Countdown idea for my nephews

[chell]

Our 5 & 7 year old nephews are joining us for our first family vacation. Last weekend when we were talking about the trip the 5 year old was asking how many more days were left until the trip. I've decided that tomorrow we will be making a chain link countdown with construction paper. They will decide if they will take the chain off at night or in the morning.

Here is where it gets different - some of the chains will have a question inside of them. I bought a notebook for their answers. I'm going to write one question per page and wrote one boy's name at the top and the other's name mid-way down the page. For the next question the other boy's name will be at the top so his answer will be at the top of the page.

Of course neither of them are old enough to write their own answers so their parents will have to do it for them. But I think this is a great interactive planning time for everyone. And I think it will be a great keepsake. It will go in one of our fireproof boxes after they finish it.

Here are some of my questions:

Who is the first character you want to see?
What character do you want to have your picture taken with?
What character do you want Chell to have her picture taken with?
What character do you want Larry to have his picture taken with?
What ride do you want to go on first?
What ride do you want to go on the most times?

I'm trying to stay simple in the questions but trying to make them think at the same time. The boys have been before on a short trip and we have talked about it a lot. I've tried to keep the boys interested in the planning so they really feel like this is their trip too.

Do you have any suggestions for questions that I could include?

 

[GRUMPY D]

Here are some questions you might like to try.:

1. In Epoct, what new food would you like to try.
2. Which Park would you like to visit first.
3. What animal do you want to see at Animal Kingdom?

I'll think of some more. But right now,I'm drawing a blank.

When we are down there we like to play hidden mickey. You may like to play that to see who finds the most. Our DS 5 likes to find them here at home.
Good luck.

 

[chell]

Thanks! I have #2 & 3 on my list already. Number 1 I'm not sure if they will understand but I'm going to use it. They went for a few days to celebrate their adoption. My sister isn't a "Disney freak" like me so they didn't see and do all that much. It killed me that I missed their first Disney visit. But this one is going to be AWESOME because I have so many treats planned for them.

This is going to be my first trip with kids so it is going to be a whole new experience for me. I've been about 20 times now so it will really be a change for me, but I'm so excited about it.