobe that match your chosen character.
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Step 4
Make one simple prop for your character like paper glasses for Mirabel or a small bouquet for Isabela using the flowers and tape.
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Step 5
Put on your chosen clothes and the prop.
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Step 6
Clear a small safe area to use as your stage.
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Step 7
Place your prop and any small items where you can reach them on the stage.
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Step 8
Stand in front of the mirror and practice three facial expressions that fit your scene.
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Step 9
Practice the main movement from the scene slowly while holding your prop.
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Step 10
Say your lines or tell a short version of the scene out loud two times.
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Step 11
Perform the whole scene from start to finish using voice movement and expressions.
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Step 12
Ask an adult to help take a photo or short video of your performance.
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Step 13
Share your finished creation on DIY.org.
Fun facts
How do I recreate an Encanto scene as Mirabel or Isabela at home?
Choose Mirabel or Isabela, pick a short scene, and watch the clip together to study expressions and movements. Create simple costumes (dress, skirt, shawl, or colorful shirt) and props like paper flowers or a pretend umbrella. Clear a safe play area, rehearse lines and gestures slowly, encourage exaggerated facial expressions, add background music, and perform for family. Pause to give feedback and repeat scenes to build confidence, expression, and storytelling skills.
What materials do I need to act as Mirabel or Isabela?
You'll need a few simple materials: costume pieces like a floral dress or bright skirt for Mirabel and a long green dress or leaf accessories for Isabela, fabric scraps, ribbon, or scarves. Props: paper flowers, cardboard frames, toy bird, umbrella, or handmade paper lantern. Also have markers, tape, safety scissors, a mirror, phone or tablet for recording, and optional background music. Keep materials non-toxic and age-appropriate.
What ages is this Encanto scene activity suitable for?
This activity suits preschoolers through tweens with adult support. Ages 3–5 enjoy simple role-play and need help with costumes and lines; use very short scenes and lots of guidance. Ages 6–9 can follow short scripts, practice movements, and add props independently. Ages 10–12 can handle longer scenes, choreography, and basic editing if recording. Always supervise younger kids, adapt complexity, and ensure safe, clear performance space.
What are the benefits of reenacting Encanto scenes for kids?
Recreating an Encanto scene builds creativity, storytelling, and emotional expression while practicing speech and motor skills. Role-play boosts empathy by exploring characters' feelings and encourages teamwork if siblings act together. Acting also increases confidence, memory, and focus. For added benefit, pause to discuss character choices and emotional moments. Keep sessions short and positive, and celebrate effort to reinforce learning and make the activity fun and encouraging.
Watch & Learn
Need help?
What can we use if we don't have tape, artificial flowers, or cardstock to make Mirabel's paper glasses or Isabela's bouquet?
Use string, twist-ties, or paperclips instead of tape, gather small real backyard flowers or crumpled tissue-paper blossoms instead of store-bought flowers, and cut glasses from cereal-box cardboard or draw them on printer paper for Mirabel's paper glasses.
My prop keeps falling during the main movement—how can I stop that and complete the step 'practice the main movement slowly while holding your prop'?
Secure light props by looping a string around your wrist, taping a paperclip as an anchor, practice the movement slowly exactly as the instructions say, and keep the prop placed within reach on the cleared stage so you can pick it up easily if it drops.
How can I adapt this activity for a 4-year-old, an 8-year-old, or a 12-year-old when following steps like practicing expressions in front of the mirror and saying lines twice?
For a 3–5-year-old choose one very short scene, use a pre-made paper prop and practice one facial expression and one line; for an 6–9-year-old follow the mirror step and three expressions plus the slow main movement; for a 10–14-year-old add extra choreography, refine costume bits from the wardrobe, and record multiple takes before sharing on DIY.org.
How can we enhance or personalize the final performance beyond the instructions before sharing on DIY.org?
Decorate the small safe stage with colored paper or fabric, add simple recorded background music, make detailed props like layered tissue flowers for Isabela or painted cardboard glasses for Mirabel, and ask the adult filming to capture close-ups and full-body shots so you can edit a polished video to upload to DIY.org.