Bindi Irwin’s Daughter Grace Is Fully in Her Toddler Phase in a New Video & We’ve Never Seen Her Act Sassier
Even the sweetest, most kind-hearted toddlers aren’t that way all the time. Take Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell’s daughter Grace Warrior for example. She is a sparkling princess and loving animal expert in all of her adorable photos, but even this 3-year-old has her moments. A new family video showed a refreshingly real look at Grace’s burgeoning personality, and she seems to be fully in her sassy toddler era.
Bindi’s mom Terri Irwin shared a video blog on the Australia Zoo YouTube, featuring a montage of footage from a recent family vacation in Tasmania. They were all bundled up for the weather, as it was winter at the time, and seemed to have a blast hiking, exploring, and surfing.
“There’s Grace having fun through the puddles,” Terri says in the beginning of the video, showing the cute toddler walking through a path dotted with puddles with the help of her dad. At one point, a huge Tasmanian devil ran past them, making the family cheer. “OK, that was amazing!” Bindi says. Terri chimes into Grace, “You’re the luckiest girl in the whole world. That was massive!”
Later they go to the beach, and Grace’s spunky personality starts to shine through. As they walk down a paved path in the forest, Grace runs ahead on her own. “Watch out for the edge!” Bindi calls out as she starts powerwalking through the forest to catch her daughter, who has already gone round a bend.
“She’s fast!” Terri comments as Bindi breaks out in a run to catch her. Who could expect a toddler to listen when the beach is waiting? On the way back from the beach, Grace sits on a bench on the chair and tells her mom, “Please sit on the bench.”
“Sure, would you like me to sit with you?” Bindi politely asks. But Grace, apparently, has changed her mind.
“No!” she exclaims.
“Oh, OK,” Bindi answers, making Terri laugh.
“Another adult,” Grace continues, seemingly oblivious to her bait and switch.
“Another adult! Do you want Bunny to sit with you?” Bindi asks, referring to the cute grandparent nickname Grace has for Terri. “Mmmmhmmmm,” she sassily responds. Yep! This girl knows what she wants, and it’s too funny.
At another point, Grace runs down the trail singing, “Following the leader, the leader, the leader…”
Bindi joins in, crooning, “Following the leader, all the way home.” Everything is fine until they start the next round. Bindi sings, “Following the leader” with her Aussie accent, and Grace does not like it.
“No, ‘leadER’ not ‘leadUH’!” she shouts at her mom before walking off the trail to pout.
“So, she has this thing where she’s like, it’s American or Australian. “It’s not ‘leadUH,’ ‘it’s leader,’ Bindi mimics her daughter, demonstrating an American accent for the latter word and making Terri laugh.
“It’s hard when you have both an American and an Australian parent,” Bindi concedes.
Despite dealing with Grace’s little sass, Bindi is patient and kind and it just goes to show what a good mom she is. People in the comments praised her too. “Bindi is a great mom, it’s so cute seeing how she interacts with Grace. Such a lovely family all around,” one person commented.
“I love how Grace goes in and out between an American accent and an Australian accent,” someone else wrote. “Did Bindi and Robert do that when they were little too? I just want to give Grace the squishiest hug????❤”
Another commented, “Omg. Grace is getting so big. She is so cute. Love that she did the American leader. ????”
In a previous interview with SheKnows, Bindi shared how important playtime is to her family. “We were kind of this wild family,” Bindi said with a laugh, referring to growing up with parents Terri and the late Steve Irwin and her younger brother Robert Irwin. “I grew up within Australia Zoo, so my home and my backyard is a sanctuary filled with wildlife. Growing up, we traveled a lot for our conservation work as well, and no matter where we were or what we were doing, we would always have playtime together as a family.”
“Those moments of connection with play I still draw upon as an adult, and I think that’s really, really special,” Bindi added. “[P]laytime is so important because it gives kids the opportunity to have those building blocks for the foundation for the rest of their life. It really gives you this opportunity to learn and discover — almost like accidentally learning something along the way. You play and you’re building confidence, you’re expanding on your knowledge, and discovering the magic of the world around you.”
Before you go, check out all the ways Bindi Irwin’s daughter Grace is following in her mama’s footsteps.