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Spring can be a great time to come up with creative activities. Here are a few to get the brainstorming started...

Rhyming Scavenger Hunt

How to play: Pick one starting word for each participant from the word list below. Each participant must collect 5-10 different items (you choose the number based on available time) which rhyme with their word. At the end of the time, each player shows the group what they have collected and may need to persuade the group that some of their choices really do rhyme. A little creativity is encouraged and adds to the fun. The winner may be selected by an independent person, or by the group itself.

Example: participant word is “New” items collected might include: shoe, blue(scarf), moo (milk carton) etc.

Word List:     sun
                     rag
                     run
                     bug
                     sock
                     grace        

Scavenger Hunt

 How to play: Participants may search as individuals or in groups. For younger kids, it is easier to pair up with others. Give each group the same list of items to find and a limited amount of time to search. The individual or team with the most items at the end of the time is the winner.

Items for an at-home/near home scavenger hunt (younger kids list):

       red shoe

       pencil
       George Washington
       the moon
       paper clip
       leaf
       bell
       feather
       book w/ cartoons on the cover
       key

 Items for an at-home/near home scavenger hunt (older kids list):

       President Obama
       pink pillow
       spinach
       newspaper w/ today's date
       music from the 80's
       blue sock
       postage stamp
       crayons
       something that sparkles
       yellow fruit or vegetable
       Taylor Swift
       Sponge Bob Squarepants
       snowflake

 Movies

 Before Shrek and Harry Potter there were some wonderful movies. Rent some of the great old movies, pop some popcorn and enjoy showing off some of the classic family movies  from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, or find them at the public library.

 Younger Kids:
       Herbie the Love Bug
       The Apple Dumpling Gang
       Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
       Old Yeller   
       Doctor Doolittle (The original)
       Pink Panther (with Peter Sellars)   
       The Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
       The Princess Bride
       The original Star Wars

Older Kids:   
       Young Frankenstein
       Original Planet of the Apes movies
       Citizen Kane
       Dr. Strangeglove
       National Lampoons Animal House
       The Sting   
       Goonies
       Sixteen Candles
       The Breakfast Club

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