Have you ever heard, "Mama, let's play a board game?" only to discover that no one wants to play the board games that are stacked up in the closet? This is a great opportunity to create your own game! All you need is a piece of paper, pencil, something interesting to hide and your imagination.
The best thing about this game, called Treasure Hunt, is that you can incorporate learning, fun, adventure and nature exploration simultaneously! See the above picture? I quickly drew a map of our back yard, gave mundane outdoor features exciting names, incorporated physical activity, math, reading, geography and following directions in a single FUN activity.
From the map (shown above):
Step 1 From the back door, take 42 steps
Step 2 Go South and spin 8 times
Step 3 Skip to the Magic Tree House
Step 4 Climb the Magic Tree House and read one Chapter of Stuart Little
Step 5 Run to the deck
Step 6 Walk past the grapevines
Step 7 Look under flowers
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