Countdown to Disney World

You booked the trip, the kids are excited, have some fun counting down the days until your Disney World vacation.  Here are some fun suggestions to get the family ready!

 

  • Have a Disney Tea Party (from Alice in Wonderland) with your favorite tea and cookies

  • Make some Mickey shaped cookies and have a cookie decorating party

  • For the regular Disney fans, check out the new fun activity book by Kim Button called The Disney Queue Line Survival Guidebook

  • Make a countdown calendar for your kids so they know how many days are left until your trip to Disney World - you can make a calendar at http://disney.go.com/magicartist/calendars/index.html

  • Plan your daily schedules to the Disney Theme Parks

  • Watch a Disney Movie (Don't forget the popcorn)

  • Color pictures of your favorite Disney Characters

  • Print coloring pages and activity sheets for preschoolers at Playhouse Disney

  • For older kids, purchase the Nintendo Game called Kingdom Hearts

  • For older kids or teens, purchase the fun Disney thriller call Kingdom Keepers about Magic Kingdom after dark

  • Watch Disney World Videos

  • Check out Playhouse Disney online - lots of activities for kids

  • Make Mickey Mouse Ears (Size a piece of paper around your head, cut out two black circles, and paste them onto your paper strip for ears)

  • Hop on disneyworld.com and look at restaurants, attractions, and even plan your daily itinerary

  • Walt Disney Biography - http://disney.go.com/vault/read/walt/index.html

  • Send a free Disney Card to your kids computer - http://disney.go.com/dcards/

  • A little fun site for adults is the Disney Legends – learn a little trivia about Walt Disney before you leave for your vacation http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/index

  • Have a Pirate Dinner with a scavenger hunt to hunt for clues and exciting details about your upcoming visit to Disney World

  • Get some Disney books from your local book store or library and read a new Disney book every night (the week before your trip)

  • Purchase your Magical Rewards

  • Purchase your favorite Disney music CD to play in the card a few weeks before your Disney World vacation

  • For your Cars Movie fan, purchase the huge floor coloring sheets (around $6) at Target and Walmart to color and hang up around the house to get them excited about seeing Lightning McQueen, Mater and Sally at Disney's Hollywood Studios

  • Go online at Disney Shopping and purchase a Disney Princess dress for your little one to wear to meet her favorite Princess.  For boys, you can buy pirate costumes to meet Captain Jack Sparrow at the Pirates of the Caribbean ride

  • Give Kids the World – Since you are planning a visit to Disney World, why not teach your kids a good lesson about caring about other people.  Disney World is the largest supplier of wishes for Make a Wish Foundation through Give Kids The World.  Visit their site at Give Kids The World and look at the wish list.  Your kids can help put a goodie box together to mail to Give Kids The World or drop off to the Village while you are in Orlando.  www.givekidstheworld.org

 

 

 

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