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Parent Key
This downloadable pdf includes a list of all the supplies needed for the book. You can purchase all your supplies at once to have them on hand or just have quick access to what you need if you’re on the go. Some supplies you will be able to repurpose for different challenges (ex: buy a big box of chalk and use it for multiple chalk challenges).
Adventure Parent Key
Kids Adventure:
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to be the first person to build a tower made of cups! Each player starts with 5 plastic cups and picks separate rooms to hide them in for the other players to find. Once you're done, come back together at a meeting spot (we’ll call this spot “Mission Control”). Turn on the Mission Impossible soundtrack and as soon as the music plays, start searching for the cups the other players hid! You can only find one cup at a time before you bring it back to Mission Control to build your tower. The first person to stack five cups wins!
Supplies:
-5 plastic cups per player
-A speaker and music streaming app
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
You are now maze masters! Gather a bunch of plastic cups and head outside. Fill all the cups with water and use them to create the walls of your maze! Once it’s ready, blindfold a partner, bring them to the start of your maze, and spin them around 5 times before coaching them through. Your goal is to guide them through the maze using ONLY your voice. You can tell them which way to go, but you can’t touch them at all! Do your best to keep them from knocking over any cups. To play again, make it a race and see who can guide each other through the maze the fastest!
Supplies:
-1 Blindfold
-A bunch of plastic or disposable cups (50-80+)
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 7+
Kids Adventure:
How would your family photo look if everyone in it had googly eyes? Let’s find out! Get a bag of googly eye stickers and sneak through your house putting sets of eyeballs on family photos, decorations, and anywhere else that you think is fun! Once you’ve pranked your whole house, see if your parents/guardians can work together to find all the places you’ve googly-eyed. Don’t forget to take some pictures before you clean up!
Supplies:
-Googly eyes
-Sticky tack if the googly eyes aren't sticky
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
This game of tag is an anti-gravity adventure! You’ll need a large pair of baggy sweatpants. The alien is “it,” and everyone else is an astronaut. If you’re the alien, put the pants on and reach both arms down through the legs to grab your ankles. Only your head should be sticking out. When you chase the astronauts and try to bump into them, you’ll look just like an alien with no arms! The astronauts can run away, but they must pretend that there is no gravity and can only change directions if they bump into something, like they do in the space movies. If you get tagged, swap places. Play until you need to come back down to earth.
Supplies:
-Baggy sweat pants (adult size if possible)
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
Get ready to race with an alphabetical scavenger hunt! Head outside and use chalk to draw a circle on the ground around each player. Start out standing in your circle, and on the count of three, run inside to find an object that starts with the letter A. Take it outside, put it in your circle, and move on to the letter B. One at a time, find an item for every letter of the alphabet until you get all the way to Z. Please don’t gather breakable or dangerous items. The first person to collect one item for every letter and yell YAHOO at the end wins! Now play in reverse to clean everything up.
Supplies:
-Chalk
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 6+
Kids Adventure:
Grab some sidewalk chalk, head outside, and get ready for a hopping good time! Create your own hopscotch pattern with at least 15 squares. If you’re not sure what hopscotch is, look it up! For this version, add a challenge to each square. It could be a dance move, an animal noise, a jumping jack—whatever you can think of! Before you start, toss a rock somewhere on your hopscotch board. When you land on that square, do the action that goes with it. Play at least five rounds. If you want, play a bonus round where you have to do every action on every square. Set a timer and race!
Supplies:
-Chalk
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 6+
Kids Adventure:
Draw a big chalk rectangle and divide it into smaller squares. Fill each of the squares with any numbers between 1 and 10. Take 5 full steps away from the rectangle and make a chalk mark on the ground. This is your throwing spot. Take turns tossing bean bags onto the squares; whatever number your bean bag lands on is how many points you earn! Make it harder by moving your throwing spot further away or making some numbers “negative points” that subtract from your score. Decide what the winning score will be before you start; whoever gets to that number first wins!
Supplies:
-Chalk
-Bean bags or something similar to throw in squares
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
Make a live-action picture! Head outside and use chalk to draw a rectangle that’s bigger than you on your driveway (or anywhere it’s safe for you to play). Once you’ve drawn the outline, use objects from your yard or garage to create an outdoor scene inside the rectangle. You could use sticks, flowers, and leaves to make trees or try using rocks or fallen leaves to make the ground. Add sky, clouds, and the Sun with whatever you can find! Once you’ve added as many items to your giant picture as possible, carefully lie down in the middle of your scene to make yourself part of the picture. Find an adult or sibling to take a photo!
Supplies:
-Chalk
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 7+
Kids Adventure:
Get wacky and make some wonky candies. Start by picking out some of your favorite kinds of candy. Pretend you’re a genius candy creator as you melt and smoosh different pieces together to make wacky shapes or characters. Microwave your candy for a few seconds and use spoons or forks to help you melt and sculpt. Choose names for all your silly creations and give them as gifts to your family and friends—or gobble them up!
Supplies:
-Mixed candy bag
-Butter knife, if parents approve
-Microwave-safe bowl
-Plate or small cutting board
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
Go on a daring dessert adventure! Use cardboard, tinfoil, and tape to build a toy boat that will float—and has room to carry a sweet treat! Once it's finished, put on your swimsuits, and dish up an ice cream sundae with all your favorite toppings—right onto your boat! Head to the wild waters of your bathtub (or kiddie pool) and set your ice cream boat sailing. Try to eat your treat before it melts into ice cream soup!
Supplies:
-Ice cream
-Ice cream toppings
-Cardboard
-Aluminum foil
-Bathtub
-Swimsuits
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
Tonight, you’ll be the waiter at the fanciest restaurant around: your house! Your parents/guardians will make or order dinner while you set the scene by putting on your best serving clothes, creating a dinner menu, and setting a fancy table, complete with a tablecloth and flowers. Turn on some music and give your family a dining experience they won’t forget! Pretend you're a waiter and take their orders for drinks and dinner. Then bring their meals out from the kitchen while being the best server you possibly can! Don’t forget to refill their drinks too.
Supplies:
-Dinner (parents order or prepare)
-Paper and markers
-Plates, silverware, cups, napkins
-Drinks
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
Miniature things are more fun, especially when they’re made out of food! Use building materials from the kitchen to craft your own tiny dream house. You could use graham crackers or pop tarts for walls; uncooked lasagna noodles for a roof; and honey or frosting to glue it all together! Construct your tiny house on a piece of cardboard or a cookie sheet so you can create a yard with a pretzel fence and some veggie plants. Maybe even add some candy furniture inside. Put it all together and you’ve got a mini house perfect for your mini toys!
Supplies:
-Marshmallows, spaghetti, rice krispie treats, frosting, honey, Twizzlers, or whatever ingredients you want to use.
-Piece of cardboard or cookie sheet
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 6+
Kids Adventure:
Not all pirate treasure is silver and gold, but this one will be! Find a shoebox and decorate it to be your own pirate-themed treasure chest. Cover it with construction paper or paint it! Don't forget to mark it with your pirate symbol and finish it with a lock. Once your treasure chest is ready, take turns hiding gold coins around the house, or ask a parent/guardian to hide them for you. Start your hunt to find the pirate booty and add it to your treasure chest. You could even dress up like a pirate and make an imaginary ship out of pillows! Arrr!
Supplies:
-Gold coins
-Box/shoe box per kid
-Craft supplies: markers, crayons, glitter, scissors, glue
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 6+
Kids Adventure:
You’ve got what it takes to host your own TV show! First, make a special backdrop (like a sign with your show’s name on it), so people know what they’re watching. Then, think of at least three different topics to cover in your show. You could include a story about your day, an update on the weather, or a guest interview (it could be a parent or even your pet!). If you’re doing this with siblings or friends, co-host! Borrow some business clothes from your parents/guardians to dress the part and practice a few times to make your show perfect. When you’re ready, use a phone or tablet to record your episode so you can watch it again and again.
Supplies:
-Parents’ clothes
-Paper and markers
-Materials for a backdrop like a sheet or a poster board
-Recording device
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 7+
Kids Adventure:
If you were a superhero, what superhero would you be? Gather art supplies to design your own trading card! Start with construction paper and cut out a playing-card-sized piece. Now, start imagining! What’s your name? What are your powers? What kind of supersuit will you wear? Draw and/or write it all on the card. Add borders or decorations, like glitter, lightning bolts, or anything else you can think of. When you’re finished, share it with your family and tell them all about your super-self!
Supplies:
-Craft supplies: markers, crayons, glitter, construction paper, glue, scissors
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
Prepare to be knighted! Use tinfoil to create a medieval knight costume from the days of dragons, castles, and treasure! Mold the tinfoil to create helmets, shields, shoes, and any other costume pieces you think a knight would need. And don’t forget your trusty sword! Cut a piece of cardboard into the shape of a sword and wrap it tightly with tinfoil. Once your armor is complete, grab a broom to be your horse and practice your sword fighting. If you’re with a friend, pretend you’re on a quest to defeat a fire-breathing dragon!
Supplies:
-2 rolls of aluminum foil
-Lots of cardboard
-Scissors
-Tape
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
Build an adventure fort where kids rule! Head to an outdoor location and look for materials to construct a sturdy and magical hideaway. You can also use materials from your house or garage like ropes or blankets. It might take a few tries, but it will be worth it! When your fort is finished, find some logs or large rocks to use for chairs and grab some food to have a snack inside your fort.
Supplies:
-Plan a day to go to an outdoor area if you do not have space available
-Snack
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
Who says bugs can’t live in luxury? Cut a big window in the top of a shoebox and staple some mesh or mosquito netting over the opening so you can see inside. Then, decorate the outside of the shoebox to look like a bug hotel. Be sure to give it a name like Roach Resort, or anything creative you come up with. Make it cozy inside by adding things like leaves, sticks and flowers. When your hotel is ready for guests, go on a search for at least three different types of bugs and make your hotel their home!
Supplies:
-Shoebox
-Mosquito net or tulle
-Stapler
-Craft supplies: markers, crayons, glitter, construction paper, glue, scissors, etc.
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 7+
Kids Adventure:
Bet you’ve never created anything quite like this before! Make a circle-shaped masterpiece called a mandala. Go online and look up examples of a nature mandala, then head outside to look for objects like sticks, leaves, rocks, acorns, or flowers to build your own. Find a large flat surface and start at the center. Create a small pattern of your finds in a circular shape. Keep adding unique layers to the circle until your mandala is complete. You can make it bigger than you, or as small as a pizza.
Supplies:
-None (things in nature)
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 7+
Kids Adventure:
Create your own nature-themed bingo game! Draw 16 squares on a piece of paper: 4 rows across and 4 down. In each of the squares, draw pictures and write the names of items you can find outside, like grass, flowers, and rocks. Make it harder by including things like ladybugs or four-leaf clovers! If you’re playing with multiple people, trade cards before you start playing. Now, let the fun begin! Search for your items one at a time. Once you find one, mark it off your card by writing your initials in that square. The first person to find ALL of the items on their card wins! Trade cards and play again.
Supplies:
-Paper
-Marker
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
Play a game of hide-and-seek, balloon style! Split into two teams, blow up five balloons per team, and decorate your balloons using markers or anything else you have on hand. You could even give them names and faces! Once you’re ready, each team must find a creative hiding spot for one of their balloons. Then, meet back up all together at the starting point and GO! Your goal is to find the other team’s hidden balloon and pop it before they pop yours. Hide one balloon per team, per round, and play until you run out of balloons. Play some dramatic music during the game for extra fun!
Supplies:
-5 balloons per team
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 6+
Kids Adventure:
Build yourself an at-home bowling alley! Set up bottles or cans at the end of a hallway in a pyramid formation. Then, find a soft, medium-sized ball (something that won’t scuff the walls) to knock your “pins” over. Each person gets two rolls in a row to see how many pins they can knock down. Tally up your points (one point for every pin) before setting up the pins for the next person. If you get a strike by knocking all the pins down on the first roll of your turn, create a silly rule—like standing on one leg—that everyone has to follow the rest of the game. Play five rounds and then see who got the most points!
Supplies:
-10 water bottles
-Indoor ball that won't scuff wall
-Way to keep score
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 7+
Kids Adventure:
See if you’ve got what it takes to be a secret agent! Find some clothes that you and your sibling(s) can use as sneaky spy gear. If you don’t have a sibling, play with someone else who lives in your house. Wear all black and put on some cool shades. Once you look like top secret agents, go into each other’s rooms and secretly move something around that the other might not notice! Maybe tie all of their shoelaces together or put their favorite stuffed animal in a funny spot. When you’re done, see if you can figure out what the other spy did to YOUR room. Whoever can spot the prank in their room the fastest wins! Play at least three rounds.
Supplies:
-None
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 7+
Kids Adventure:
Bet you’ve never had a water fight this colorful before! Put on your swimsuit and some white or light-colored clothes that you can get super messy. Before heading outside, grab enough water guns for everyone and two different kinds of food coloring. Split up into two teams and assign a food coloring to each. Fill your super soakers with water and a few drops of your team’s food coloring. Set a timer for 15 minutes, then—ready, set, SPRAY! If you run out of your color-coded fuel, refill! Whichever team is the cleanest at the end wins. If you want to keep having fun, play multiple rounds. Avoid spraying houses, cars, or pets!
Supplies:
-White t-shirts for all players
-Red dye and blue dye
-Squirt guns for every player (the same type)
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 7+
Kids Adventure:
Lions, tigers, and bears…oh my! What kind of animal will you be today? Gather face paints and brushes. Then, write down at least 10 different kinds of animals on separate slips of paper and toss them all into a bowl. Take turns drawing an animal from the bowl, but don’t tell anyone what you picked! Instead, paint that animal on another person’s face. As soon as an animal has been painted on your face, look in a mirror and guess what creature you are!
Supplies:
-Notepad
-Pen
-Bowl
-Skin-safe paint (face paint or face crayon)
-Paint brushes (rinse cups if using paint)
-Wipes
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 8+
Kids Adventure:
Get cozy at home with a personalized mug! You’ll need oil-based permanent markers, rubbing alcohol, and white porcelain mugs. Clean the outside of your mug with rubbing alcohol, and let it dry completely. Then use the markers to decorate your mug however you’d like! When your masterpiece is complete, set the oven to 375 degrees. Put your decorated mugs on a cookie sheet and bake them for 25 minutes. Let the mugs cool off completely and then give them a quick rinse before you enjoy a warm drink like hot cocoa or tea with your family! Always be sure to wash your mug by hand.
Supplies:
-Oil-based permanent markers
-White mugs (one for each person)
-Rimmed baking sheet
-Rubbing alcohol
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 10+
Kids Adventure:
Throw an awesome dance party, complete with a special outfit! Create your very own party shirt by painting a plain white t-shirt with some neon or glow-in-the-dark paint. Once your party shirt is completely dry and it’s dark out, decorate a room with flashlights, glowsticks, and any other cool light-up gadgets you can find. Turn the music up loud, put on your party shirt, turn off the lights, and dance your heart out!
Supplies:
-White shirt (one per person)
-Neon paints or glow-in-the-dark paint (recommend ordering online)
-Glowsticks
-A speaker and music streaming app
-Blacklight bulb (if using neon paints and not glow-in-the-dark paint)
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 7+
Kids Adventure:
Give some people you love a surprise that rocks! Head outside and search for some flat and smooth rocks to paint. Think of a few people in your life who would like to receive a “kindness rock,” and paint it just for them. You could paint a picture of your neighbor’s pet, some kind words for your friends, or your grandma’s favorite flower. When your rocks have dried completely, give them away! You can leave the kindness rocks somewhere as a surprise or give them in person. It's easy and FUN to show people you care!
Supplies:
-Smooth rocks
-Paint to go on rocks (no watercolors)
-Paint brushes
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 6+
Kids Adventure:
Get ready to get down with some new moves. Ask your parents/guardians to help you video-call someone like a grandparent, aunt, uncle, or family friend. Have them teach you some dance moves they loved when they were a kid. Once you’ve got those down, teach them some of your favorite moves! Combine all the moves into one big dance, turn up the music, and dance your heart out with your family!
Supplies:
-Device to Facetime
-A speaker and music streaming app
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 7+
Kids Adventure:
Make a super-secret-surprise gift basket for a neighbor! With the help of an adult, make or buy some small gifts that one of your neighbors will love. You could bake cookies, pick flowers, or add any other fun items you want to include. Be sure to make a handmade card and sign it, “From someone who wants to brighten your day.” Put all the items you’ve gathered into a basket or a hand-decorated shoebox. Wait until you know your neighbor is home and then carefully sneak up, set the basket at their front door, ring the bell, and RUN! If you can, hide out nearby so you can watch their reaction.
Supplies:
-Basket/homemade box
-Snacks
-Small gifts
-Paper, markers/crayons to make card
Solo Play Age (getting supplies not included): 9+
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