Orlando Bound Make Your Own Disney World Countdown Calendar

T here are 3 key parts to          (which looks great!) – or in       any great adventure: The        black and white so kids can have   Build-Up (before), The          the fun of coloring the calendar   Adventure (during) and the Memory     too!                               Sharing (afterwards). We’ve made                                         more than a dozen trips to Disney     Requirements:                      World and still celebrate the                                            traditions we’ve created for each     Computer with Internet access      of these 3 parts. One of the fun      Printer & paper                    things we do during the               Crayons or markers or stickers     “Build-Up” is to create a special                                        calendar which we tick off daily      Directions:                        as we countdown to our next                                              Disney World vacation.                1. Use your computer to go to                                            this Internet site -               This project is incredibly            http://disney.go.com/magicartist/  simple. Anyone with access to an      calendars/index.html               online computer with a printer                                           can make one. There are lots of       This is the Disney “Calendar       ways to personalize it with your      Creator” page.                     favorite Disney characters and                                           special stickers.                     2. Use the arrows in the "MONTH"                                         box to scroll to the month and     We create the calendar for the        year you want to print.            month of our holiday and the                                             preceding month. So - if we’re        3. Select the character you want   going in March – we create the        to put on your calendar. You have  calendar for February and March.      lots of choices.                   I print on both sides of a single                                        page. You can print in color –        4. Use the "Drag and Drop          Stickers" to mark special dates.      days we'll spend at the resort.                                                                             Note: To grab the stickers: move      TIP 2: I print my calendars on     your cursor over the sticker you      2-sided glossy photo paper. They   want. Click once and release the      look great. (You'll probably need  button on your mouse. Move your       to provide a marker to write on    cursor to the date you want to        the glossy paper.)                 mark. Click once to 'drop' the                                           sticker.                              These calendars make great gifts                                         too. Deliver your calendar with a  5. Select "B&W" on the left side      special marker or pencil. I've     if you want to print in black and     found terrific Disney-logo         white. (Then the kids can color       products at our local Dollar       the calendar themselves.)             store. (They also have great       Otherwise - your calendar will        Disney stickers that kids can use  print in color.                       to mark off the days, if they                                            prefer.)                           6. Select the "PRINT" icon on the                                        right side to print.                  You can roll up the calendar, tie                                        it with a bow and attach the       You're done!                          special pen to the ribbon. Or pop                                        it into a special folder with      TIP 1: I like to use "Mickey" for     some of the coloring pages you’ll  the Countdown Calendar because        find here:                         his "drag and drop" stickers          http://disney.go.com/magicartist/  include an airplane and a             coloring/index.html.               "Mickey" icon. I use the airplane                                        image to mark the days of our         Add a fresh box of crayons and a   flights to and from Orlando. I        sheet of stickers to make a great  use the "Mickey" icon to mark the     gift and help build the            excitement for a special boy or       border-color: #FFFFFF;             girl as they count down the days      background-color: #F5F7FB;         to their great Disney Adventure!      border-left: #BAC9FF 1px solid;                                          border-right: #BAC9FF 1px solid;                                         margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom:    border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;        align="center">                border-style: solid;                   About the Author: Anne Marie Hayes is the author of "Disney World Deals." She loves visiting Orlando, exploring the theme parks and discovering Disney (and other) secrets with her husband Al, daughter Emily and nephew Robbie. Her mission is to help families realize their Disney Dreams. Visit her at http://dw-deals.com Published At: www.Isnare.com