Sunday, 05 July 2009

• What Do You Do for Cheap Summer Fun?

  
  

                                                   
  

  With the economy hurting so badly now, everyone is strapped for cash.  What are we supposed to do for fun with kids out of school for 3 months?!?  Well, we LETTERBOX.
  
  

  
  

  Here are our letterboxing supplies

   

  Letter Boxing is a fun treat for the entire family. It costs only a rubber stamp, ink pad, book to stamp in, and gas to get there. To find out more go to http://www.altasquest.com/ or http://www.letterboxing.org/ .

  
   

  

  
  This Treasure Hunt took us to Downtown Texarkana at the state line. It is a letter box Honoring Scott Joplin (1868-1917), the great American ragtime composer. He spent his childhood in my hometown of Texarkana, growing up on both sides of the state line. Near the corner of W. 3rd and Main Streets in Texarkana, Texas is a large mural honoring the life and music of Scott Joplin.
  

  
  

  
  
  

  The kids searched feverishly for this one.
  

  
  

  
  
  

  until....

  
  

  
  

  
  Xan-Man Found it! (He's very competitive)
  
  

  
  

  
  The Girls Were Sad ({Princess K} moved on .
  
  

  
  

  
  And Here is what was in the box. Isn't that a great stamp? Pretty Cool!

   

  The Kids had a blast. We did a lot in one day (searched for 10 found 6). I'll be posting them 1 or 2 at a time. Every Friday at A Bookish Mom.

   

  It is a great way to spend time with the kids, and learn something (teamwork).

   

  Thanks for sharing our treasure hunt with us.. I hope you enjoyed my uncoolness. I'm a dork.. It's ok.
  

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