Help!! Need Ideas!! Quickly!!

[Trev&Ev Mom]

We have booked a weekend trip in January and was going to keep it a secret from our boys 11 and 7. We've decided to tell them Christmas Day and was thinking of neat ways to do it. I was thinking of a box inside a box, inside a box (and so on) of clues. They are lucky and have been to Disney a gazillion times, so if I put a stuffed Mickey inside, they'll know in a second. We are staying at Boardwalk, so I was thinking of a box of Salt Water Taffy, a Monopoly Game. The final box will be the envelope with the magic express booklet and luggage tags. That's all I've got so far. I'd like a few more boxes. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!!! Thanks!!

[gaffz70]

I think your idea is great!
One Christmas, my mom bought the whole family a trip to NYC to see the lion king. Each person received a letter and we had to figure out how to put the letters together to spell where we were going.

[retiredfigment]

Rice Krispie treats?

[NJGIRL]

I think your idea is great!
One Christmas, my mom bought the whole family a trip to NYC to see the lion king. Each person received a letter and we had to figure out how to put the letters together to spell where we were going.

I love this idea! I think I will use this on our next non Disney trip.

[Trev&Ev Mom]

I love the rice crispy treat idea...they might not think of that one!!

I need maybe one or two more ideas...anybody else? What do you see at home that makes you think of Disney?

Thanks everyone for the great ideas!!

[Disney4us2]

Disney gift cards

[Grumpy.]

A small board.

[hoop de do]

What about a scavanger hunt with them finding little disney items with a note to the next spot etc. The final one being a sign saying that they're going to the WORLD.
LOL and have a great vaca.

[mom2morgan]

Perhaps something representing each park? For instance, some dollar store plastic animals for Animal Kingdom,etc.

[A Big Kid]

Google " custom fortune cookies.". Ya'll can go to a Chinese restaurant, slip the fortune cookies with ( your customized you're-going-to-Disney-world) messages in to the waiter to be delivered at the end of the meal.

[disneyfan328]

I like the idea of the plastic animals for AK and you can also get small green army men at dollar store for DHS - epcot a golf ball and MK hmmm maybe a train? we are also surprising the kids with a trip for xmas! good luck with it!

[Trev&Ev Mom]

I like the idea of the plastic animals for AK and you can also get small green army men at dollar store for DHS - epcot a golf ball and MK hmmm maybe a train? we are also surprising the kids with a trip for xmas! good luck with it!

Have an amazing time!! Good luck with the surprise!

Thanks everyone for the great ideas!!

[iheartdisney]

It might be too late for this but when I surprised my boys last year some dear soul who was already at the parks (thank you!) sent the boys a postcard from Walt Disney World, signed by Mickey Mouse, telling them about their trip. I acted like Mickey "ruined" the surprise by spilling the beans. They loved it! You can find the link in Mousellaneous under the link "Mickey Mail - Pay It Forward." Someone who is there right now could send it in time for Christmas, possibly. Good luck!

[mykidsmom]

I typed out a phrase on a piece of paper like "we are going to a magical place" or " Surprise! We are going to Disneyworld". Then I cut out each word individually and wrapped it in a box. As they opened up the gifts they would gradually have to put the puzzle together. In the end, it was a great surprise. TIP: if you use the word Disney, cut the letters up individually and wrap.

[AmandaChan]

I love hearing of parents surprising their kids with trips to WDW. DH and I used to always joke that the only reason we're having children is to take them to WDW. Can't wait to do this for my kids!

[disneyfan328]

OMG I'm so excited I can barley contain myself. The kids are up and the presents are opened but "THE BOX" hasn't arrived yet (we are waiting until a bit later when all of the family is here to share the moment. The kids seem happy with what they got (my son seemed a little disappointed about a wrestling thing that he asked for from Santa last night that of course he didn't get) But I can't wait until later when they find out why this was such a scaled down Christmas!!!! I'll have to figure out how to post pictures on here! Merry Christmas all.

[Trev&Ev Mom]

OMG I'm so excited I can barley contain myself. The kids are up and the presents are opened but "THE BOX" hasn't arrived yet (we are waiting until a bit later when all of the family is here to share the moment. The kids seem happy with what they got (my son seemed a little disappointed about a wrestling thing that he asked for from Santa last night that of course he didn't get) But I can't wait until later when they find out why this was such a scaled down Christmas!!!! I'll have to figure out how to post pictures on here! Merry Christmas all.

I hope they were totally excited!! My boys had no clue. I wrapped items in a tower (I didn't have the right size boxes to do box in a box). I did chocolate teddy bears (Duffy), golf ball (epcot ball), green army men (toy story), dinosaurs (animal kingdom or toy story), gum (airplane), Mars candy bar (favorite candy from UK Tea Caddy in Epcot). They had NO CLUE. They just kept looking at us asking what all this was. The last box was the Magic Express envelope with the luggage tags...THEN they got it!!!

Merry Christmas to everyone!!

[Ed]

OMG I'm so excited I can barley contain myself. The kids are up and the presents are opened but "THE BOX" hasn't arrived yet (we are waiting until a bit later when all of the family is here to share the moment. The kids seem happy with what they got (my son seemed a little disappointed about a wrestling thing that he asked for from Santa last night that of course he didn't get) But I can't wait until later when they find out why this was such a scaled down Christmas!!!! I'll have to figure out how to post pictures on here! Merry Christmas all.

So, how'd it go ?

Unfortunately, we can't allow anyone but moderators to post pix here at Intercot; doing otherwise could create a moderating nightmare.

[disneyfan328]

I did see that we cant post pictures here but I understand why.

The surprise went really well! The kids are super excited - we waited until right before dinner when all of our family was here and my oldest daughter "found" the box in front of the garage and brought it in. ( she is 22 and doesn't live at home anymore and isn't going on the trip so she was in on the surprise!) Right before she got there we got a phone call from a close family friend that is away in the military and my DD 11 thought that something or someone was going to jump out of the box and scare her. She thought it was the military friend and that she had called from her cell inside the box to throw them off. When the opened it the balloons (Mickey, Minnie, Pooh and Princess) floated up right on cue with the message attached "Merry Christmas - We're going to Disney World." then inside the box were a stuffed mickey and minnie, fake tix and new tshirts and some plane snax etc. It was really cool and the kids were thrilled! so am I now that I can finally talk about it without having to make sure they aren't around!

[NJGIRL]

Great Christmas surprise. Have fun!