As you might have picked up on, we are driving the 8 hours down to Disneyland for our daughters 3rd birthday. Considering we are doing this with a 3 year old and a 15 month old I knew we needed a lot of entertainment and new fun toys to get us through the trip there and back.
I put together each of the kids a gift basket filled with fun Disney themed items of stuff I picked up from a few different stores. Take a look:
I purchased the storage bins at Joann Fabrics on clearance and figured I could use them for storage in their bedrooms after the trip
I then printed their names using the Disney font on colored paper and pasted that to the bin
Considering how young our son is, he won't be getting as much stuff as our daughter
He will have more "baby" toys in the car to play with as well
Books for him to flip through
I went mainly "Princess" theme with our daughters since she is going through a Princess stage in life :)
Hailey's includes coloring books, crayons, note books, temporary tattoos, counting cards, a toy camera, toy phone, Stitch coin purse, ball, 2 crowns, lots of books and a Minnie Mouse
I even used some of the books we already had for the baskets.
I took them out of Hailey's bedroom about 2 months ago and stored them away for her to forget about them until the trip :)
I took them out of Hailey's bedroom about 2 months ago and stored them away for her to forget about them until the trip :)
I will let you know how much a hit there were when we are back!
~Nichole~
Very cute idea. I am hoping to one day surprise Emma by bringing her there (well to World not Land).
ReplyDeleteThank you! It really is amazing how much fun Disney (land or world) is. Its like a whole other world.. I love it and I am sure Emma would too!
DeleteSo cute...I always pack a ton of food for road trips and forget the fun stuff :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I found the food was the most wanted items on the trip. The toys they ended up using in the hotel, but DVDS and food was best in the car :)
DeleteSuch a great idea!! I can't wait to do that with my little girl when she's older :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! She will LOVE it!
DeleteThe boys and I will be boarding a plane soon in search of holidays with loved ones and snow-- oh my goodness we may just freeze our little island toes off, but I wanted to stop by here first, to:
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Thank you! Safe travels!
DeleteI wish you and your family a wonderful fun time at Disneyland for your daughter's 3rd. b/d. I can remember going to Disneyland with my parents, husband, daughter and son somewhat younger than yours even. We went in the summer and phew was it hot and muggy. Winter is much better time to go due to cooler temps and hopefully not so many people in line for the rides. We lived in Tucson so had a long ride also.
ReplyDeleteWhat a smart Mom you are to take things to keep the kids content. Hope all your hard work pans out. It's always interesting traveling with young children. Have fun what ever you all do and Happy B/d to Hailey.
Thank you very much! We had an awesome vacation! I for sure prefer the cooler temps in Disneyland! I cannot handle heat very well at all.
DeleteSuch a cute idea--I'll have to keep this in mind for when we go to Disney World next year! Thanks for the follow..I'm returning the favor :)
ReplyDeleteThank you :) They were a hit for sure!
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DeleteThis is a great idea! We are doing the drive down to Disneyland ourselves early next year with our toddler. New follower here from the thumping thursdays blog hop :)
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! It was a lot of fun I hope you guys have a great time! :)
DeleteSuch a fun idea! I should pin this to our someday... trips. Ca-ute! I'd love to have you link this us to Titus 2 Tuesday this week on Cornerstone Confessions.. I hope to see you there.
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Thank you very much and thank you for the invite! Will head over now :)
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the invite. Heading over now :)
DeleteGreat idea to keep the kids occupied in the car! Hope you all have a fabulous trip!
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Thank you :)
DeleteGood luck with the trip! Have fun.
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Thank you :)
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DeleteWe do a lot of traveling. And we have a lot of kids. 5. (Holy cow, what were we thinking?) Anyway, we keep our kids occupied with audiobooks, and lots of them. There are a lot of sites where you can download them, but we use this one a lot because the stories are all free and they're original. How many times can you hear Red Riding Hood?! LOL. Here's the link if anyone is interested. http://www.twirlygirlshop.com/short-stories-for-kids
ReplyDeleteHaha yes 5 is a lot. I do not know how you do it! That is a great idea to use audio books, I will have to get some for the next road trip!
DeleteThanks!