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Scavenger Hunts
Written By Gregory Lauzon
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Get the Green
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This hunt is a variation on the ones we did as kids but instead of "borrowing" the neighbor's garden gnome, two teams race to procure items found in nature.
The Hunt: Kids literally get in touch with nature through open-ended prompts that yield several "right" answers (like those at left) or with a simple list of items (e.g. two sticks, a gray rock, a non-green leaf).
- Head outside — park, yard, or any patch of green — and hand out the lists, collection bags, and pencils.
- Form two teams, or hunt together if you have young kids or a small number of people.
- Set a time limit (our testers found 20 minutes was about right) and whichever team find the most things before time's up wins. Of course you could let your explorers take their time examining everything in sight while you examine today's paper.
Tip: Provide gentle reminders to tread as lightly as possible, and those leaves of three, let 'em be.
Added value: Postgame, you can use a field guide to ID specimens, label them, and create miniature museums. Isn't that how Teddy Roosevelt got his start?
Clues you can use:
- Find something that a rabbit would like for lunch.
- Find two things that a squirrel might save for winter.
- Find something that is even older than your dad.
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