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    napping for two 2 year olds...

    I know this may seem like a dumb question as each child is different, but I just want to see how other parents have handled naps while at WDW. Our boys are 2 1/2 and have a pretty set napping schedule at home. While we are there, should we try to enforce a similar schedule or just let them "drop?" I know they will be excited, but since we are staying in a two-bedroom at the BCV, I'm hoping they can at least "rest" each day around lunchtime so nighttimes aren't a nightmare. Is it realistic to think they'll nap at all?? We will have strollers for them, but I can't imagine them sleeping in there for very long - we'll be there in June so it will be too hot. Also, if they are napping in their strollers we can't do much anyways, right Anyone have success with napping toddlers???


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    I'd plan a mid day break at the villas. If they don't want to nap right away, maybe a swim and then a nap before heading back to the parks in the evening.

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    A mid-day break is a good thing even if it is to get out of the heat and sun for a while. My kids, everywhere I've taken them, have slept in the stroller. Even my DS at 6, who quit napping around age 2, slept for a solid hour in the stroller on our last trip. He slept while my daughter and I waited in line to meet Tinkerbelle. They may surprise you!

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    In June, I'd HIGHLY recommend a mid-day break for the whole family. Swim first if everyone is too hot and sticky to sleep.

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    Agreed with all so far. A break is a good thing. When to break may depend on when you first get to the parks and the stamina of your kids. Just make sure you take that break before a meltdown starts to happen.

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    I also concur with going back to the villa for rest time. A trip to WDW if very stimulating for young kids, and the weather is much hotter and humid than at home. Consider also that they end up spending a great deal more stroller time than usual, just going around the parks. In our experience, even when the kids were significantly older, after a stretch of 4-5 hours in a park, they would pretty much start to "hit the wall." That was the perfect time to go back to the resort, either right before or after lunch, get a swim in, and some down time, even if they did not sleep. It's also a good time for everyone to freshen up and maybe change some clothes-a shirt can get mighty sweaty, and you will be able to do laundry often-that rest period is a good time to throw a load in. Later in the afternoon, we would all be fresh and rested, and would go back to a park, often for an early dinner reservation, then for some more fun. We were, rarely, in a park at 2-3PM, because that was, usually, when we would be taking a break, but one day I was at a gift shop in Epcot around 3, and, virtually simultaneous, every toddler in the place had a meltdown. I thought, I'll be the parents have been here for hours, and those kids had enough of sitting quietly in a stroller.


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    I also concur with going back to the villa for rest time. A trip to WDW if very stimulating for young kids, and the weather is much hotter and humid than at home. Consider also that they end up spending a great deal more stroller time than usual, just going around the parks. In our experience, even when the kids were significantly older, after a stretch of 4-5 hours in a park, they would pretty much start to "hit the wall." That was the perfect time to go back to the resort, either right before or after lunch, get a swim in, and some down time, even if they did not sleep. It's also a good time for everyone to freshen up and maybe change some clothes-a shirt can get mighty sweaty, and you will be able to do laundry often-that rest period is a good time to throw a load in. Later in the afternoon, we would all be fresh and rested, and would go back to a park, often for an early dinner reservation, then for some more fun. We were, rarely, in a park at 2-3PM, because that was, usually, when we would be taking a break, but one day I was at a gift shop in Epcot around 3, and, virtually simultaneous, every toddler in the place had a meltdown. I thought, I'll be the parents have been here for hours, and those kids had enough of sitting quietly in a stroller. Mid-afternoon is the perfect time to take advantage of that fantastic pool at your resort.


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    Mom22gls brings up a good point, ESPECIALLY since you're staying in a DVC. Laundry. You really don't want to be packing adequate clothes for 2 2.5 year olds (plus 2 adults) for much more than 4 days. I sweat a lot, but if I'm there for much more than 5 days, I just have to do laundry - - I don't have THAT many comfortable-to-wear-in-public-when-not exercising shorts, and I even just the sweat at the waistband is enough on those hot and humid days to make me need to do laundry in less than a week. (And that's assuming no Mickey Bar drips on the shirts!) Doing it during a break is nice, especially since you'll have a washer and dryer in your unit.

    I was on a vacation to an island once and my sister and I were a day late, our luggage was 3 days late. I hadn't realized how nice clean clothes really FEEL until that point!

    But make sure you either bring your normal laundry soap from home, or test the detergent you decide to bring. I use the Purex all-in-one sheets for travel, which doesn't cause a reaction with me (some detergents do).

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    Nap. Yes. Every day. Even on vacation.

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