Celebrating Earth Day with a treasure hunt!

To make our Monday hike a bit more special for Earth Day we celebrated with friends and a treasure hunt!  We headed to Riverbend Park and used our treasure map, binoculars and treasures satchel for our hunt.  We found most of our items- acorns, leaves, fairy magic, water, and treasures (rocks).  We also found some wildflowers, listened to the birds, paddle boats (i.e. fallen logs), watched a Momma Hawk (thank you Ranger Lori), and watched the swallows over the river.  We had a great time exploring today!

After the mad dash to get on the trail, they right away started finding treasures.  We never hike a long distance...usually we are spending so much time playing and pretending that before we know it we are past lunch time and ready for nap time!

Best buddies.  

My little brute doesn't play well with other little girls typically.  Yet somehow he is spellbound by an older woman (5 yrs. old) who has got to be one of the most delicate little girls I have ever met.  She loves pink, fairies and puppies.  He loves alligators, pirates and dinosaurs.  Somehow it works.