Intro to my #WDW Series & Countdown to Disney Printable

Happy Tuesday!  So, I’ve “unofficially” been trying to make sure each Tuesday you takeaway a little something… an unofficial #TakeawayTuesday.  I’ve used the hashtag, but I haven’t officially used Takeaway Tuesday as a category on the blog. Why?  Well… I’m afraid if I name it and I start to slack, it’ll turn in to Oh No She DIDN’T Tuesday… I’d hate to “DIDN’T” :(So, this unofficial Takeaway Tuesday, I’d like to share a little something  I did for the kiddos before we left off to Disney World; I was thinking you may want to use it for your trip there too.   I’m sharing my COUNTDOWN TO DISNEY, because tomorrow starts my Walt Disney World Wednesdays  (I know I’m a sucker for alliteration, don’t mind me.)  Each Wednesday, I will share a little Disney! What will I share you ask: My love for Disney’s Fast Pass, What to pack for the park, What we ate at Walt Disney World, What to Wear at Walt Disney… stuff like that 🙂

I’m getting quite eager to F I N A L L Y share all the #WDW goodness with you! Anyway… back to today … unofficial Takeaway Tuesday.

My kids were beyond excited to go to Disney, but me, I was beyond, beyond excited!  I have been wanting to visit WDW since I was a kid.  I was am obsessed with the cutest most delightful mouse ever. My room, when I was younger, was a shrine to ‘the’ American Idol.  I had Mickey ears with my name embroidered on them, but yet I had never visited the park!  My mom’s friend knew how much I loved Mickey Mouse, and purchased them for me on her visit.  My husband and I knew we would take our kids one day, and when that day came {big sigh} I cannot tell you the emotions that I felt.  Okay, okay, we’re all friends here… I cried.  I didn’t cry as soon as we got there, I cried at Cinderella’s castle while WDW put on a heck of a show and my babies’ faces lit up in awe.

I’m telling you it was magical…

To countdown to this magical event, I would pack little reminders in the kids’ lunches that we were getting closer, I purchased Mickey stickers and put them on everything.  I found cute Disney character tees for the whole family and wrapped them up, and gave them to them on their Friday night, pizza night the week before our great adventure 🙂

I made a little countdown for the kids to countdown the days until we would visit Disney World… the kids LOVED tearing down the days.

Click here to print your own countdown.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• White cardstock
• Scissors
• Printer
• Optional* Whole Puncher
• Optional* Ribbon or twine

Print out the countdown on white card stock, then cut out into even squares.  You could stop there, and just tape the numbers on the wall (placing the numbers in children’s reach).  If you want to take it a little further, may I suggest hole punching the squares and tie ribbon or twine through the holes on the squares onto a longer piece of twine. Tack the banner on the wall where your children can pull off each number, up until the big day!!

Enjoy!