Treasure hunting for everyone!

Finally, when I was given a turn to pick the adventure on Day 6, of course I chose IKEA! Now, if you’re thinking that IKEA is not a real adventure, you’ve obviously never gone with my 3 kids!

We let them go nuts in the kids section, and I would say that it was a successful adventure!

Adventuring with kids tip #5: A small shopping trip can be considered an adventure if you talk about it in the right tone and add in a generous sprinkling of excitement!

On Day 7, we went on to what I would consider the most adventurous adventure; we went geocaching (which you can read about on our brand spanking new shared blog).

This was certainly the most interesting thing that we did all week, also the least expensive, and the in the closest proximity to our house! I was completely shocked at this world that I had not even heard about previously, but apparently geocachers have been doing their thing since 2000, so it’s possible that I may be just about the only one who does not know about this! If you have the opportunity, I really recommend trying it out, but maybe not with small kids, I think ages 7 and up should be fine.

Adventuring with kids tip #6: Adventures do not need to be all day activities or far away from home – geocaching can be a very inexpensive, nearby, mini adventure on days when you don’t feel like venturing too far or for too long.

Thoughts from sf

You should try the CNE, it ends this Monday!

Thoughts from Yolanda

Ikea is always a fun adventure- plus a nice inexpensive lunch to boot.  I remember being fascinated by geocaching years ago, thinking it would be a fun thing to do while traveling but never quite followed through in participating.  What a neat outing idea.  Hmm kid-focused geocaching could be a great way to incorporate learning all kinds of things, going to have to add that to my list.