Have you heard of Geocaching?<\/p>\n
It is a scavenger hunt game being played by millions of people all around the world. It
\nstarted back in 2000, and I think it is safe to say it continually grows. I stumbled upon it
\none day. I was in a class, and a girl was talking about doing more Geocaching to
\nincrease her happiness level in life. I started researching it, and I was excited by
\nwhat I discovered.<\/p>\n
It seemed like a great family activity.<\/p>\n
This week, we hunted for our first “Cache.” The Nancy Drew Sleuth, who just turned five,
\nwas extremely excited about this game after she watched some YouTube Videos.<\/p>\n
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Building excitement is a good thing, but I gotta admit every conversation with her revolved
\naround Geocaching for a couple of days. It was draining.<\/p>\n
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The big day arrived, and after the first half a mile of walking, she said, “This isn’t what I
\nthought it was going to be. I don’t like Geocaching anymore.”<\/p>\n
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The Nurse had to bribe her from point to point with breath mints.<\/p>\n
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I spotted the cache, which was hidden behind some rocks up on a side of a hill. I
\ncalled the Sleuth, and I pointed it out. I told the other kids that we would let her open
\nthis one, so we wouldn’t have to quit the game after our first find. You know the saying
\nthe squeaky wheel gets greased. She may be only five, but she impacts the family’s
\nhappiness levels. Needless to say, when she saw all the treasures within the container,
\nand the fact she could pick and keep one thing, she was right back into Geocaching.<\/p>\n
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She happily walked a mile back to the truck, without a complaint, singing she was the
\nGeocaching queen as she swung her little silver “monkey badge” to prove it.<\/p>\n
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Ah, the high of finding treasure.<\/p>\n
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Here are the best links for you to find out about Geocaching, and to inspire your kids
\nto do it with you:<\/p>\n
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Sign up for your free account here:<\/p>\n
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https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/play\/search<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best videos to learn about it:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best videos to get your kids and spouse excited:<\/p>\n\n