Scavenger Hunt

Our family has a community garden plot at Blandy. Once the harvest starts coming in we will all enjoy the time we spend there a little more. Yet, right now the kids get pretty bored and frustrated when we have to weed and water, weed and water. So today I promised we would do a scavenger hunt (thank you Pinterest) if they played patiently while I gardened. Nicolaus was skeptical, but once I explained a scavenger hunt was basically a treasure hunt, he was all in!

1. Something Fuzzy

2. Two Kinds of Seeds

3. Two Pieces of Litter

4. Something Straight

5. Something Round

6. Something Smooth

7. Something Rough

8. Two Different Types of Leaves

9. Something that Makes Noise

10. A Chewed Leaf

11. A Beautiful Rock

12. Something You Think is Beautiful

13. A Pinecone

14. Something Green

15. A Stick

16. Something You Think is a Treasure!

Tactile Letters

Tactile letters and numbers are printed with a textural component helpful for little learners. Kids just trace each letter or number with their fingers to develop pre-writing skills and letter recognition. Hopefully these will be a stepping stone for Nicolaus to writing.


You can certainly buy sets of tactile letters and numbers, but I thought making them would be a fun and easy project for Nicolaus and me. All we needed were basic flashcards I found at the Dollar Store, glue and sand John already had on hand from another project. I filled the shape of the letters and numbers with glue and Nicolaus piled on the sand. I'm pleased with the results and am looking forward to incorporating these into lessons for Nicolaus.