Swimtaxi234 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I have always tried to make the "first day back to school" special for our children, but it was so easy when they were younger and now I need a little help. While my household is 95% unpacked, my school/office supplies are a hot mess since we just moved in our house 6 days ago. I have their books to start school, but all of the rest of my homeschool room was packed on the 2nd shipment and I don't know when/if we will get that shipment. I was thinking about using "adventure" as the theme of our new year since we just moved and we are excited about exploring our new area, but I'm not sure how/where to start since I don't have my printer/art supplies yet. I know I will take photos of the children "going to school" where I make them actually walk into the house. I have taken similar photos since 9/11/2001 on our first day to homeschool (easy date for me to remember). I would love your ideas since my mind is weary from the trip out here and the unpacking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Take them geocaching that first day with a picnic after. There's also letterboxing, which might be more fun since you follow clues and need to make a stamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 The letterboxing would be perfect for my "adventure" theme for the year (geocaching too). Where do you find stamps and ink pads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 I just found a free app to use on my droid cell phone for both letterboxing and geocaching. Thank you so much for the ideas! My children are going to LOVE this! :001_smile::001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Lily_Grace ... :party::hurray: My children and I are now crazy excited about letterboxing and geocaching and we want to say THANK YOU for the idea. We successfully found our first letterbox yesterday and we were unsuccessful with our first geocaching trip, but it was a micro. We are determined to go back tomorrow when it is fully daylight and without a pending storm (which made it interesting - LOL). I am going to blog about it sometime this week. :001_wub::001_wub: Big HUGS from us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Oh, I'm so glad! It's been one of our favorite activities here, too. We've even found a 'memory' cache, where they've intertwined the history of the area with the game. :) The best thing is you can go anywhere and do it - even on vacation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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