Eight little pages to fold and staple: the reveal, a countdown, a packing list, and room for stamps.
Adventure
Passport
This passport belongs to
Traveller
Tape your photo here
Name
Age
Home town
Favourite snack
Signature
Destination
You are going to
Miami Beach
Departing soon
Countdown
Cross one off every night until you go.
30
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My packing list
Something to sleep in
A hat
Shoes you can run in
Toothbrush
A book
Something to draw with
One favourite toy
A jumper, just in case
My predictions
Fill this in before you go, then check how close you were.
The first thing I will see is
The food I most want to try is
I think the weather will be
The best part will be
Stamps & stickers 1
Collect a stamp, sticker or ticket stub everywhere you go.
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Stamps & stickers 2
Collect a stamp, sticker or ticket stub everywhere you go.
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Print, cut along the outer lines, stack the pages in order and staple down the left edge. Card stock for the cover holds up best.
A reveal that outlives the reveal
Most reveal props are finished the moment the news lands. This one is only starting: the destination page does the announcing, and then the countdown gets crossed off, the packing list gets ticked, and the stamp pages fill up while you are away.
What comes home is a small book your child made and used, which is worth more than another printed itinerary.
How to make it
Print the sheet, cut along the outer lines, stack the pages in order and staple down the left edge. Card stock for the cover helps it survive a suitcase.
There is a drawn frame for a photo. Tape or glue one in rather than uploading it to us: it takes ten seconds and the picture never leaves your house.
What is inside
A cover with their name, a traveller page with a photo frame and details to fill in, the destination reveal, a 30-day countdown to cross off, a packing list they tick themselves, a predictions page to fill in before you go and check afterwards, and two pages for stamps, stickers and ticket stubs.
Questions parents ask
Do I upload my child’s photo?
No. There is a drawn frame to tape or glue a printed photo into. We would rather not handle a picture of your child, and taping one in takes seconds.
How do I put it together?
Cut along the outer lines, stack the pages in order, and staple down the left edge. That is it. Card stock for the cover makes it last.
What goes on the stamp pages?
Anything you collect: museum stickers, ticket stubs, a stamp from a national park visitor centre, or a drawing of something they saw that day.
What age is it best for?
Four to ten. Younger kids need help with the writing pages but love the stamps; older kids fill the whole thing in themselves.
