Creating Disney Magic at Home

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As we all wait and dream about our next Disney vacation, there are lots of fun things to do at home to keep that Disney spirit alive! With this in mind, I am re-running an article from several years ago, with a super fun activity to do with your children that is PERFECT for some great family Disney time (and possibly some learning that you can sneak in there as well?) Enjoy and stay well! 

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As we all know (and regret), you cannot realistically spend every day at Walt Disney World. Whether we are enjoying time at the Walt Disney World Resort, wallowing in post-vacation blues, in the planning stages of our next trip, or just looking forward to the next Disney movie, Disney is never too far from our minds.  Read more

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Disney with Little Ones: Post Disney Vacation Depression Strikes Again

13217011_10102134910080154_6282548894316114762_oIt’s been exactly a year since my family visited Walt Disney World. There are bittersweet reminders of our trip all week, as we celebrated Mother’s Day and 2 family birthdays there in 2015. As I look back through our pictures from one full year ago, the Post Disney Vacation Depression rises to the surface once again. I wrote on this topic a couple of years ago, but I’m here to tell you again – it’s real! Whether your trip was 5 years ago or you just got home last week, you can experience triggers that re-traumatize you and bring back those feelings of emptiness all over again. Check out these updated symptoms below. Read more

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Terrific Tuesdays: How to Manage Post Disney Depression

10955231_10153147311434821_2471546464478646312_nYou saved for your Disney vacation for what seemed like forever. You did your research, you planned ahead. Your vacation was just as magical as it is in the television commercials. When you get back to reality you find your self dreaming of Disney and wishing you could go back. I am not a doctor, but you may be suffering from Post Disney Depression. Read more

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Disney World with Little Ones: 10 Signs You are Suffering from Post Disney Vacation Depression

You spend countless hours planning every detail of your family’s vacation to Walt Disney World. The entire family looks forward to the trip.  That day finally arrives. You pack up and fly (or drive) and your eyes well up with tears when you reach your destination. For a week, your worries melt away; everyone is enjoying each second of this highly anticipated event.  Then…just like that, it’s over. Everything went as planned. You came, you conquered. You got the Mickey ears to prove it, but time moves on. You get back on the Magical (aka, Tragical) Express and watch your Disney resort shrink behind you as you head to the airport for your departing flight.  An unexpected side effect of fulfilling your every Disney dream has it’s grip on you… Read more

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