Tinkerbell Bags

CGarton

Earning My Ears
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Feb 11, 2005
My family will be traveling to Disney World in 2017 and I'm in the planning stages. In the past, Tinkerbell has always visited each night leaving some sort of happy for each child. My boys will be 10 and 5 and won't be any problem, however my daughter will be 18 (her Senior Trip) and she will have a friend that will be 17. I'm having trouble coming up with some ideas for Tinkerbell to bring them. Any ideas would be great!! Thanks!!!
 
Does it have to be Disney themed? Either way, maybe a powerstick charger for their phones, or Disney case (can find on eBay or Amazon for cheaper than at Disney), or mini tsum tsums, or cute collapsed bags (always a need in a college town).
 
We always had Tinkerbelle gifts since the girls were babies. However, at ages 11 and 14, I was thinking we should end this tradition. One day while driving in the car with them I said, "Oh, by the way, Tinkerbelle called me today." That got their attention and they looked up from their cell phones. "What did she want?," the oldest asked playing along. I replied "She said she knows you both are getting older and her gifts are really meant for littler kids. She doesn't want you to think she has forgotten about you though so she has an idea. Rather than a gift every day, she would like to leave you a gift card on the first night so that you can pick out your own gifts all week. What would you think about that?" I was ready to go either way with this. If they had replied that they wanted to keep getting the daily gifts, I would have done so. But they said they liked the gift card idea so that's what we did. On the first morning of the trip they each got a lovely letter from Tinkerbelle (in her own font) saying how much she enjoyed watching them grow into such lovely young ladies and that she knew they would continue to help her spread pixie dust into the world as they grew older. And with it was a $50 Disney gift card.

Some gifts for older girls: travel size sun lotion, travel size items from Bath and Body store, eos lip balm, gel pens, small cosmetic bags or small pencil bags, vera Bradley id cases, vera Bradley lanyards, shinny pennies and quarters for pressed penny machines, work search or other game books, new ear buds, soft socks (to wear as slippers in the hotel room), a new paperback I knew they would like (last day gift for the way home), coupon for a new magazine from the airport gift shops for plane ride), coupon for a Disney t-shirt, small bags of fruit snacks, other candies, tootsie roll suckers, tsum tsum stuffed animals.

Have a fun trip.
 
I'd go with a giftcard with the total amount on it what you would have spent on Tink gifts.
Travel size stuff, lip balms and all that stuff are good ideas but they will probably already have that stuff packed to bring anyway.
My 18 year old dd collects Tsum Tsums so if I wasn't doing a giftcard I would just do a couple of those on some days, some snacks/treats on others. She'd probably prefer the GC though.
I know my ds's would just want the giftcard or an arcade card.
 
I think the GC is a great idea! Otherwise, flip-flops, travel bath stuff, Disney band-aids, fun makeup things, snacks and treats, sunglasses, hair accessories, pocket mister fans, etc.
 
The above suggestions are excellent. I think the answer is still a pretty basic one - what little things might she not buy herself? I am working on the assumption she works part-time rather than getting an allowance, so disregard if this is not the case. At that age, I was financially supporting myself and couldn't afford little luxuries, so maybe things along that line? Some travel sized luxury bath and body products, nice perfume samples, things that make her feel better setting out for or coming back from a day in the parks.

Of course, the gift card accomplishes this, too, but it is still nice at any age to think someone thought about a little surprise for you each day.
 

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