Turning your forest nature adventure into a scavenger hunt is one way to add extra fun to your outdoor activities. Look for different types of rocks, petrified wood, certain colors of flowers, and also mushrooms and moss growing in the darker, damp areas of the wood.

Bugs are a great thing to hunt for as well, even if your kids are not fond of them. The wonder of discovering something new may just help them get over any fear they may have. Butterflies, beetles, grubs, and worms can all be sources of new discoveries and learning. Small animals such as lizards, geckos, skinks, and salamanders are also awesome discoveries. Make sure you take along a nature guide book and avoid anything that may be poisonous.

In some areas, you may even find items such as arrowheads! These can often be found in wooded areas, and make a great teaching tool to get kids to listen and learn about history. If you need more ideas for your scavenger hunt in nature, visit www.RiddleMe.net and download the software. You can also create maps, lists of clues for finding different items, creatures, or insects, all customized exactly the way you want.

Later in the summer, a scavenger hunt in the forest can be done during the later evening hours, and you will see many wonders such as fireflies, grubs under logs with luminescent properties, and insects that only come out at night. This can be very exciting for the whole family!

Treasure Hunting

There are many different themes that could be applied to this outdoor activity. Choose something based on what your children’s current interests are. Some ideas are Pirate treasure hunts, hunts for “magical” treasure, or multiple-location treasure hunts, in which the treasures found come together to make one whole treasure in the end. Dressing up according to the theme is always fun, too! Hosting the hunt during the dusky hours of the evening or even in the early night hours is another fun option, because it adds to the excitement of the game. Many ideas for treasure hunts can be found and customized according to your needs online, on sites such as www.riddleme.net. The software will help you to be creative in planning your treasure hunt.

Outdoor Riddle Games

The old tried and true “I spy” game is a fantastic choice for an outdoor riddle game. Choose a theme, and have the participants “spy” something that relates to this theme. Riddles can be created with the help of Riddle Me software, taking some of the creative burden off of your busy shoulders. When the fun of guessing all the spied items is done, get the kids to put them together and create their own riddles for each other to guess!

These simple and fun activities are inexpensive, bring the family together as a unit, and can get your kids out in the fresh air of the springtime and away from the computer screen. Visit www.riddleme.net today for more fun ideas!