Buy foreign coins at Epcot?

[cancilla]

Do the countries in World Showcase sell coins, by any chance? We're trying to think of a little something that my son could get from each country that would show the differences between the countries and be educational.

If they don't sell coins, do you have any other suggestions?

Thanks!

--Dominick

 

[2giddy4wdw]

I know about 4 years ago we bought DS and DD each their own set. They all came laminated(sp?) together. They sold them right in the gift shops. We still have them. Another thing to get is the passport book. Then he gets in stamped in every country and they write a little note.

 

[Dzny Nut]

I bought forgien pennies at mousegears. They're GREAT to look at!!

 

[marc1477]

When I was little, my parents and grandmother bought me little flag pins to wear from the countries. When I got home I had something to show at school and talk about as well. I don't know if they still sell the pins, but that might be an idea too.

 

[DannyDisneyFreak]

I think they have a passport kind of thing for the kids where they have to get their passport stamped in each of the countries, when I was a kid I thought that WS was SO boring, I guess that can make it fun for the kids looking forward to going to the next country to get their passport stamped. They aslo have places for the kids to stop, Kidcot Fun Stops or somthing to that nature, through WS where the kids stops and make crafts I think...
I am not totally sure about either of these things though, I am grown up now and love WS!!

 

[DannyDisneyFreak]

Yup, I just did a little searching and this is what I found at allearsnet.com:

BROADENING HORIZONS IN WORLD SHOWCASE

Kids may initially think World Showcase is going to be a big snooze for them, but you can encourage their active participation in learning about the various countries by getting them a World Showcase Passport. The passports are sold for $9.95 at most stores and carts throughout Epcot, and include a set of country stamps and a big "I'm a World Showcase Traveler" button. As you visit the WS pavilions, your child can have Cast Members at the KIDCOT stations (see description following) stamp the passport and write something in his/her native language.

Did you ever see those brightly colored KIDCOT signs and wonder what they were for? Well, each pavilion in World Showcase (and a few in Future World) features a KIDCOT station specially for the youngsters in your group. At these stations, which usually operate only in the afternoons, there is a small table manned by Cast Members from the various countries. They will talk with children about their native land, engage them in a craft, stamp their World Showcase Passports if they have one, and sign a personal message in the language of the country.
link: http://allearsnet.com/tp/ep/issue099.htm

 

[Mike N Kathy]

def do the passport

 

[cancilla]

Thanks for the info and suggestions. I'll keep my eye out for the coins.

I think the passport is a great idea! We're having a Gifts of a Lifetime "event" at the start of our trip, and I've asked that my son be given one of these passports as part of that. I'm sure he'll love it!

--Dominick

 

[DannyDisneyFreak]

What is a <<Gifts of a Lifetime "event">>?

 

[cancilla]

What is a <<Gifts of a Lifetime "event">>?

Take a look at www.giftsofalifetime.com. They can set up all sorts of interesting experiences at WDW. I've never used them before, but I have read many nice things about their services, and they're very friendly and creative. My son loves Kim Possible, so we're going to have a little Kim Possible "mystery adventure" during our stay, and the Epcot passport fits that theme wonderfully.

--Dominick

 

[poutytink]

I bought my son who was 7 last year the passport. He loved it! He got all the girls in the different countries to sign something in it. He loved going to the Kidcot stations too. Thats where they would stamp and sign it. Now Epcot is his favorite park!

 

[ladysoleil]

I think they have a passport kind of thing for the kids where they have to get their passport stamped in each of the countries, when I was a kid I thought that WS was SO boring, I guess that can make it fun for the kids looking forward to going to the next country to get their passport stamped.

They'll also stamp your passport and help you keep track of your beverage consumption while you're drinking round the world, too. (I'd say the Canadian CM thought this was the funniest, the rest of them were kind of humoring us)

 

[Dizzyworld]

I would be interested in the coins too. We use the coins for tooth fairy money. Our tooth fairy brings $1, glitter from how she got into the room to where she landed, and a coin from the last country visited. Then we have to look it up on a map. It has been lots of fun over the years. My kids love the coins the most. They are special treasures.