Ways to Help Kids Count Down the Days Until WDW

[Twingle]

Wow - what great ideas! I LOVE the pp with having Disney Theme nights - I'm gonna have to borrow that one!

We've done the paper chain and the backwards count on the calender, both from 100 days out.

 

[jenndisney]

When we have 100 days left I find a jar that 100 quarters will fit in (small jelly jar). My daughter gets a quarter each day for something she does to help plan/prepare for the trip. (okay we stretch this sometimes....on a really busy day we say that just happy thoughts count) When the jar is full, she has $25.00 extra to spend (she saves up all year long and usually has over $200 to take for herself).

and just a side note of how we keep track of all her spending money. She has a checkbook register and makes deposits in "her account" (bank MOM) When we get to Disney, she withdraws $20 a day and buys Disney dollars to spend that day. She can either spend the whole $20 or save it and have $40 the next day. My daughter loves to spend it all at once and so we do not have to tour every giftshop all day. This has worked for our past 4 trips and we love it.

 

[cfrith]

After reading these I am starting to regret our decision to surprise our dd's 4 & 7! When we went in 2004 we did the chain countdown. Wish me luck!

 

[lorli]

Jenndisney-

This sounds like a very doable plan. Wondering how old your daughter was when you started it? Not sure mine is quite old enough yet. She's 4.