Yesterday, in my article “My Favorite Things: Fun Summertime Challenges for Gifted Kids,” I mentioned that I would share six new summer activity ideas to keep your gifted and high-ability kids thinking all summer. Today is Day 1 of my new ideas! Here goes…
Have you ever gone on a scavenger hunt? Whether it’s Pokémon Go or something more professional (not affiliated), using clues to search for a hidden treasure is exciting AND challenging to your brain!
When I was a kid, every Easter the Easter Bunny hid my brother’s and my Easter baskets somewhere in the house, and we had to solve a series of clues in order to find them. It was so much fun, and one of my fondest childhood memories. In fact, the Easter Bunny actually hid Easter Baskets by scavenger hunt for my three boys when they were young, as well!
You don’t need to wait until Easter to organize a scavenger hunt for your children- you can do a summer hunt! These types of hunts allow your children to be detectives and use their problem-solving skills in a unique way. To up the challenge level of the hunt, you could create themed hunts where the treasure and the clues are all related to a certain theme (ex. Baseball, Disney, a tropical island, etc.). The possibilities are endless! Once they try a few hunts that you made, you can then have them create scavenger hunts for you and their siblings or friends! Creating their own hunts is super-creative and will be a ton of fun! By the way, an inside scavenger hunt makes a terrific rainy-day activity!
So, have you ever created a scavenger hunt for your children? If so, please share what you did in the comments along with any pictures. Together, we can create our own treasure chest of scavenger hunt ideas. Happy hunting!
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