Monday, April 14, 2008

Scavenger Hunt

Because Easter was in the middle of Spring Break this year and some people were away (and because it was really, really, cold then, too!) we had our "Easter Egg Hunt" this last weekend. Except it wasn't Easter, so we had to do something a little bit different. So we had a scavenger hunt and obstacle course race. The weather was perfect! It was sunny and very nice and warm as we trekked out to the woods to look for different kinds of flowers, twigs in the shape of letters, feathers, different kinds of leaves and other woodland wonders. They also had to find someone with pocket lint to share, and 12 cents.
When they had gathered all these treaseures they got a sticker on their sheet of paper, saying they had completed it.
Next came the obstacle course. They started by showing off their skills at basketball by dribbling and taking a shot at the net, then they jumped 10 jumps on the trampoline and then it was off to climb the "rock" wall and slide down the slide.
Then they hopped in the sac
crawled through a tent, over some "hurdles", weaved around some buckets and skipped around a tree.
Then they crawled under or jumped over a bar, practiced their agility stepping in hoops
crawled through a tunnel, through another tent and, using a badminton racket, hit a balloon around the trampoline - which was difficult to do with the uncooperative breezes.
After another sticker for completing the obstacle course they had to do some playdough art, making a beach scene.
Then it was time for spelling. They spelled the word "FUN!".
After getting stickers for completing all these events they got an Easter basket full of goodies. Thanks, Auntie Kendra, for another fun day!
And of course there was lots of food and time for play. The girls had a blast playing with their cousins and second cousins and can't wait to do it again soon!

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