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Walt Disney World Adventure: A Field Guide & Activity Book for Explorers Sweepstakes

June 2, 2011 by Chip Leave a Comment

Our friend Tracie at Vacation Field Guides hooked us up with a copy of Walt Disney World Adventure: A Field Guide & Activity Book for Explorers Guidebook for giveaway this week!

Here are some details on this excellent guidebook!

Turn a trip to Walt Disney World into a learning adventure!

The mystery and magic of Walt Disney World is captured in this fun-filled adventure field guide. Jam-packed with curriculum-based activities and challenges, “Walt Disney World Adventure” encourages Explorers to follow cryptic clues, decode concealed messages, and solve challenging puzzles as they uncover hidden details and unlock Disney secrets around the four theme parks.

“Helpful hints”—tools provided to help the reader navigate the Challenges—ensures motivated young learners through adventurous middle schoolers will find the fun facts, games, and activities interesting and entertaining.

“Walt Disney World Adventure: A Field Guide and Activity Book for Explorers” is perfect for building anticipation before a trip, a useful and accessible guide to the parks, and a learning resource after the trip with the use of “Next Step” learning activities. There are also “Kid Tips” offering recommendations from other Explorers.

Now your Walt Disney World vacation will have the educational content of a school field trip, the self-guided fun of a quest, and the lasting documentation of a personal journal. Plus, kids can earn their “Explorer Certificates,” share their own recommendations, and find out how to become a Featured Kid Explorer.”

We will be hosting this giveaway on our Facebook Page I am going to post the picture above on Facebook. To enter all you have to do it Tag yourself in the picture. Also if you haven’t already make sure you like Vacation Field Guides on Facebook!

I will pick one lucky winner tomorrow afternoon and notify them via Facebook that they won.

If you have any questions drop me an email or on Facebook.

Good Luck.

Don’t forget to check out Tracie’s other book! - K id Tips for Walt Disney World: Touring Advice by Kids for Kids

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New Book Encourages Young Travelers to Plan Their Disney Vacation

October 1, 2010 by Chip 4 Comments

Now your kids can help plan your family’s Walt Disney World vacation. “Kid Tips for Walt Disney World: Touring Advice by Kids for Kids” is designed to encourage kids to truly experience the best of the Walt Disney World Resort (3,130 pages, $10.95).

Written by Tracie A. Cook, a high school teacher and life-long Disney fan, “Kid Tips for Walt Disney World” is a compilation of actual tips written by children between the ages of 7 and 15 years of age. Young travelers responded to questions about what they liked best about Walt Disney World. The book is broken up into sections including the four theme parks, resorts, water parks, and Downtown Disney.

Mike Scopa, senior feature writer and blogger for AllEars.net and one of the hosts of WDW Today Podcast, notes how beneficial it is to have kids talk to other kids about Walt Disney World. “It’s difficult as an adult to explain to a child what they are going to experience at Walt Disney World. A child speaking to another child goes much further. ‘Kid Tips for Walt Disney World’ prepares kids for their Walt Disney World vacation, and lets them know what to expect in a child-friendly language.”

The pleasantly clear-minded thinking utilized by the kid-tipsters is apparent, as is the wide range of experiences that they reportedly enjoyed. Some experiences that are available at the Walt Disney World Resort are often overlooked, while in this case they were highly rated. This information will certainly impact vacation planning when parents understand why kids really like some of the lesser-known attractions.

Kim LaPaglia, travel agent and WDW Moms Panel alum, was pleasantly surprised by the book. “Tracie Cook offers a book for children with vacation tips that are equally helpful for the adults in the family. Even though I consider myself a seasoned Walt Disney World visitor, it is very eye-opening to read which restaurants kids find the most memorable. I was especially surprised to find out that one of their favorite choices was the Biergarten in Germany.”

Assembled in a very logical, usable format, “Kid Tips for Walt Disney World: Touring Advice by Kids for Kids” is not only richly informational, but also genuinely entertaining. Readers will enjoy a kid’s-eye view on everything that the Walt Disney World Resort has to offer. The kid tip suggestions are sure to make any trip to Walt Disney World more fun, comfortable, and enjoyable for the whole family.

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The Disneyworld Mousekeeping Art of Folding Towels

August 7, 2010 by Chip 6 Comments

Walt Disney World Mousekeepers are a talented bunch! Not only are they skilled at tucking in sheets and cleaning up after weary vacationers, but they can work magic with an ordinary washcloth. Add a few pipe cleaners and some stickers and you have a butterfly. Some creatively folded towels in the middle of your bed forms a hidden Mickey. Mousekeeping has turned towel folding into art.

But at the end of the night the towel shape I like to see best is the toothbrush holder. I know it isn’t as showy as a towel animal, but it is just so helpful to have. On my last trip, I carefully took my towel toothbrush holder to two Disney resorts and on a Disney cruise! I was tempted after my trip to keep this towel gem, but I didn’t want to be banned from Disney, so I carefully disassembled the washcloth and am here to show you how you can make your own toothbrush cozy for your hotel room.

Step One: Fold any standard washcloth diagonally.

Step Two: Fold the bottom edge up about a half inch.

Step Three: Flip the washcloth over

Step Four: Roll the towel.

Step Five: Insert the end of the towel into the back fold.

That’s it! Now you can make your own toothbrush holder and bring a little bit of Disney Magic to your vacations.

Tracie is the author of Kid Tips for Walt Disney World. Visit http://VacationFieldGuides.com to learn how your child’s tip can be featured in the next Kid Tip book.