Scavenger Hunt

Stalker

In an effort to get the kids out of the house without me today I devised an excellent lesson.  They are working on a scavenger hunt. They have taken a camera and a list that I wrote and are now out walking around the area taking pictures of things on the list.

Just within our neighborhood are a gorgeous community garden, a tennis club, two playgrounds, and lots of shops. Their job is to take pictures of a "traditional Queenslander" (a type of house), another person out for a walk, a blue car, a slide, a tennis club sign, several specific shots at the community garden, a wind chime, and a few other things.

Just so that you don't get the wrong idea and think how BRILLIANT I am, lol, they are, shall we say, involuntarily doing this activity.  Elizabeth stomped away saying, "This is so stalkerish, Mother!" and John was resigned saying *sigh* "Come on, let's get it done, Sis."

The worst part of it is that John will have to deal with Elizabeth while out on the walk.

But here is a little trick that, upon reflection, sounds a bit like a naval general. When they are all bored around the house, if they can go for a walk and be mad at me, probably talking trash, they come back and are SO HAPPY, so joined as a team, and, usually, take a loooooong time out together. They almost always return from their Mom Bashing as a very tight team.

Wind Chime

Dragon Fruit

Scare Crow

Tennis Club Sign

I don't pull this one out of my pocket very often. But when I do I feel quite confident that they are no longer bored. They are now back and just LAUGHING and laughing and having a great time!

In the future, they will be looking for letters, words, shapes, other clever ideas.
On pinterest I've created about a dozen photography challenge lists, check them out if you like this idea. Here is an example but I have several others in my "Hobby Info" board:

A special HELLO to readers in The US and in gorgeous New Zealand!
AND for AMERICANS in Australia!

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Right here in our excellent neighborhood is a community garden.
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