Taking daghter`s friend ( babysitter ) to WDW

[Eleda]

Hi, we are taking our daghter`s babysitter / friend of our family to Disney from Norway this summer. We are giving it to her as a confirmationpresent. We have told the parent`s we`ll pay for travel and stay.
Should we pay for : Parkticket`s, food, etc ?
She is paying for her own pocketmoney.
If other poeople had experienses or tips taking child`s friend`s ( babysitter`s etc please tell me
Ps: She will be a " part of our family " on this trip, not babysit.


Little me

 

[epcotfan]

What a lovely confirmation present
You will probably need some legal documentation to take her out of the country from Norway to the United States. A letter from a lawyer outlining permission granted from her parents. It should also state that you are her guardian during this trip and authorize medical intervention if necessary. You will have to show this letter/documentation when going through International Customs/Immigration.
Your babysitter should also have a valid passport and birth certificate.

 

[pyrxtc]

HI, We are taking our babysitter to WDW too! We are taking as both a friend and babysitter. There will be a few nights when she is in the hotel with the kids or at the pool with the girls. She will also be helping to wrangle the kids while in the parks during some days. She will be going on all rides with us and we will treat her as one of our children. We are driving so no extra expense there, except for a few extra meals and snacks on the way down. We are paying for hotel, park tickets and meals. A few snacks will be thrown in as well as a souvenier of her choice. She is bringing some money for spending and her mother wants to pay for something but she babysits for us very infrequently (she lives almost 2 hrs away) but she is our only babysitter who is not family. When she comes over, she is here for a weekend or a week. Next week she will be here since her mother is going on a cruise and she is on vacation form school and her mother is not comfortable with her staying with her older sister for the week.

She doesn't let us pay her when she is here. She gets the guest room to herself for privacy and usually calls and asks if she can come up, we hardly ever call down there. So, WDW is in repect, paying for all the times she watches the kids and helps us out. WE do not want money from her mother but will let her take whatever mom gives us and return whatever is not spent on souveniers by her DD.

 

[lemondog]

Yes, I think you should pay for meals and tickets as well as airfare and hotel. If you offer to just pay for travel and lodging, it may be a hardship for her to come up with the money for park tix and food, and you don't want to put her in a difficult spot. If you're going to treat, then you need to do the right thing and pay not only for airfare and hotel, but for park tix and food as well. Especially since you said you were taking her as "one of the family" and not a babysitter. Enjoy your trip!

Angela

 

[Beth76]

Ps: She will be a " part of our family " on this trip, not babysit.

I think you just answered your question. You should pay for everything. Using her own money for souvineers or extras is reasonable. Perhaps she will even offer to babysit for "free" one night so you guys can go out for an adult dinner. Have fun and what a wonderful present!!!

 

[Eleda]

Hi again
I was thinking the same as you. That we`ll pay for everything exept pocet money. She is a very nice girl, so she deserves the best.
I am making her a disneyscrapbook for her comfirmation. If anybody have any ideas for what to put in it. I`ll be very happy.

 

[cymomtx]

We always take our babysitter with us. She has gone to Cancun twice now. We pay all her expenses there. She is only out of pocket for souvienors. We have asked her to go to WDW with us in November.

 

[jenr812]

Man, I babysat for the WRONG people when I was younger LOL!!!

What a wonderful gesture!

 

[elf]

When we went on our extended family trip my cousin took her babysitter and paid for everything, except souvineers.

 

[Grand Canyon]

If you want to make it special, pay for every thing
We took a friends DD to help out with our DSs we paided for all expences plus $350 for new cloths ( she needed them ) and $300 spending money. I feel they (the extra kid) should be treated as well as your own. I think feeling like an extra can make their trip feel uncomfortable at times. So we spoil them as much as own.