{Walt Disney World} A Countdown Chain

You might say there is a little Disney excitement going on inside our house lately. And the kids are excited too! But, I finally grew tired of the “Is it Disney World Day yet Mommy?” {Plus, I kind of wanted to know how many days left too!}. And we all know that kids {and I} learn better with visual aides. So I scoured my Disney Pinterest Board for ideas.By far, my favorite was the Countdown Chain by Get Away Today. Plus, it allowed me to control how many links were included {which was key since we had over 90 days left until D-Day}. Several of the other countdown ideas were only for the last month. Jayna and I had a great time making it too. We did it in several parts….spreading out the “Disney Project” over several days. Lately she is all about projects and having some quality {no-Millie} time with Mama. I let her cut out the circles and 2 in ch strips. Then we used glue sticks to add white hole-punched dots to the red strips to make them look like Mickey’s pants.Then DAYS later {when Jayna needed some more Mama time}, we connected the chains. Jayna worked on her patterning skills while I attached the chains with tape.Because we kept spreading out this project, I had to keep modifying the number of chains used….we waited another couple of days to finish the project with a cute topper {with fun, sparkly scrapbooking stickers and paper}, and hang it up in our dining room. I kind of underestimated how long the chain would be!To add to the excitement, on the white strips, I drew a little Mickey…and every time Jayna cuts a white strip, she gets to choose a fun-filled Disney Stick from our Bucket o’ Fun Disney Activities! More Jayna and Mama time later that day with a special Disney activity!