Ways to surprise your kids.....

Ways to surprise your children with your Disney Trip...

 

 

Every year when we take the kids to Disney, we surprise them. They never know when we are going. Every year we come up with a new way. Sometimes it is a little twist and a little bit of a different fib.

 

• If you have planned an early morning flight, wake the kids up super early and surprise them. In the past we have told them that Dad's car was broken and we had to get up really early to bring him to work. We have also told them that Ikea was having this huge sale, and we had to get up extra early so we did not miss out! When you wake them, give them their Tee Shirts you made them and tell them to figure out what it says. I have also put on their shirts that I have made them before they get out of bed. Make sure it is dark in their room, so they cannot see the shirt. Tell them you are just putting a clean shirt on them. Then, make sure you put a sweatshirt or coat over the shirt to hide it. Right before you get to the airport, have them take of the sweatshirt or coat to reveal their  "We are going to Disney shirt". They will be so excited!
• You can book a midday or right after school flight. This way you can tell them they have a doctors appointment and you have to pick them up from early from school. Then you can head straight for the airport and don't say anything until they ask you why you are at the airport!
• You can fill a suitcase with balloons, confetti, and a sign that tells them they are going to Disney. Ask them to open it for you, that you have a special surprise for them. I would wait until the night before for this one.
• Have them get up and ready for school, have them dress and eat as they normally would. When they grab their backpacks to head out the door, say "I think you will need these instead today." Then grab their packed carry-on bags from a closet.

 

 

There are so many creative ways to tell them. I really think a last minute surprise is the best way. They will surely never forget it!