Outdoor Scavenger Hunts
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I think that scavenger hunts were just meant to be played outside. Not to worry, inside people or rainly climate-dwellers: you can still surely have a blast inside. But there just seems to be much more opportunity for fun and creativity outside the walls of our homes.
Imagine yourself living in a climate that is not conducive to having a perfect lawn. You know what I’m talking about: you have patches of dead grass everywhere and pits and holes. And you haven’t been able to water your grass because there is a water ban in effect. Not fun, I know: we give up some things to live in our perfect weather.
Anyway, not to fret: take advantage of our sad lawns and use them for fun. One great way is to host a treasure hunt where the kids actually have to DIG UP all the clues, like “real” pirates! Give them a map that you’ve drawn yourself, and draw it to scale. Seriously, draw it to scale as best you can or you’re going to have a holey lawn surrounded by a patch or two of grass. Use red “X”s just like we’ve all seen in the movies. Your kids will love it. Note: keep the clues near the surface, as there’s just no need to make the kids dig four or five feet underground. O.K.? Really. Seems a little much.
If you have a dog with a good nose, do a little experiment: Take one or two of his favorite bones that still have meat on them, and see if he can find them. Do dogs remember where they hid their bones based on memory or based on scent? Find out!
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