scavenger hunt

We planned a little scavenger hunt for the kids last week. To begin, Jon made a map of our backyard with an "X" marking the spot where they would find their first clue. Easy peasy (as Henry would say). Sorry for the terrible photos, it's hard enough to keep up with two excited kids as they make their way through the house looking for clues, but photographing the whole things became downright impossible.

Let's begin!

"Daddy and Mommy have a surprise for you. To find it out, your must follow the clues. Daddy just fixed this in Henry's room, give it a pull and down it will zoom."


(Henry's window shade)

"If to the top of these dark stairs you climb, your next clue you will find."

(the dark basement-outdoor stairs)

"Since she can easily see a lot, sitting here is Bella's favorite spot."

(the top of the couch)

"Next you'll have to check his head - 'I come in peace' is what he said."

(Buzz Lightyear)

"Eating mushrooms is better than dirty socks, but if you bite this mushroom, you'll get a shock."

(Havalah's electric mushroom nightlight)

"You're doing great, now another tip. You often get a new one of these before taking a trip."

(new toothbrush)

"Luge bowl, golf or ski, you must use these to play the Wii."

(in the Wii storage box/ottoman)

"After time in all these rooms, it's time to look to your costumes."

(in the costume trunk)

"Nearer and closer to finding your fate, you'll find this where you check your weight."

(bathroom scale)

"Don't press 'eject' you must only press 'play'. Then you'll know where we're going in 32 days."

(DVD player)

Did you figure it out? If not, then line up the first letter of every clue...or just look below ;)

{photo of the Disneyland vacation DVD we requested}

"Are we really going to Disneyland? On my birthday?? Eek!!"

"What? They sell Legos there? I'm in."

And as you probably guessed from our elaborate scheme to tell the kids, we just happen to be pretty darn excited ourselves.