Scavenger Hunt

On the last day of Spring Break, I decided to put together an "Amazing Race"-inspired activity for my kids.  We invited some friends and set off to solve clues and discover some new places.  It was a bright, sunny day so not optimal conditions for photos.  Between that and a large group of kids without much patience for photos, these are not the best snapshots you'll ever see.  But I think the kids had a fun time and that's what really mattered.  (Though properly exposed photos would have been a nice bonus!)

While solving the clues, the kids had to complete a "Connect Four" challenge of various different photographs.  One of the photographs was to shake hands with a dog.  So here they are shaking hands with Maynard.

Next was a picture with an ice cream cone.

And then a building with a stone wall.

They hit the jackpot with this shopping center because there was also a barber pole.  This didn't give them a Connect Four but it gave them a good start, for sure.

We went to the Rust Nature Sanctuary, where we found this cool giant nest, amongst other things.

 

 

They were supposed to make a triangle in front of this pond, which believe it or not, was quite the ordeal. But they finally got it.

They all vied to read the clues.

 

At the Skateboard Park in Leesburg.

 

The train at Wegmans.

With organic clothing.

With yummy YanYan.

 

 With a lawn ornament.

First attempt at getting all the teammates in midair.

Second attempt.

Third attempt.

The photographer gives up.

Next we made a video of  "touchdown victory dances" at the Redskins Training Facility.  Then we found a pond where they did their best fish impression.

The final destination turned out to be my favorite.  At a local golf course, we stopped by the pro desk to see if we could go out to an old graveyard site on the course. They said we could and actually let us go there in golf carts. We had two kids to a cart, so two of the employees very generously helped me get the 6 kids out there.

We're finished!  Woo hoo!