Originally Posted By misty2 I want to put a gift basket in our chaperone's rooms (the hotel said fine!) I'm thinking some Tylenol, Tums, Redbull....does anyone have any ideas? I was also thinking of some Disney-themed chocolates or something for both the chaperones and the kid's rooms. Any ideas on where to get something cheap?
Originally Posted By cinderella143also I don't know what your budget is but what about a $10 Gift Card for each chaperone as well. It will buy them a snack while they stroll in the park...
Originally Posted By cinderella143also Snacks that won't melt if it is warm and won't dissolve if it is raining like nuts and granola bars and such.
Originally Posted By kennedyjane Handlotion, single wrapped wetwipes, disney dollars, postcard stamps. I was going to say film, but so many people use digital cameras now. Have fun on your trip
Originally Posted By DrivingtoDisneyAZ If you could find a Mickey shaped cookie cutter, how about making some cookies? Or what I do is shape Rice Krispie treats into a Mickey shaped egg/pancake mold which I bought off of ebay years ago. My $0.99 store sells pre-packaged Disney treats -- little graham crackers, animal crackers, that sort of thing, some dipped in chocolate, some with chocolate chips I think -- themed to Mickey and I forget who else. Can't comment on quality. My kids like 'em but they're kids, lol. If you've got a Disney store nearby, you could grab some Disney dollars. Or they have nifty little toys, pens, light up things for under $5 generally. Actually, get the right sale and you can find some really neat stuff. I once bought lunchboxes for $1 and last week I bought us all hats/caps for $2.99 each.
Originally Posted By cinderella143also DisneyLand gift cards can be bought on line and I didn't have to pay for shipping and they arrived in 2 days!! (CA to UT). As a teacher and chaperone for lots of trips I would say stay away from buying lots of crap. I get tons of pens and paper and really, they just clutter up my phone counter at home. Chocolate anything will probably melt. We were there this last weekend (Feb) and it was 85 degrees!!! (That is why the Gift Card comes in so handy~they can buy a treat or snack when they are ready for it!!! Tylenol and purell is a must along with a bottle of water. If you are going to do snacks, do quality not meltable snacks like individual bags of nuts or granola bars...things like that. And also, what a great idea to do gift baskets for your chaperones. It really is a lot of work to be a chaperone!!!!!
Originally Posted By misty2 Thanks for all the advice. We are staying at Staybridge Suites and will have full kitchens with refrigerators so I was thinking if we did fruit or chocolate they could put it in the fridge. I do have a mickey cookie cutter....the question is will I have time??
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We did gift baskets for guests staying at a hotel for our son's wedding. The thing we got the most "thank you's" for were the small packages of Starbucks coffee They were thrilled to not have to go to the breakfast room or use the crummy coffee packages that were included with the suites for that wake up cup of coffee. Bottled water and biscotti were also appreciated. I so agree with the Tylenol, purell and the gift card to buy a snack or ice cream Sounds really nice
Originally Posted By DrivingtoDisneyAZ Full kitchen you say? In that case, microwave popcorn would be a good, cheap item for the student baskets. Throw in a few bottled waters, maybe some soda, chips or pretzels, chocolate candy, apples and bananas........
