Our Vacation Jar

 I have been trying to come up with ideas to keep Leah pumped about vacation! As I mentioned earlier she does not know the real date of our departure so a count down seamed kind of silly... But I finally decided on an activity Jar. Basically you fill a jar with ping pong balls, popsicle sticks, pieces of paper, or something else similar. I decided on pop sickle sticks. For a jar we used a Honeydukes Candy Jar from our last trip to Universal. 

Ours previously housed Sherbet Lemons.

Now it is the home to almost 100 Harry Potter/Universal Orlando themed activities. Here are just a few.

1. Help the House Elves- these are little chores or baking activities.

     -Make Luna Pudding 

     -Make Lightning bolt sandwiches

     -Make Chocolate Frogs

     -Make Lightning bolt cookies

2. Pack the Trunk- these are small packing steps.

     -Paint your Trunk

     -Pick one toy to bring with you

     -Pack a shirt in every house color

     -Make house themed hair bows to pack

3. Accio Prize- these are small prizes for her to pack for vacation.

     -Glow Stick bracelets for nights in the park.

     -Harry Potter T Shirt

     -Scabbers ($3 at ikea)

4. Homework- these are little list for her to make or videos to watch.

     - Write down 5 souvineers you want to buy.

     - Mark the rides your most excited about on a map.

     - Pick the 5 shows your most excited about.

     - Research dragons.

     - Make a list of who you want to bring back souvineers for.

5. Random

     -Peliculum: make some magic with sparklers (Weasley's Wiz Bangs!

     -Make Tip/Goodie Bags for exceptional park and hotel staff.