I love fall here in Texas. It’s finally cool enough to get back outside all the time. We love heading to the park each Saturday and taking lots of walks and not having to go early, early in the morning.
One of my kids favorite things to do when we go walking is to have a scavenger hunt. Sometimes I write a list out before we head out or sometimes I just make the list up as we go but they love searching for things as we walk. Even when we don’t do a scavenger hunt, they often collect treasures along the way.
I thought it would be fun to make “scavenger hunt” books. My youngest two and I made these little books that tell us what to look for and also have a little pocket to put the item in.
These are simple books made with paper & yarn. The pockets are construction paper glued on the edge of 3 sides.
This was a fun two day project for us. One day to create the books and another day of actually going on the scavenger hunt. (We didn’t have time for the actual walk on the first day as we had to let the glue dry).
I got the kids involved in the scavenger hunt book making by letting them pick what we were going to look for, gluing on the pockets, and decorating the cover of their books. Of course older children could also write out what they needed to find.
Making the Books
My youngest two (2 & 3) had a blast with these. They really enjoyed having to search for something in particular. I kept the instructions very simple for them and stuck with colors and simple object I knew they would see.
But you could add harder objects and instructions depending on your child’s level. In fact, I’m thinking about making these again with my older two and adding in some math!
Hunting with our books
What have you done fun lately with your kids?
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This is such a great idea! I am definitely pinning this for the future when my son can do this!
Thanks Chelsea! I hope you enjoy it when you get to try it out.
What fun! Even my husband likes scavenger hunts. I’ll bet he’d totally be game for making this with me for our little girl. Thank you for sharing at the Mommy Mixer this week, Lucy.
I hope you try it out Jelli! I bet you guys will have a blast. I always have fun linking up at the Mommy Mixer.
I love the idea of having pockets in the book for their findings! Awesome! Thank you for sharing at our Pinning for Play link party!
I thought the pockets were a fun twist too and the kids seemed to love them.
Great idea! I love how there’s pockets in the book for the things the kids find. I like this way better than ME having to carry all the treasures we find on scavenger hunts! lol
I know what’s your talking about! We used to stick everything in the bottom of the stroller but when the littlest out grew that mom was stuck holding stuff. I made a pocket and the very end for extra treasures!
I love this activity. So much fun. My kids would love having a little book with all the pockets. I could actually see my oldest create something like this for my daughter. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks Jodi! I’m looking forward to trying it again with my older children involved as well. Hope you enjoy it with your children. 🙂
This is a great idea, i love the idea of collecting the items vs. just finding and looking at them. Thanks for sharing.
My kids love collecting! I’m not always thrilled about all the bring home but we can always use it for crafts.
I love the idea of having a pocket in these so you can collect the items you find. Pinning this to use for when my little guy is big enough to go on scavenger hunts.
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Thanks! I thought it was a fun idea. Hope you enjoy when your little one is bigger.
What a cute idea! Can’t wait until my 18 month old is ready for things like this. Right now we’re just in awe that the leaves fall from the trees and he’s into feeding the dogs acorns. Yum!
It won’t be too long before you will be there! But that is such a fun age and acorns are great fun. My kids still find ways to play with them all the time.