As a kid, that first day of summer break was like winning the lottery, wasnt it?
And we all know keeping kids with boundless energy quarantined in a house all day is no good.
Geocaching: Treasure Hunting Gone Wild
Never heard of it?
After tagging along on an excursion with her and her parents, I was hooked.
Often referred to as a real-world treasure hunt, this activity actually lives up to its name.
Our team has compiled alist of creative waysyou can fatten your bank account this week.
This is a long list, so dont get overwhelmed.
Go ahead and start now, but be sure to bookmark this post so you might easily return later.
Well keep it updated as offers changes or expire.
What Do you better Geocache?
The beauty of geocaching is you probably already have everything you better get started.
It was an old-school flip phone that certainly wasnt GPS-enabled.
However, if you have asmartphone, youve got numbers one and two covered.
Log ontoGeocaching.comthrough your phones surfing app, or download the sitesfree app for iPhone or Android.
Android users can also try a comparable free app calledC:geo.
Did you know?
Now what do you do?
Get the party started by logging into the app or site of your choice.
Plug in your zip code and voila!
Up pops a list of nearby geocaches.
The size of the list will vary depending on your location.
At least 200 of those were within a 10-mile radius, which is much more doable with small children.
And if you keep the searches even closer to home, you cansave on gasby walking.
Look at the list and pick your first geocache.
Select your cache and let the hunt begin!
Each time, right before my kids open a container, I think, This is it.
This is the cache holding some billionaires big fat check.
But, alas, that hasnt happened yet.
Nows the time to use those toys your kids grabbed before leaving the house.
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Nearly every cache also holds a logbook.
Your family can sign it and check out the other signatures.
Some caches have been in the same place for years!
Its a free activity that gets the kids running around outside what more could a parent ask?
Your Turn: Have you ever geocached?
Have you tried it with kids, or would you?
Steph Weber is a mom and freelance writer hailing from the Midwest.
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