Post your best organizational, space saving and trip making secrets here!!

One thing I didn't know that I'll bring for next year's trip is a sturdy milk crate- My son and daughter age 5 and 6 could barely see over the bathroom counter to brush their teeth and it would have come in handy not only to carry things but mostly to use as a step stool.

I have really given this one some thought.... but what do you do if you are flying?? We ended up having one of the chairs pushed up to the sink the whole time.. but i thought about how a little stool would be so much better, if only I could find one that folded small and was still really sturdy!
 
So many great ideas! I love the one about bringing an LED nightlight. I wasn't sure how I was going to manage packing a light bulb.

Thanks!
 
I have really given this one some thought.... but what do you do if you are flying?? We ended up having one of the chairs pushed up to the sink the whole time.. but i thought about how a little stool would be so much better, if only I could find one that folded small and was still really sturdy!

RV stores sell collapsible plastic stools that fold flat. Has anyone ever used these? I keep thinking I should buy one...
Marce
 
Our local Dollar Tree also has plastic folding step stools, they are multi-colored and were in the aisle with the cleaning supplies, spray bottles, etc. Not sure how heavy they are, but they definitely look like they would be small enough to tuck into a suitcase.
 

This thread has given me so many great ideas! Since we're driving to Disneyland next month, I've realized that I can approach packing for this trip like I do camping with our travel trailer.....everything for the kids is going into plastic totes! Each child has 3 small (17 quart size) totes, labeled with their names, for their clothes and shoes.

I have a tote for "in the room" stuff like laundry supplies, paper plates, ziplock bags, etc. Another tote is for "in the park" stuff like first aid supplies, water bottle slings, surprise "keep the kids busy in lines" toys, and extra caribeener clips.

This week I made up a laundry pack so that I didn't need to spend money on travel sized laundry supplies. I took small ziplocks (had some 3"x5" bags stashed) and measured out enough detergent and color-safe bleach for one load into each one. Placed them into a gallon ziplock, along with some dryer sheets and prescription bottles filled with quarters for the machines.

We will use paper plates and bowls for the in-the-room breakfast, but since we have reusable SIGG and Kleen Kanteen water bottles, I was struggling with a plan to clean and dry them in the hotel room. When I visited our travel trailer to bring in the kids' clothing totes, I found my solution! For RVs there are small dish drying racks made to fit in a tiny RV sink. Ours measures about 9"x11" and will be perfect for drying! Target's section of travel size toiletries had an 8 ounce travel bottle for $0.97 that I filled with dish soap.

My husband is amused that half the fun of this trip for me seems to be the planning and packing!:cloud9:
 
Bumping because I just spent the last 2 hours reading this thread and making my lists. Thought someone else might enjoy the pleasure as well.:idea:
 
Well I haven't been there yet but there are some awesome ideas on here I'm going to use.

One thing I am doing is I have a 3 ring binder that has the sleeve in the front so I printed out some Disney pictures and put our name and dates we're going. Inside I printed out all our boarding passes, our Disney confirmation package, all our dining reservations, phone #s to all the services we'll be using, stroller rental etc...so I will toss it in my carry on and have it all there if we need to look something up and tear out the reservation sheets the days we need them and stuff them in my pocket just in case...just make sure you black out and credit card info so you can safely leave it in the room while at the parks etc...my DD4 thinks this book is so neat to look at. I will print out park maps and resort maps as well and I also have a sheet printed out of all the parks magical hours and what days we're going where...
 
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Purex laundry sheets ( I used to bring the tabs) ,small pharamacy,copy of rxs Turner Drugs is a lifesaver they deliver for $5.00:thumbsup2. I too use zip locs for everything and frequently ship to my resort hotel (some resorts charge a flat fee ) extra contacts & glasses. I have used Garden Grocer but prefer to grab a cab when I arrive. If your staying @ Disney Moderates the fridges are more like coolers so I have been known to add a zip loc of ice for an extra "umph".Tip envelopes for mousekeeping. And my PURPLE BOX is my best friend:worship:!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Wow! Great tips. I have a whole page of things to look for/buy at discount stores!

We are taking our 7 children to WDW in December so I am trying to find inexpensive treats! Does anyone know where you can get the spinning lights that you get at Disney? Do you happen to know how much they cost at the park? I saw some spinning globe type lights at Wal-mart. I wanted to get them a treat before we went. We do not really buy souvenirs since there are so many of us.

Does anyone have any other trip making secrets that would make the little ones have the time of their lives? (at a lower cost than disney has).

Thanks! Michele
 
I don't know about the Disney spinning globes, but I have seen the ones at WalMart for $5. Target has smaller versions for $1.99 in their stocking stuffer section.
 
I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this but my new favorite Disney travel accessory is Purex Laundry Detergent sheets. They actually work pretty well and leave clothes smelling good. I pack my quarters in M&M Mini's tubes.
 
Things I have done to prepare:
The shoe holders for holding our bathroom toiletries, post its incase we need to leave the mousekeepers a message, the clothes pins to hang up wet bathing suits, and dollar store Disney trinkets to cut down o nthe gimme-s. ID badge holders..from the dollar store but they have them in the office supply section at walmart to hang the room passes on lanyards

I also have our park back pack already packed with the sun visors, sweat shirts, fans, sun glasses, ect. That way there is no playing around with finding stuff when we get there. I made the kids pressed penny containers so that we are not digging for change. And we bought the jui ce packets you add to water to cut down on the drink buying.
 
ID badge holders..from the dollar store but they have them in the office supply section at walmart to hang the room passes on lanyards

A word of caution.
I bought these (from Walmart) 2 yrs ago for a big family trip.
Anyway, my niece lost her key twice (I guess it just slid out) & my son's tore & his key fell out but DH found it in the room.

Now we let dh hold all the keys so he can run around & get FastPasses for everyone.

I really need to find the zipperd kind because the 11 yo wants to use his as a charge card. I looked all over all 4 parks in May for a Pirates one but no luck.
 
Thank you for offering this information and giving the resources to find it. It is refreshing to find bloggers that go the extra step for their readers. These are the blogs that are truly destined to succeed
 
I found Downy wrinkle releaser at Walmart for our trip last September. Worked great. I too detest ironing and refuse to do it unless absolutely necessary.

Just an FYI for anyone out there, I haven't used the actual "wrinkle releaser" product in many years...if you pour 1 cap full and fill the rest of the bottle (big bottle) with water it works great!!! And then I buy the travel sized packets I found at Target in the travel isle (go figure, right?) and take a small spritz bottle and do the same!!!
 
Just an FYI for anyone out there, I haven't used the actual "wrinkle releaser" product in many years...if you pour 1 cap full and fill the rest of the bottle (big bottle) with water it works great!!! And then I buy the travel sized packets I found at Target in the travel isle (go figure, right?) and take a small spritz bottle and do the same!!!

Did I miss something? 1 cap full of what? Travel sized packets of what?
 
Did I miss something? 1 cap full of what? Travel sized packets of what?

:rotfl::rotfl2::rotfl:OMGeesh!!! :eek:Sorry!!!:eek: How about 1 cap full of regular old Downy fabric softener!!! Or a travel sive pouch of it!!! Good greif...parenthood makes you forget what youa re doing SO fast!!! UGH!!!:rotfl::rotfl2::rotfl:

...now what was I just doing?!?
 





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