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FALLFAMILYFUNGUIDE A scavenger
hunt is a
NATURE SCAVENGER HUNT
All-Natural greatwayto
Can you find these items? explore your
The team who finds—and surroundings,
photographs—the most items learn more
on this list wins!
FUN ! aboutnature
 Acorn

 Animal hole in the ground and have fun!
 A nimal tracks

(not from a bird)

 Animal-shaped cloud

 Bird THIS SCAVENGER HUNT can be done at a local park, a campground or even your own

 Bird tracks neighborhood—you just need to be out in nature. To play, you’ll need to follow these

 Bird’s nest simple rules.

 Boulder 1. D ecide where you’re going to do the scavenger hunt, and create a perimeter. No one is

 Bush with berries allowed to leave the predetermined area during the hunt.

 Butterfly 2. D ivide into teams of two or three with your family—one adult or teenager needs to be

 Feather part of every team.

 Flower 3. D etermine how long you want your scavenger hunt to last.

 Footprint in dirt or mud This one should take between 30 minutes and one hour.

 Hole in a tree 4. F ind as many items on this list as you can. When you find the item,

 Insects at work take a photo of it. Each photo only counts for one item.

 L eaf that has holes in it from 5. R emember: Take nothing but photos and leave nothing but footprints.

an insect

 Leaves from three different

trees Have you ever been out and about and found a

 Mosquito ROONCK! painted rock? If so, it might be part of a movement
 Moss or fungus on a tree to spread happiness. Groups across the country—
 Mushroom including in the Macon area—paint small rocks as
 Pebble animals or with symbols or sayings and leave them
 Pinecone in public areas to be found. Painted rocks can be
 Puddle found in a parking lot, the downtown area, or at local
 Round rock playgrounds or sports fields.
 Sap from a tree
Your family can participate, too. All you need is a

 Sign put up by the park small rock—smooth, oval-shaped rocks are easiest

 Something that doesn’t to paint—along with acrylic paint (or nail polish) and

belong in nature (like a soda a paint brush. Paint the rocks with fun characters or

can or plastic bag) inspiring messages, and then leave them for others

 Something that makes to find.

a sound

 Something that smells good TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LOCAL ROCK

 Something wet PAINTING, VISIT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM AND

 Something with a tail SEARCH FOR “MACON GA ROCKS.”

 Something you think is pretty

 Spiderweb

 Squirrel

 S tick that looks like the

letter “Y”

 Tall grass

 The biggest leaf you can find

 Tree branch that has fallen

to the ground

 Tree stump

 Vines

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