Anna and Elsa, Cheek to Cheek coloring page

About this coloring page

Anna and Elsa together carry the whole story of Frozen, the 2013 Disney movie set in the snowy kingdom of Arendelle. The kingdom is make believe, but if it feels oddly familiar, there is a reason: the filmmakers borrowed heavily from Norway.

Artists on the film traveled to Scandinavia to study how light falls on snow, how fjords cut between mountains and how old wooden buildings are put together. You can spot the results in Arendelle's steep roofs, its stave church style chapel and the castle sitting right on the water.

The sisters' outfits tell the same story. The flowers and swirls embroidered on their dresses and capes are inspired by rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian style of decorative painting. Even the opening music leans on choral singing that sounds like it came from the far north of Europe.

All of these choices make Arendelle feel like a place you could visit. Plenty of fans have gone on to look up Norway after watching the movie, and its fjords have become even more famous as a result. A story about two sisters ended up introducing millions of kids to a real country.

• frozen
• anna
• elsa
• disney princess
• sisters