In just a few weeks we’ll be going to Orlando, Florida for a little family vacation and we are SO excited.

Especially because we scored the sweet deal of staying at the beautiful Hyatt Grand Cypress Resort for just $88/night (Saving $125/night!) thanks to the Price Line Negotiator.. can I get a WOOT WOOT for William Schatner?  Though I can’t lie- we had a little help getting such a sweet deal from the site www.betterbidding.com which gives you some negotiating tips!  (Thanks Nora!)

Since securing our stay, I’ve been pumping up the Complicated Boy … talking about Shamoo, Aligator Land and of course- Mickey… and as a result, every day I am now asked ” How many days til we go on VaL-cation?”

So I decided to make a countdown calendar… that allows him to find a fun Disney pic to color in every day… pretty genius if I do say so myself ;)

Here’s how I did it:

1.) My son and I Googled and picked out 24 Disney coloring pages and shrank them into 24 small calendar boxes on a 2 page document

2.) Created another 2pg  docuement with 24 squares– with Mickey Ears and numbers on them.

3.) Printed out all documents on 100 lb cardstock.

4.) With an exacto knife I cut doors on  Mickey Ear Boxes. (I used a sticker to keep doors completely closed)

5.)  Glued  edges of document &  pasted- one Mickey ear sheet to a coloring pages sheet and let them dry.

6.)  Punched holes in the corners and tied with curling ribbon  to hang.

**If you are interested in using my files as a template, leave your email and I’d be happy to send to you!