Instead of buying toys while we are there (even though I allow my daughter to save money to buy something to take home on the last day) - Tink visits our hotel room every morning. *It's much more exciting and cost efficient!
We buy inexpensive small Disney toys (action figure, play cell phone, coloring book, etc...) and snacks to take to the parks. *For a few months prior to our trip, we watch the clearance aisles, after holiday sales, and the everything for a dollar type stores. *Each morning my daughter wakes up to a special group of small gifts from Tinkerbell.*
I've only had one trip, but I did this too! Our visitor wasn't tink but whomever the item corresponded with - probably all princesses!*
I was the last to leave the hotel each morning and would place the items out so the girls came home to them. Also gave incentive to not be upset leaving the parks! At least there may be a surprise waiting!
*I got awesome deals on the stuffed dolls at the Disney outlet in Hershey while visiting my cousin so they got left five throughout our stay (well my oldest did the baby got two) also cheap stuff on clearance from the outlet like t shirts a pretty Cinderella watch that came with a note from the fairy godmother that she didn't want my daughter to be late for her dinner at the castle and and princess hats.*
My goal was for them to take the want out of her but we still ended up with LOtS of souveniers lol. I can't say no Disney or my husband who is usually Scrooge mcduck can't!
The bad part is the oldest is telling the daughter who was just a baby last time about all the dolls the princesses leave in the hotel lol. *we now have three*
girls one is only a baby so she won't need many special drop off gifts but what started as a fun little special thing I wanted to do because apparently disney isn't magical enough and to save money just became way expensive.*
The online store has alicestuffed dolls for $8 if anyone needs some! I just bought three for our sePtember trip as well as a couple Jessie dolls!
