Ideas for "tinkerbell gifts" for the kids to wake up to at Disney

[twins4mimi]

I do "tinkerbell gifts" for my kids at Disney. Although we call them Mickey Gifts because my kiddos think that Mickey brings them.

Last time we went I picked up some toys from the Disney store.....but they are the type of toys that the kids play with for a day and then never touch them again. I'm trying to keep the playroom/house decluttered from junk that the kids dont play with. So no more junk toys. Any ideas of some things that the kids will continue using long past the Disney vacation? Here's a few things I'm already going to do.

*I'm going to get some Disney princess fleece, cut around them, knot the ends, and make each of the girls a princess blanket. They can sleep under these at home.

*I found a Cars water bottle and a Princess water bottle in the Target dollar bin. They can use these anywhere.

*I found a Cars wallet in the Targe dollar store bin. DD4 carries a purse sometimes and she always likes to have a wallet.

*I found two nice stuffed animals at Target on clearance (non Disney but still really cute) for $5 each. My girls love stuffed animals.

*I'm getting DD4 a necklace from Etsy. It will be a nice necklace, not a junky one, with either Snow White or Marie on it......so DD can wear this necklace at anytime.....she likes jewelry.

*I ordered matching Marie jammies from the Disney Store online for only $5 each.....they can always use new jammies.

*I ordered beach balls from the Disney Store online for only $2 each.....we have a pool so they can use those in there when we return.

*I found some Cars baby toys at Disney a while back that I bought and was saving for DD when she got a bit older. I'm going to give those to her as one of the Mickey Gifts. This is the only thing so far that I think will be "discarded" upon returning home. But since I've already bought it a while ago, I might as well use it.

Any other ideas? As you can see, I'm trying to stay with a "cheap or clearance" price but still get a quality product that they will not be discarded at home. I would like to have something for them each morning from The Mouse himself. So I need a few more ideas.

cute ideas!! Thanks. I have not even started this yet

 

[nonzerosum]

I went totally overboard on our last trip. Each day the Blue Fairy visited with a gift from a different character or princess. For example, if the gift came from Belle, the gift was in a Belle gift bag with Belle tissue paper complete with Belle specific items. Needless to say, it was a huge amount of work (not that that would stop me when it relates to WDW trips), as I did 6 nights for 2 kids: Belle, Cinderella, Ariel, Pocohantas, Aurora, and Jasmine for my daughter, Pooh, Mickey, POTC, Little Einsteins, Nemo, and Cars for my son. Most of the items were on sale, but they now sit not played with. I've gathered lots for our next trip, but my strategy is different....only items they will use on the trip and that I would need to pack anyway. I have bathing suits, hats, sunglasses, flip flops, t-shirts etc... I'm really trying to avoid carting down junk that I have to cart back and sits in the basement.

 

[MonicaInFlorida]

We have a breakfast ressie for CRT, so I've designed a special invitation from Cinderella. When we go out to dinner the night before, either me or my DH will "forget" something in the room, and leave it on her pillow for her to find when we come back.