Want a creative idea for a fun family activity at home or around the neighborhood? Why not have a scavenger hunt? That is what our family did a few weeks ago. My husband has always loved making a fun list of creative clues for the kids in the form of a treasure hunt. And with a wide range of kids’ ages in our family, this is an activity everyone can participate in. Those all family activities can be hard to come by, especially on a limited budget.
This time, the theme was a pirate adventure for my son. All it took was some advance planning, creativity and a few dollar store surprises! Here are the highlights of the hunt for the treasure!
Creating a memorable life isn’t about the money you spend,
it is about what creativity you put into living!
If you love the idea but don’t want to plan it, go to http://www.letterboxing.com. Our family LOVES this!
Cute adventure for your little guy!
whoops….it’s http://www.letterboxing.org. Sorry.
i LOVE this melissa! i am inspired. we have done this kind of thing for easter baskets to make them go on a hunt to find them. but it’s been YEARS since i did that. life gets in the way an you forget to be creative ON your kids not just for your kids. making something for them to participate in. i love this. he looks so happy.
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Your scavenger hunt was really well done! This may have already been done, but our favorite scavenger-hunt-type-activity is Letterboxing! You get the clue from the website and then off we all go to find it. So much fun!
Jen
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We’ve done this several times, only on a very large scale. We have ten children and several drivers, so our hunts range all over our home state of Colorado. We use hand drawn maps and creative clues, with a range of prizes from milk shake certificates at McDonalds to golf club passes. It’s way fun and wonderful bonding! GPS geocaching is for sissies! (Your photos are adorable!)
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says:
Hi there – who doesn’t love a true treasure hunt! I love this post – it is wonderful. I recently blogged about: Se7en Mini and Se7en Major Treasure Hunts.
If you are interested take a look here is the link:
http://www.se7en.org.za/2008/09/03/se7en-mini-and-se7en-major-treasure-hunts
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Oh my gosh, your son is adorable! What a wonderful day (and great photos for the record books!). Lovely!! xo Terri
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That is just so darn cool! I hope you don’t mind, but I posted a link on my blog. LOVE this idea!
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