Traveler's Treasure Hunt

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Wouldn't it be great if you and your co-travelers could find some hidden treasures?

Make a list of "treasures" you know you'll be passing on your journey: expansion bridges, parks, and so on. If you've taken the route before, you can be specific, listing the name of a restaurant or a hotel. Otherwise, you can note general items, such as "a tall building in Chicago" or "a farm on Interstate 93." Give each participant a copy of the list. Older treasure seekers can check off found objects and help younger players to do the same.

You can plan long-term treasure hunts that will take the whole journey to complete (the final object on the list might be "grandma's house" or "the sign outside your hotel"). Or you can plan a series of treasure hunts using the same list, with such items as "the next exit sign," "the first restaurant we come to," and "a rest stop."

Here's hoping that you won't have to use your treasure-hunting skills to find your child's favorite baseball cap along the way!

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© 2005 by Steve and Ruth Bennett. Excerpted from 365 Unplugged Family Fun Activities with permission of its publisher, Perseus Books Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

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