disney surprise scavenger hunt
It’s been busy here for the last few days, with our insane weather and with FutureCity, Toy Fair, and National Center for Families Learning Summit all in the last week.
But somewhere in between all of this excitement, my husband and I surprised our kids with a super-fun, totally awesome Disney Surprise Scavenger Hunt!
That’s right–we’re heading to Disney this spring. And we’re thrilled.
We wanted to tell Maddy, Owen, and Cora in a way that made them work a bit, so we came up with a Scavenger Hunt. Nothing too crazy, but we wanted a hunt got them reading, thinking, and putting their heads (and feet!) together to figure out clues and learn about their trip.
Here’s the skinny. . .
- Disney Surprise Scavenger Hunt:
You can use this scavenger hunt whether you’re going to Disney World or Disneyland; it doesn’t matter.
Our goal was to give them an idea that they were going without outright telling them.
Check out our video for a closer look at how it went:
SO funny, right?They seemed to have a blast!
Our Disney Scavenger Hunt can be downloaded here if you want to use it (and modify it) yourself: disney surprise scavenger hunt
Or here it is as a pdf if you like it just the way it is: disney surprise scavenger hunt (pdf)
Our Disney Scavenger Hunt includes things like:
- counting pennies for the number of days until our trip;
- doing jumping jacks and headstands;
- putting together Mickey sock puzzles;
- unscrambling Disney-related words: vacation, spring, suitcase, sunshine, and more;
- watching a Disney video on YouTube.
We’re really excited.
Here are a few other ways to countdown or celebrate your own Disney vacation:
fyi: Huge thanks to the amazing and creative Tiffany Dale of Peanut Blossom for the Disney video inspiration as part of our reveal. Affiliate links used below.
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Oh have a super great time! We love Disney and telling the kids is always so much fun
20/02/2014
Oh goodness, Amy! What an awesome video of the hunt, I love it!! The looks on their faces is just priceless. Excited to meet them in April!
21/02/2014
YAY!!! Tiffany thank you thank you!! We will have a blast!! Can’t wait!
22/02/2014
Best vacation we’ve ever taken — you guys are going to have SO MUCH fun!!!! So excited for your whole family!
21/02/2014
thanks, friend. would LOVE to do a little stop in bend to see my favorite p & g mama!!
22/02/2014
This is awesome! I have all the learning activities built in!
Looking forward to seeing you in April!
22/02/2014
thanks, Sara!!! Can’t wait to see you in April, my friend!! Wooo-hooo!
22/02/2014
OH. my. goodness. You just took all the “work” out of this surprise for me! My husband and I are taking our kids on a Disney Cruise this fall (we’re 90% sure anyway) and I had the SAME idea completely out of the blue to reveal it to the kids with a scavenger hunt. THANK YOU!
31/05/2014
ANNA!! YAY! Please let me know how it goes, my friend!!
01/06/2014