Hide-N-Seek

I have ONE more big event that I need to plan for this weekend. Unfortunately, I doubt it's going to be "blog worthy" in terms of decor. But it's still sucking up my time this week. (mostly preparing the house for guests and trying to get a luncheon planned) So today, I just want to share a quick idea.

This idea takes next to NO time.....and very little money....if any at all.

But not every fun idea has to take 20 hours of preparation and work. (at least that's what my husband is trying to get me to believe!!)


Here's the idea:


When we re-did my son's room...we knew he'd long for some of the old things...and we knew he'd use that feeling to claim that he was scared, or lonely, or whatever, to get to come and sleep in our room. Kids are just BORN sneeky like that! (I still totally love him though)



The second part of this idea starts like:

I adore Mickey Mouse.

It's true. I love him. I love Disney. I am not a freak about it...per se...but I love it. (and force feed it to my family) I particularly love the understated look of just the 3 Mickey circles. Just the silhouette. And at Disneyland, they have them everywhere. They call it "Hidden Mickey's". It's kind of a passtime to find them hidden in rides, stores, and on the buildings.

So, in order to remind my son that I love him....and to play a little "hidden Mickey", we left some in his brand new bedroom.




6 to be exact. I just took a Mickey punch that I bought...and punched out little heads out of my left over vinyl. Then rubbed them on some hidden places. Like the seat of his chair. Or the inside of a drawer.




This one is under a shelf that he looks up to when he's sleeping. I told him to look there anytime he needs to feel that Mommy's there.

The vinyl is great because I can move it. And since it's not sticky...it doesn't ruin anything.

Not that you want to do "hidden Mickey's" at your house. (But you might....'cause they're awesome!!!) But you might want to put little reminders out for your kids.

A game. And a love note. He's found 5 out of 6. That sixth one is hidden HARD! He loves to look for it though.

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