How to tell kids (surprise!) re: WDWtrip
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How to tell kids (surprise!) re: WDWtrip
| Tue, 09-05-2006 - 3:02pm |
So far, we've managed to keep it a secret from our two boys (ages 7 and 3). We're leaving Sept. 18. Probably will tell them within next day or two....any ideas on how to spring it on them??
thanks,
Kathy

I made a little countdown with mickey heads attached to a string. Everyday my little one (almost3) pulls a head off and we count how many mickeys left. This is really cute.
When we sprung the trip on them, I made a calendar with the countdown and my older dd noticed it after a little bit when she was making breakfast. That was a long, long time ago! We started at 150 days...down to 4!
Give them an "unbirthday gift" with some of the items they will need for the parks.
Have a Fairy Godmailer send them a card.
SIgn up for them to receive an "Enchanted phone call".
Play Charades one night and have them guess an "Event" and pantomime it to them.
Tell the 3 YO and have him tell you 7YO.
Have the 7YO called to the principals office.
Make a "todo" list and leave it where you know the 7YO will read it.
um...that is all I can think of right now! ENjoy!
~Elena (Just got back with my DH, my almost 6YO, just turned 4YO and 14 motnh old!)
I was going to suggest an Enchanted phone call too - from MIkey or maybe Stitch. I did that for my DD -it was Jasmine her fave princess who called to say how much she was looking forward to DD's visit (which has just made me think this may be a good way to spring the "surprise" of his birthday trip on my DH LOL!)
Also for the 7 yr old I would suggest giving him the book Disney World For Kids by Kids, and wait to see how long it takes him to figure out WHY he's been given it LOL!
Carole
Carole
Was the excitement of the surprise worth losing the excitement of anticipation?
We're going Oct 13. At first we didn't tell them because there were some other things going on that we didn't want to detract from. Now we are thinking of waiting. We've debated about telling them a week before, night before or that morning.
It's not like WDW talk doesn't go on constantly at our house so it has been pretty easy to do "what if" or "next time" type of conversations so I can plan without anyone getting suspicious. They have a few days off school and I'm thinking of trying to lure them into one of their "we should go this weekend campaigns" and then we'll just say okay, lets do it. My 8 yo wil probably know we had it planned all along but my 6 yo will think it was all his doing.
My only qualm is that for me the anticipation is almost as much fun as the trip. I don't know if thats a big loss to them not worthy of the surprise element.
Elisa