I had a small photo album with sleeves to stick the cards into. I picked up two from the dollar store, one for each child. The cover was also see through so I personalized a card to slide in to the cover. I put the cards in the photo sleeves ahead of time. When we got an autograph, I'd pull the card out and put it on top of the album. It made it easier for the character to hold it and write on it. The card then went back into the sleeve.
The plastic also kept the cards dry when it rained.
We are going to bring notecards along to get autographs on (easier to put in scrapbooks, etc.)... would you bring something along for the characters to write on?
I'm glad I saw this, I just bought 2 little blank notebooks for my boys but now that I think about it I don't think the characters will be able to hold them well. We are leaving very soon so i don't really have time to run out right now and get them anything else. How much do the autograph books there at the parks tend to run?
I'm glad I saw this, I just bought 2 little blank notebooks for my boys but now that I think about it I don't think the characters will be able to hold them well. We are leaving very soon so i don't really have time to run out right now and get them anything else. How much do the autograph books there at the parks tend to run?
We used 4x6 notecards with character names and pictures on them (found on dis signs) and put them on a 5x7 plastic clipboard and stored the whole thing in a freezer weight ziplock bag. It was perfect, pens and all in the bag and I could search for the next card while others in the party were getting the current character signature.
We used 4x6 notecards with character names and pictures on them (found on dis signs) and put them on a 5x7 plastic clipboard and stored the whole thing in a freezer weight ziplock bag. It was perfect, pens and all in the bag and I could search for the next card while others in the party were getting the current character signature.
budafam said:We are going to bring notecards along to get autographs on (easier to put in scrapbooks, etc.)... would you bring something along for the characters to write on?
CareHeartsDisney said:We've bought the autograph books with slots for photographs on our past two trips. The kids have needed two books and those end up costing a bit of money. This year we're going to MNSSHP so the opportunities to meet with characters are even greater. Additionally, we have 4 character meals planned.
I decided to do something similar to you. I bought index cards in different colors. I also bought small clipboards. They're 6" x 9." It will make it easier for the characters to sign. I'm also bringing a few sharpie markers with us. I'm thinking of scanning the index cards into my computer and making a book for each of the kids with the autograph and pictures of the characters. I receive free photo books from Shutterly often so I'm thinking these books will look even better than the usual autograph books.
Did you find the tiny clipboards at somewhere like office max? I couldn't find them at Target.
I couldn't find them at Target nor at Walmart. I ended up seeing them on both Staples's and Office Depot's online websites. I ended up ordering them from OfficeDepot.com. You might want to call the store and find out if they have them in stock since they're probably not an item that sells often. I had some other supplies I had to order for work so I figured I'd order them at the same time plus they offer free shipping if you spend $50 or more and they deliver the next day.
Actually on OfficeMax.com, you could check their stock by entering your zip code.
Thank you!
No problem!
In case anyone is interested, I posted pics of the autograph album that I made with the 4x6 white cards.
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=46235697&postcount=1280