Saturday was looking to be a LOOOOOONG day. We ~ as in Bo, is an early riser & by 9 a.m. we have often been up for 3 hours.
This Saturday we went on a treasure hunt. First up...we all made our own treasure maps. Since Bo cut his up trying to "decorate" it...I gave him mine.
Then, we slapped it into contact paper to make it easy to roll up...keeping a lot on the ends makes it extra fun for the little hands to roll up.
And you just HAVE to roll it up so you can have a telescope...
...to assist in finding the treasure.
My favorite part was Bo dragging me around & around the house with his little hand in mine, following the map. "We need to go into the jungle to find the letter, mom." He kept calling the letter X on the map "the letter." We never did find "the letter" but we found lots & lots of treasure.
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That is the best! Max loves treasure hunts and goes on them with his buddy Elijah. They are also excellent map makers! Thank you for your sweet comment(s) I really appreciate them! O.K. where's the map to the stove... Time for dinner ~Theresa
I wish I had thought to do that with my kids. Great idea, but hey, I've still got grandkids. Whoo Hoo.
Good idea. Love those treasures!
Wow It sounds like you guy's had great fun. I am sooo laughing at you calling bo an early riser. River's been getting up at 4:20 am on the dot since christmas hehehe.
Hope you guy's are all ok
(((hugs)))
karen
Sounds like so much fun. and definitely requires creativity and energy. I'm not a grandma yet, so 6 sounds way way early to me. LOL! Love the "treasure"!
hugs,
Debra
I love treasure hunts. We like to turn ordinary events into treasure hunts but not at 6:00AM LOL
Precious memories you are creating.
Blessings, andrea
What a fun time. how creative. Love the treasure.
I love that idea and thank you for sharing it!
Sounded like such a great time to spend with your kids!What fun and what memories you are creating!
Rita
Thanks for stopping by, and for your nice comment! I'll be back to view/ visit you often! Love the cute telescope, the beauty is in the innocence, and their joy~
Oh I can't wait to have kiddos so I can go on treasure hunts, how adorable! Thanks so much for your words about my race...I totally thought about your advice and you are right about running ahead, except this time I can eat my own words because my friend ran ahead of me and didn't even ask me if she could, ha ha. Not that she needed to but I was proud of her for at the end pushing ahead and getting to the finish a few minutes ahead of myself. But...I was dealing with cramps and had done a 9 mile jog 2 days prior, I guess I am trying to make myself feel better but am proud of her still the same. Anyway, this is getting long. Enjoy the rest of your week! :)
Haha! that sounds like a blast! Gotta do that with my grandbabies. Love the gorgeous pictures too...
How cute!! What a fun idea!! Love those treasure maps!
Totally adorable. I did a Halloween treasure hunt with our granddaughters and they totally loved it!
What a sweet memory -- hang on to that one!
(I had friends who didn't want to overemphasize Santa, so they did a treasure hunt for gifts on Christmas morning instead of finding them under the tree.)
Treasure maps are great for pirate birthday parties, too!
Such a sweet idea...you are such a fun mom! Thank you for all the sweet comments you left on my blog the other day....I sure appreciate every single one sweet friend. xoxox
Your past few posts have been so fun .. and funny! :) I bet that Bo keeps you jumping! My kids used to love treasure hunts. Now they think they are too big for them. :( Have a great day! Blessings, Tammy
Lovely map and highly educational game! And with such a cute boy everything is possible.
Like a story from Winnie the Pooh. It's not the treasure you find, it's the joy in the journey. Happy Hunting!
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