Happy Saint Patrick's Day!! I hope that
you have a day full of magical Leprechauns and colorful rainbows!!
Not only is spring in the air but many people are planning for
their spring/summer Disney vacations. As the countdown to trp time is
ticking so is the itch to buy time with the kiddos. I don't know about you but
as my Disney trip approaches I get so anxious for it to be trip time. My kids
and I try to do some trip planning activities to help us buy time while we wait
for that magical day to come.
1. Mousekeeping Envelopes- My family and I leave tips for
Mousekeeping daily. In the morning we are always in
a mad dash to get to the parks and sometimes in that dash we forget to leave
the tip out or we never seem to have the correct amount of cash on us at that
time. One way to save time and stay organized is to make Mousekeeping envelopes.
You will want to have your tip amount ready to put in the envelopes and seal
them. You can either print labels that say Thank you Mousekeeping or you can
have your kids write on them and decorate them with stickers from the dollar
store. Another way to do it is to visit The
Mouse For Less and print one of their selections of Mousekeeping
envelope labels.
2. Create Disney Themed T-Shirts- On our most recent trip to
Disney we decided to create themed Disney t-shirts for our trip. My kids got
involved in creating them and we had a blast!! The best part of it is, if you
have a computer and a printer you can create some really neat t-shirts all for
very inexpensive. Visit Disboards.com and
click on creative designs to learn all about how to create your very own Disney
t-shirt.
3. Room Decorations- We have an absolute blast decorating our
resort room windows. There is nothing like coming back after a long night at
the parks and seeing your room window decorated. There is almost always
something to celebrate no matter what season you’re going to Disney. What we do
is visit the dollar store or Target Dollar Spot to shop for window clings,
lights and any other themed items that we can bring to make our room feel like
home. Take the kiddos on a little shopping spree..they will love picking
out all of the decorations.
4. Autograph Books- Kids love creating things so why not create
your own autograph book to use on your trip? Visit Creative Designs on
Disboards.com and browse through the plethora of design options for your book.
Click here for
detailed instructions about how to create your book at home. The kids really do
enjoy showing the characters what they have created and plus this is a bit of a
detailed project that takes up a good amount of time before your trip. :0)
5. Birnbaum's Disney World Guide for Kids-Just like we like to
plan and read the Disney guide books kids love it too. I always buy the Birnbaum's Walt Disney World for Kids
book. My kids love reading it
and seeing what is new and also to see what we have not done yet. They mark up
their books with their list of must-do's. This is a great way to get your kids
into reading some nonfiction material that they are interested in.
book. My kids love reading it
and seeing what is new and also to see what we have not done yet. They mark up
their books with their list of must-do's. This is a great way to get your kids
into reading some nonfiction material that they are interested in.
There are a ton of things that you can do to help you buy time as
you wait for your trip to come. I would love to hear about how you keep
yourself and your kids busy while you wait.
See ya real soon!!
Kelly
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Kelly, for readers with Cricut machines, you can also create t-shirts with characters from any of the Cricut cartridges. I haven't attempted it yet, but it is on my to do list to see if I can come up with something special for my kids before our next trip. Plain t-shirts are always on sale at my local craft store for $2.50 (and during good sales sometimes $1.99). We also love our local dollar store and Target for Disney "goodies." Our local Michael's also has a section of items that range from $1-$3.
ReplyDeleteBeth, I have a friend with one of those machines I may have to try it out. Let me know how it goes when you try it.
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