I’ve been excitedly waiting for the debut of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power so that I could watch with the kids. I was offered a fun DIY kit for the kids to use to make She-Ra’s sword and also her cape. This set was sent to us from DreamWorks Animation. Opinions of the kit are our own. We have not yet watched the series so those opinions will be reserved for later.

This was a nice kit that included everything the kids needed to create She-Ra’s sword, her cape and it also came with a She-Ra tiara. I had to sleep between my shifts at work and so the kids took care of creating the sword on their own. I think that they ended up doing a rather good job. They both worked on this and I think that this is very important that both kids see this show together. There are characters within the show for everyone which is important.

The kit also included a 16 character pins and 16 character profile cards. There are many princesses and each has their own power. These are also not simply cookie cutter characters. They are of different colors and races, body types and personalities. This is a major improvement over a show that got it’s start in the 80’s with a toy line where every character basically had the same mold. Yes, the female characters were different but they all had the same body type. While this was probably because it was easier to mold the toys, it did present a specific body ideal. At least with these new characters the kids will see that heroes come in all sizes.

You can see many of the characters in the trailer below of head to Netflix right now to watch the first season!

About the show:

Inspired by the popular ‘80s animated series, DreamWorks She-Ra and the Princesses of Power tells the epic story of an orphan named Adora, who leaves behind her former life in the evil Horde when she discovers a magic sword that transforms her into the mythical warrior princess She-Ra. Along the way, she finds a new family in the Rebellion as she unites a group of magical princesses in the ultimate fight against evil.

Aimee Carrero (Elena of Avalor) stars as Adora/She-Ra, Karen Fukuhara (Suicide Squad) as Glimmer, AJ Michalka (The Goldbergs) as Catra, Marcus Scribner (black-ish) as Bow, Reshma Shetty (Royal Pains) as Angella, Lorraine Toussaint (Orange is the New Black) as Shadow Weaver, Keston John (The Good Place) as Hordak, Lauren Ash (Superstore) as Scorpia, Christine Woods (Hello Ladies) as Entrapta, Genesis Rodriguez (Time After Time) as Perfuma, Jordan Fisher (Grease Live!) as Seahawk, Vella Lovell (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) as Mermista, Merit Leighton (Katie and Alexa) as Frosta, Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) as Castaspella, and Krystal Joy Brown (Motown: The Musical) as Netossa.