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Fall Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt – Free Printable!

Nicole Hood — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 07:16:08 +0000

We love visiting the pumpkin patch every fall. It’s one of our favorite family traditions!

This printable game is a fun activity for kids of all ages to do during your next visit to the farm or pumpkin patch.

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” —L.M. Montgomery, “Anne of Green Gables”

This scavenger hunt is an easy activity to do with kids- from toddlers to teens.

We even printed them out and did the hunt as a party game for Ava’s recent birthday at the pumpkin patch.

All the kids got prizes for completing it!

The birthday girl is 11 now!

The perfect pumpkins. I love this tradition!

Oh, the memories we make! Haha!

It’s not a trip to the farm until you get down and dirty in the corn hut!

Family time at the pumpkin patch is the best!

Print your scavenger hunt below.

Click here to download and print: Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt<<

“I don’t see how a pumpkin patch could be more sincere than this one.” —It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

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Springtime Nature Trail Scavenger Hunt | Exploring State Parks with Kids

Nicole Hood — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:30:27 +0000

Today for Earth Day this week I am sharing this free printable Springtime Nature Trail Scavenger Hunt!

Get out and explore with this fun game for kids.

My family and I love exploring together. We are blessed to currently live in Missouri and it is seriously breathtakingly beautiful here!

We love the state parks and scenic trails all over the state and adventure to a new one as often as we can. Be sure to check out your local state parks.

There are so many that are free and open to the public that you probably don’t even know about. Here’s a great website to help you search.

Last Sunday we explored Mills Springs here on Ft Leonardwood. It was an gorgeous cool day and we brought our pup along for the walk too.

I made it extra fun for the girls, who can get bored easily, with this printable nature walk scavenger hunt.

They loved it and it really helped them pay attention to their surroundings!

Scroll down to see more photos from our beautiful hike.

I’ve included the link at the bottom of the post to download and print the free Nature Hike Scavenger Hunt too!

The walk to the spring is easy and peaceful. There are picnic tables, restrooms, and many areas to fish.

I love all the springs in Missouri! The color of the water and lush green landscape is perfection.

This time of the year in the Midwest is a great time to explore nature. The air is cool and there are not too many bugs out.

I would love to go back here and bring a picnic lunch and book to read!

The nature walk after the springs is pretty steep and about 1 mile long. But the view from the top made it worth it!

Elvis loved the view too!

There is beauty everywhere. You just have to look for it.

Scroll down to print out your own scavenger hunt to take on your next trail outing.

Also check out my printable Neighborhood Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt .

A smile at the top. What a fun Sunday Funday!

Print here!

You can print this fun picture scavenger hunt here for free on Dropbox.

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein

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Neighborhood Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt | Printable Kids Activity

Nicole Hood — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 21:59:02 +0000

It’s spring time and the weather is finally starting to warm up! This month has been a rough one for the whole world but I don’t want to stay inside, and keep my kids and pets inside, 24/7 either.

Staying with the recommended social distancing in our country right now, but still allowing for some fresh air and sunshine, is important in my opinion. We have been enjoying family walks, bike rides, and walking our dog in our neighborhood and walking trails almost every day. To make it more exciting for my kiddos I created this fun Neighborhood Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt printable.

Scroll down for the link to download the free printable. Hope you and your family enjoy and stay healthy!

It was cold the other day but we worked up a sweat during our walk!

I printed out the scavenger hunt and clipped it to a clipboard with a pen attached so the girls could easily carry it around on our walk.

I love our beautiful neighborhood.

Unfortunately it is on a hill and my girls usually moan about the uphill trek but they were so excited about their new activity they didn’t complain once!

***Mom win!

All bundled up and feeling good after our walk! We found everything on our list!

When this kid has an activity or job to do, she sure is determined. I love that about her!

Stella loves games and running around so this was the perfect activity for her!

This was a fun way for us to explore our neighborhood and get some much needed fresh air and exercise, while still maintaining social distancing guidelines.

Hope you and your family enjoy this activity too!

So much fun! I love my girls.

Print your free scavenger hunt here.

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I Spy Road Trip Scavenger Hunt | Free Printable!

Nicole Hood — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:04:40 +0000

We still have a month or so of summer left and we are savouring every minute of it!

My family and I love to travel and since we live in the middle of nowhere {Army life!}, we take a lot of road trips. Keeping kids entertained and {relatively} quiet during a road trip is quite a task so I created this printable Road Trip Scavenger Hunt to make car rides fun during family trips.

Scroll down for the link to download the file and print for free!

Enjoy your summer travels and have fun!

We can’t forget our pup. He likes road trips too!

Remember the family that travels together, has the most fun together.

Check out some of our favorite Missouri road trips this year…

IKEA St Louis.

Yay for free coffee for parents and -listen up- FREE daycare for the kids. My girls love the daycare playroom so much they cry when they have to leave. Wish we could go every week!

Springfield, Missouri is only an hour and a half from us and we go multiple times a month.

There is so much to do there including the biggest Bass Pro Shop {complete with aquarium and museum} in the country!

Another fun stop in Springfield is the Discovery Center. We have a family membership and go often. 3 floors of science, play, space, and even mini golf!

St Louis is another city only a couple hours away so we have been quite a few times. You saw the zoo above but we also love Grant’s Farm, the Science Museum, and Fitz’s . We have been to both brewery locations {this photo is downtown} and not only is the food amazing but the atmosphere, and bottomless sodas, cannot be beat!

A nearby college town named Rolla

Is our favorite stop for icecream at Soda and Scoops and story time at the downtown library. Also check out Bandana’s Barbecue.

Another fun road trip find is Uranus. A class fun and out there stop off Route 66 near St Robert. It has dinosaurs, an escape room, ice cream, fudge, and all sorts of crazy novelties.

The cute town of Columbia has gorgeous green parks with walking trails that cross the lakes. We went there on a whim and were lucky enough to go to the Art in the Park fest that day!

My constant travel companion, besides my kids and husband, Mr Dylan dog!

Tired baby girls still love playing I Spy all.day.long.

Happy Travels from The Hoods!

Click the link below to download and use this printable over and over again!

Download the printable file to print here.

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Christmas Lights and Decorations Scavenger Hunt – Free Printable!

Nicole Hood — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 15:30:00 +0000

Family Christmas traditions are a big deal in my family and we have quite a few special ones we do together every year! One of my favorites is driving around together, sipping hot cocoa, and looking at neighborhood Christmas lights. Both grownups and kiddos {and the dog too} enjoy this and we do it multiple nights throughout the month.

So I thought I would create a printable Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt list for my kids and for y’all, my awesome readers, that are Christmas fans too. Also be sure to check out my favorite light displays from all over the South in the photos below.

Scroll down to download and print. Enjoy!

NEW for 2023

Also check out the newly updated Christmas Scavenger Hunt here!

Christmas lights never get old!

We love exploring our cities and checking out the beautiful lights all month long!

Now that we are parents, Ashton and I have really gotten into decorating our own home with lights. This is from Stella’s first Christmas in Louisiana.

Every year we pile into the car with blankets and hot cocoa and check out the lights.

Last year in Texas we had Ashton’s convertible which was super fun to drive around in!

Have you ever seen a house with dancing lights? They are my kids favorite!

The house is covered head to toe in multi colored and they are set to “dance” to Christmas music that is played on the radio or a speaker.

This is a shot of one in Deridder, LA.

Natchitoches, La is one of the top 10 Christmas towns in the US and when we lived in Louisiana we went every year for their beautiful Christmas festival.

It’s not just Christmas lights that we like. We also enjoy visiting the local zoos, gardens, parks, and museums for their Christmas decorations and photo ops, like this Grinch at Hodges Gardens.

You know I couldn’t skip Disney World! They have hands down the BEST Christmas lights ever!

This is from Hollywood Studios 4 years ago.

This year we visited Magic Kingdom for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and LOVED the “ice” covered lighted Cinderella castle!

Another beautiful light display is Dollywood Christmas.

The whole town of Gatlinburg was absolutely breathtaking at Christmastime two years ago.

The Bagwell Dancing Lights in Springfield, MO are not to be missed!

Of course, I had to share a shot of our home this year.

Complete with giant minion and lots of Disney magic!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Click here to download the printable.

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