About a week ago, our family sat around the table for a family meal, and in the course of the conversation, I suggested that we plan a family activity for the following Saturday. The plan was met with enthusiasm by the children, and no objections from my sweet husband, so we proceeded to decide what we would do. Hannah suggested a scavenger hunt, and it wasn't long before we decided other details: the place would be an open space area near our home, we would bring cameras, we would divide into two groups, we had a list of about 25 things to look for and take pictures of.
On Saturday morning, the kids did their chores with varying amounts of
enthusiasm, and shortly after lunch we were ready to go. We collected
the cameras, the lists, jackets, and a water bottle and set off on our
family adventure. Steven, Hannah and Joshua took the old camera (the one
where the view screen doesn't work) and one of the lists and set off.
John, Peter and I lingered for a little while by the parking lot
searching for different types of rocks, then set off along the trail,
taking pictures of prairie dogs, foot prints, litter, trees, birds, and
plants. Eventually we caught up with Steven's group, found the last few
things we needed to complete our list (a feather and a pinecone) and
then we returned to the car together. The entire activity took about two
hours. It was fun, and only a little disappointing when we got home to
look at the pictures we had taken and realized the camera Hannah had
been using hadn't worked right, so all the things she thought she had
taken pictures of hadn't been saved. Here are a few of the pictures that my group took:
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| A Prairie Dog |
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| Water on the ground |
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| An interesting rock - John thought it looked like a lion's head. |
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| An interesting tree. (and John) |
I love this idea! We are sooo going to have to do this when Brian gets back!!!
ReplyDeleteThat does sound so creative and fun! Cool idea!
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