Backyard Photo Scavenger Hunt

The boys were bored in the backyard, so I made a quick scavenger hunt list and handed my 6-year-old the camera. He and my 3-year-old took turns finding the things on the list and they ran around taking pictures. When they were done they showed me their pictures and we checked their list. They loved it and I love the pictures they took.

                                

You could do a photo scavenger hunt any time of the year. Inside the house on a cold, rainy day, outside at the park or on a walk!

Alphabet Letter Egg Hunt

We actually didn’t do this during E week or Easter. We did it during Y week, just because it sounded like fun

 

1. Make a page with all of the letters of the alphabet.
2. Print a second page and cut out each of the letters. I have mine laminated. I made my page years ago, but I’ll try to get it scanned in so you can just print it.
3. Have the kids help you put one letter inside each plastic Easter egg and close them.
4. I had them run into the other room while I hid them.
5. When they found an egg, they opened it up, took out their letter and told me what it was, then matched it to the same letter on the page.
6. Then they could run and find another one.
7. (Here’s a different sheet of letter tiles you can print out! Just click on the picture, then right click to print or save.)

Shape Cutout Boogie

• Cut out two different shapes depending on your theme/holiday (apple & school bus ... pumpkin & ghost ... green dinosaur & purple dinosaur, etc). Assign each cutout a different dance move. Play fun, upbeat music. Hold up one shape, then the other and let the kids boogie to the different dance moves (jump up & down, wiggle their hips, stomp, spin, wiggle their hands).