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Scavenger Hunt List – Fall

As promised, here’s the scavenger hunt list. (To review how to play, see Marriage Activity: Seasonal Scavenger Hunt – Fall.) Good luck and happy scavenging this fall! Scavenger Hunt Item List 1. Gaze at falling stars together. 2. Peep at the changing leaves. (Many ways to do this: (a) Pack a picnic and enjoy it in a tree-filled park. (b) Talk a walk or ride your bike along a trail in a tree-filled forest. (c) Take a scenic drive through a tree-filled countryside.) 3. Find a farm where you can pick apples. 4. Bake an apple pie with your fresh-picked … Continue reading →

Marriage Activity: Seasonal Scavenger Hunt – Fall

Today I finally get to use one of my favorite sayings: Happy Fall Y’All! (I just think that’s such a cute expression.) Okay, now that that’s out of my system, I can move on. Fall is one of my favorite seasons. I think because of all the romantic potential that’s in the air. The weather cools down, lending to snuggling inside and taking long strolls outside. (Arm and arm, of course, to keep the chill away.) There’s all sorts of seasonal gastronomic delights to savor. (I love sharing my food with Wayne.) And, one of my all time faves, fall … Continue reading →

Free Frugal Weekend Fun

With a three day weekend upon us, and a long week of school over and done with, it’s time for some fun and relaxation. None of us feels much like packing in a full weekend of activities, so we decided to use some creativity to create a frugal weekend of fun of our own. For beginners, we have the air show in town for the weekend so we plan to hang out there watching the planes and experiencing the thrill of the fighter jets flying overhead. However, we decided that after church on Sunday, we might try a neighborhood Scavenger … Continue reading →

Group Games

These games are for groups of kids, so they work well when your children have lots of friends over, or during parties and picnics. Mark off a giant checkerboard on your lawn. Pick captains and let each one choose teams and line up his or her “checkers.” You can give each child a piece of black or red construction paper or fabric to put on his or her shirt. The captains will move children around the board. The fun part comes when a player reaches the back row and says, “King me.” The children will then have to piggyback. Be … Continue reading →