The Gift of Disney

Having young children, we are in a season of life where we are invited to many birthday parties. Kid parties are much more complicated than they use to be. What happened to the days of having your best buddies over to the house and playing for a few hours? Now days it involves renting a venue that can keep the kids entertained for a few hours, providing food and paying for the entertainment, and supplying gifts to all the attendees.

This is the perfect recipe for large birthday parties. What kid wouldn't want to play games at Chuckie Cheese, brave the foam pit trapies, or defend their lazer tag title? On top of that the birthday boy goes home with more toys than he or the parents know what to do with!

Our challenge and opportunity should be to find a meaningful gift. Disney is an amazing company that has made millions of movies and toys for kids for many generations. They have made one gift that never goes out of style, provides an opportunity to teach kids financial concepts they are otherwise not exposed to, and can provide ongoing income. I am not talking about Mater, a Disney Princess, a movie or some other toy that will be broken, duplicated or soon forgotten about.

The best gift Disney ever made is Disney stock. Next time your shopping for a birthday gift, think past toys, dolls, and remote control cars. Leave those gifts up to the others and think about giving a gift that amidittedly may be underappreciated at the time but can set a child on the right path of achieving financial freedom.