Ok. So you have a trip to Disney (or anywhere) and you tell your small child about the trip. You can get ready to answer “Is it time to go to Disney” a hundred times before your trip. OR you can make a visual countdown calendar for your child to see how many days are left until your trip. I’ve been through this. Just make your life easier and take an hour or so and do what I’m about to tell you.

My son is 4 and I do this for every Disney trip we take about 30 days before we go. I know there are a bunch of different versions of this. If you look around the internet or pinterest you will get lots of ideas. I like the ring version. All you really need is some paper, a stapler and your imagination.

Step 1: cut the paper. I like to use my paper cutter and cut the paper into about a 1 inch strip. Scissors would also work fine. You will need 1 ring for each day until your trip.

Step 2: I like to print out small images of whatever theme I’m making the countdown calendar and cut them out and glue them on each strip. I have also put stickers on each strip of paper. This makes it more fun and interactive for the child. You can skip this step if you like or you can always add the stickers once you have finished.

All the strips are cut and pictures glued on

Step 3: You need something at the top to attach the links to. I like to print out a mickey head and attach it to cardstock but any shape or paper will do. Then you will staple the first link to the top and each ring after that to itself. I know I didn’t describe this well so check out the photos. It’s just like all the chains you made in elementary school.

That’s all there is to it. Every morning I have my son pull off a ring. He loves to look at what sticker or image he pulled off. It’s really helpful for him to actually see how many days are left until we get to go to our favorite place.

Countdown Calendars

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