Even before my husband and I had kids, we loved visiting Walt Disney World. We also loved creating Countdown Calendars. Yes, even before smartphones and apps were introduced, we would have a calendar on our fridge or on our computer just counting down the days until we were back at the Happiest Place on Earth. Once we got our smartphones and before Hayden came along, we then had an app that counted down the days for us to our next vacation. If your family enjoys its time at Disney they might also appreciate Sandal’s family-friendly resorts throughout Florida and the Caribbean. The Best Sandals resorts could be worth exploring for your next vacation.
When we had our son, I got to get creative with him as we counted down the days until our trip. I would love to someday surprise him with a trip to Disney World but I also love planning it and sharing in the excitement with him as it approaches.
With toddlers, it’s so hard to tell them how far away something is – they don’t really understand 2 months, 3 weeks, 8 wakeups. So when my son was three years old and we were headed to Disney World, we decided to make a paper chain to help him understand the concept of how far away our trip was. You won’t need much for this Countdown Calendar! All we used was construction paper, glue sticks and crayons. On each chain I wrote down how many days were left.
He loved pulling off part of the chin each morning and it helped him with the concept that the smaller the chain got, the closer the trip was! If you’re looking to make a Disney Countdown Chain, you must check out the template that Grey Luster Girl has – the chain has Mickey ears!
The next year, I decided to get the fun paint samples at Home Depot and create a bright and colorful countdown calendar for our fridge. This was a lot of fun to make with Hayden and I liked seeing it in our kitchen.
This year, we bought this wooden Walt Disney World Countdown Sign from an Etsy shop. We have a lot of Disney stuff going on in our basement and we are always planning a trip, so we thought this would be a great addition.
When we got a little bit closer, I decided to try my hand at making some Mickey Ears with my new Cricut Explore. I made 20 Mickey Heads so Hayden could start pulling them off when we were 20 days out.
With ribbon, glue dots and the Mickey Heads from the Cricut, this was a really simple and fun Walt Disney World Countdown to put together! Hayden has loved taking a Mickey Head off each day.
There are so many fun and unique Disney countdowns out there! Check out some of my favorites!
– Fiddle Dee Me: Clothespin Countdown
– Mom and More: Disney Countdown Chain
– The Suburban Mom: Disney Cruise Countdown
– The Suburban Mom: Disneyland Countdown
– Just Is a Four Letter Word: Countdown to Disney Monorail Craft
– All for the Memories: Printable Disneyland Countdown
– Disney in the Desert: Picture Frame Countdown
– My Crazy Good Life: Countdown Poster
How do you count down the days until your next Disney trip?
These are really great ideas on how to countdown to a Trip To Disneyworld. I like all the ideas especially the one where you take off the Mickey head each day. It makes so much fun for the kids to look forward to their trip.
This would be a nice idea for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthdays! I like the Mickey countdown sign.
What cute ideas! I probably will never be planning a trip to Disney Land but I love this idea for the kids.
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Love the countdown sign! Exciting!