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JeMarie6 · 09-02-2009, 04:23 PM

2009 Celebration Calendar/Map Project

In anticipation of our fast approaching trip to Disney, we came up with a fun, budget-friendly and educational project for my kids to focus on. We are hoping to get a number of volunteers to send us a post card, birthday card or even just short letter or note while we are at Disney. My daughter loves getting mail and since we'll be celebrating her 5th birthday it will make her visit even more magical to get mail WHILE we are on vacation! In the card/note, can you answer three questions for our project?

1. Where do you live and/or where were you born? [City/state, or whatever]

2. When is your birthdate [month/day] and what are you planning to do to celebrate it? (Or do you have a favorite birthday celebration memory or something esle special you'll celebrate? Tell us about it!)

3. Name something interesting you've seen/would like to see at Disney World.

Keli (turning 5) is creating a birthday calendar marking everyone's birthday's on the various dates. It will help her learn her months and practice her numbers. We can also learn a lot about how other people celebrate birthdays

Joshua (who will be 6 almost 7) is plotting the locations on the map. I think it will be a fun way to learn the states (maybe even a few countries!) and improve his map reading skills.

From the Disney World question, we'll create scavenger hunt/check list type activity.

PM me and I'll send you our information! Or let me know if you have any questions! Our stay is 09/19/09-09/26/09

Thanks,
Julie Marie

As per the recent request, here is the list of states. I started a list at work and forgot to bring it home so this may not be exact, but here goes. States in BOLD I've received a response on. States not in bold I still need. I'm happy to get a couple from the same state, too but it would be nice to get a good number of different states (or even countries!). Let me know if I missed anyone obvious!

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado (Birthplace Only!)
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia ?
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Countries
Canada (Ottawa/Ontario, Saskatchewan, Toronto)
UK (Orkney,)
Italy

Booknut · 09-02-2009, 06:01 PM

It's great that you're doing this project with your child but to be honest I don't think a lot of people are going to give you that info as its quite personal information which could be used in a negative way. Sadly that is just how things are nowadays.

You'd be better off just asking for postcards and what people love about DisneyWorld etc and dropping the request for birthplace and birthdates.

mrsklamc · 09-02-2009, 06:56 PM

That info is public record, so if they were up to no good they would just go look up random strangers instead of strangers on the dis. No reason to be secretive about it at all.

denisegold · 09-02-2009, 07:29 PM

I think this is a great idea- I hope you get a lot of people to participate. You are not asking for any personal info (plus, the people sending cards could just totally make up the info for the sake of the postcard, how would a 5 year old know the difference?) Whatever- I will gladly PM you. I think it sounds like a great kid friendly project. Kudos to you.

omghidanielle · 09-02-2009, 10:03 PM

Hey! We will be at POP around the same time!

JeMarie6 · 09-03-2009, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Booknut

It's great that you're doing this project with your child but to be honest I don't think a lot of people are going to give you that info as its quite personal information which could be used in a negative way. Sadly that is just how things are nowadays.

You'd be better off just asking for postcards and what people love about DisneyWorld etc and dropping the request for birthplace and birthdates.

Certainly understand not everyone will want to participate. But I have tons of faith in people, especially the people on the Disboards! I'm not asking for street addresses or even years of birth, don't even need a last name, so not sure how much harm a city/state with a birth month/year could do, but I respect people's right to be cautious. I like the educational aspect of the calendar & map so I'm glad I'm getting lots of positive responses already!

JeMarie6 · 09-03-2009, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrsklamc

That info is public record, so if they were up to no good they would just go look up random strangers instead of strangers on the dis. No reason to be secretive about it at all.

Thanks! Glad that there are lots of people out with the same kind of optimism and faith in people that I have. People are free to share as much or as little of the information on the card as they like. Like I said above, I don't even need a last name!

Julie Marie

JeMarie6 · 09-03-2009, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omghidanielle

Hey! We will be at POP around the same time!

Cool, I PM'd you!

JeMarie6 · 09-03-2009, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by denisegold

I think this is a great idea- I hope you get a lot of people to participate. You are not asking for any personal info (plus, the people sending cards could just totally make up the info for the sake of the postcard, how would a 5 year old know the difference?) Whatever- I will gladly PM you. I think it sounds like a great kid friendly project. Kudos to you.

Thanks! Definitely off to a good start so far. I love it that fun and educational don't have to be mutually exclusive! I'll send you a PM!

JeMarie6 · 09-03-2009, 01:19 PM

Thanks to those who have responded! I sent a couple more PMs

JeMarie6 · 09-03-2009, 09:26 PM

Awesome we have at least 10 different states now and a couple of different countries! Any UKer's out there?

SeansMom · 09-03-2009, 09:44 PM

Sounds like fun! Sending a PM

GoofItUp · 09-03-2009, 11:15 PM

PM'd you!

JeMarie6 · 09-03-2009, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeansMom

Sounds like fun! Sending a PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoofItUp

PM'd you!

Thanks guys. I Pm'd ya both!

worm761 · 09-04-2009, 08:25 AM

Sending a PM! I love your idea. I homeschool and taught my son some great mapping skills while at Disney!

09-02-2009, 04:23 PM	#1
JeMarie6 JeMarie6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 597	2009 Celebration Project - Thanks for your postcards - Initial Update posted! 2009 Celebration Calendar/Map Project In anticipation of our fast approaching trip to Disney, we came up with a fun, budget-friendly and educational project for my kids to focus on. We are hoping to get a number of volunteers to send us a post card, birthday card or even just short letter or note while we are at Disney. My daughter loves getting mail and since we'll be celebrating her 5th birthday it will make her visit even more magical to get mail WHILE we are on vacation! In the card/note, can you answer three questions for our project? 1. Where do you live and/or where were you born? [City/state, or whatever] 2. When is your birthdate [month/day] and what are you planning to do to celebrate it? (Or do you have a favorite birthday celebration memory or something esle special you'll celebrate? Tell us about it!) 3. Name something interesting you've seen/would like to see at Disney World. Keli (turning 5) is creating a birthday calendar marking everyone's birthday's on the various dates. It will help her learn her months and practice her numbers. We can also learn a lot about how other people celebrate birthdays Joshua (who will be 6 almost 7) is plotting the locations on the map. I think it will be a fun way to learn the states (maybe even a few countries!) and improve his map reading skills. From the Disney World question, we'll create scavenger hunt/check list type activity. PM me and I'll send you our information! Or let me know if you have any questions! Our stay is 09/19/09-09/26/09 Thanks, Julie Marie As per the recent request, here is the list of states. I started a list at work and forgot to bring it home so this may not be exact, but here goes. States in BOLD I've received a response on. States not in bold I still need. I'm happy to get a couple from the same state, too but it would be nice to get a good number of different states (or even countries!). Let me know if I missed anyone obvious! Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado (Birthplace Only!) Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia ? Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Countries Canada (Ottawa/Ontario, Saskatchewan, Toronto) UK (Orkney,) Italy __________________ Check out the Free HOP on POP 2009 FD Fridge SWAP - 02/25/09 - 03/08/2010 Avail & More! Last edited by JeMarie6; 10-14-2009 at 10:39 PM.

09-02-2009, 06:01 PM	#2
Booknut I couldn't figure out why people would choose to put that down Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 2,372	It's great that you're doing this project with your child but to be honest I don't think a lot of people are going to give you that info as its quite personal information which could be used in a negative way. Sadly that is just how things are nowadays. You'd be better off just asking for postcards and what people love about DisneyWorld etc and dropping the request for birthplace and birthdates. __________________ Eloise Phil Matilda 2005 WDW Offsite, 2006 WDW AKL/POFQ, 2008 DLP Santa Fe, 2009 DLP Hotel New York Our Magical Recovery Do-Over Trip to Disneyland Paris!!

09-02-2009, 10:03 PM	#5
omghidanielle Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 494	Hey! We will be at POP around the same time! __________________

09-03-2009, 01:19 PM	#10
JeMarie6 JeMarie6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 597	Thank You Thanks to those who have responded! I sent a couple more PMs __________________ Check out the Free HOP on POP 2009 FD Fridge SWAP - 02/25/09 - 03/08/2010 Avail & More!

09-03-2009, 09:26 PM	#11
JeMarie6 JeMarie6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 597	Awesome we have at least 10 different states now and a couple of different countries! Any UKer's out there? __________________ Check out the Free HOP on POP 2009 FD Fridge SWAP - 02/25/09 - 03/08/2010 Avail & More!

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09-02-2009, 06:56 PM	#3
mrsklamc I apologize in advance, but what is a click clack? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Husker living in Hoosierland. Posts: 3,311	That info is public record, so if they were up to no good they would just go look up random strangers instead of strangers on the dis. No reason to be secretive about it at all.

09-02-2009, 07:29 PM	#4
denisegold Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 236	I think this is a great idea- I hope you get a lot of people to participate. You are not asking for any personal info (plus, the people sending cards could just totally make up the info for the sake of the postcard, how would a 5 year old know the difference?) Whatever- I will gladly PM you. I think it sounds like a great kid friendly project. Kudos to you.

09-03-2009, 09:44 PM	#12
SeansMom Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 387	Sounds like fun! Sending a PM

09-03-2009, 11:15 PM	#13
GoofItUp DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Texas Posts: 1,541	PM'd you! __________________ Off Site - 06/87, Off Site - 06/93, All-Star Movies - 11/01, Dolphin - 11/03, Caribbean Beach Resort - 01/06, Port Orleans Riverside - 09/07 FIRST TRIP WITH DS-10 mo!, Off-Site - 06/08 (DH's conference, so DS and I hit the parks!), Beach Club Villas - 03/09 DS#2 was sick, so DH & DS#1 went alone! , DL Fairfield - 10/09 First Trip to DL & DS#2's first trip to a Disney Park!, 06/10 - Beach Club Villas (Our first trip as OWNERS!)

09-04-2009, 08:25 AM	#15
worm761 I speak just to hear my own voice I about died laughing when i heard that!!! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 456.26 miles from the world! Posts: 3,611	Sending a PM! I love your idea. I homeschool and taught my son some great mapping skills while at Disney! __________________

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