mom31257 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 We just had a family, around town scavenger hunt. We split up boys vs. girls and had a list of things to collect, questions to answer about our town, and photos to take. We met back at Dairy Queen for blizzards as the prizes. We actually decided it was a tie. The boys pulled in right before us girls; however, we had to count the swings at a city park and they missed a couple. It was so much fun! We're going to do it again later and switch kids next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 What a great summer activity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 That is SO cool! Where did you get this idea? Was it just your immediate family? Can you give us the game info? I would love to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 How fun! Where in Ga are you, and what were some of the items on the list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 It was just our immediate family, but I've all ready been wondering if my best friends' family would do it with us. I just don't know if her husband would want to do it or not. I've also been thinking about giving the kids a house scavenger hunt to do along with our next door neighbor kids with each household competing against the other. I really can't remember what gave me the idea, but here's our list. I'll leave blanks for you to fill in the specific places in your town. We are between Atlanta and Macon. I'm going to start working on a different list for next time. Around Town Scavenger Hunt Items to Find: ______ A free promotional pen, must have company's info on it ______ A one cent stamp ______ A bank deposit envelope ______ The business card of a cosmetologist ______ A disposable coffee cup with a business logo signed by an employee. ______ A take-out menu ______ A McDonald’s ketchup packet Questions to Answer: ______ How many swings are at _________ Park? ______ How many soccer fields are at _________ Park? Pictures to Take (or have taken) ______ A photo of an out-of-state license plate ______ Someone walking their dog ______ One of the group inside a play area at a restaurant ______ One of the ducks at the ______________ lake Meet back at the Dairy Queen. The winning team gets larger desserts than the losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamamace Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 These are SO much fun! I still have great memories of doing something like this for a friend's birthday party. The theme was from the movie Hunt for the Red October and we had clues, etc. to solve before moving on to the next place. Great memories!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 My dh does a rhyming poem clue scavenger hunt every New Year's. He sometime takes a toy with the clues leading to finding it or clues that lead to some candy treat. I think he looks forward to doing as much or more than the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose in BC Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 And it might even be something I can do . . . I'm not huge into games and stuff. I'll bet my kids keel over in shock when I propose this tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 We're planning a family event that is called Bigger and Better. You start with something really tiny (paper clip, penny, etc.) and go to someone's door and explain that you need to trade them the item for something bigger and better. When we did this as teens one team ended up with an old bathtub (obviously you want to have someone with a truck drive)! You have 30 minutes to get back to a central meeting place with your final item. I love scavenger hunts and will have to suggest the one posted as our next event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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