Welcome to Our Geocaching Experience👟

‘I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.’

— Arthur Rubenstein.

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Welcome to my first Activity Blog 😊

Hi there 👋

Well hello, it’s good to meet you through my blog!

How’s your day going?

Let me do a quick introduction… my name is Colleen Brownlee. I am English, 42 years of age. I am married to a Northern Irish guy. We have a son who is five years old.

It has almost taken us five years to get into the swing of parenthood 😂.

Our son is very active, sporty and is at a great age for doing a lot of activities. We do a lot, a lot, a lot of activities!

This blog is all about great activity ideas to do with children, both free activities and activities that may have some cost. I love bargains so don’t worry I will be looking out for those, as well as vouchers and offers to let you know about.

We live in Germany, but some of the activities you can do anywhere and create yourself. It doesn’t have to be limited to Germany.

I hope you come on the journey with me and try some of the activities out. 🎉

Let’s get started!

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Geocaching:

Geocaching is a mobile, tech based modern day treasure hunt, which originated in Seattle USA. Think of orienteering without the maps and running (and not so far off the beaten track). The great thing about Geocaching is you can do it anywhere!!

It is great for families but can be used for any age, even the grandparents and the dog would love Geocaching.

It’s a great way to explore your area or areas you are visiting. It is great for getting the kids out in the fresh air, walking, skating or biking round. It’s good to involve the kids, show them how to look at the map and how to work out the clues. Set realistic distances if your children are under five years old you may want to look at some points that are less than a kilometre away. It is also good to take a pen to sign that you have found the clue.

We started Geocaching last summer to explore our area and we absolutely love it! We had the goal of looking for the treasure and it was really exciting for our son. As a mum I enjoy looking around as we walk to see where landmarks are… oh wow there’s a shop we could use. 🛍

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About the App:

There are a number of Apps to use – but the main one is simply called GeoCaching. It is easy to use – it will use the location services on your phone. Make sure your battery is well charged. The app is free and there are free caches to find. You can upgrade to see all the locations. Some of these are puzzles with clues, others bring you on a trail. There are different sizes of container as well as a guide to how hard it is to find and how difficult the terrain is. (Many of them are easy walking terrain, but may not be suitable for pushchairs. There are clues and a find log which can be marked on the app when found. We have found that all the caches are designed to be found and also not to disturb private property or the environment.

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Some images from Geocaching day out.

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Our Thoughts:

Our score for geocaching is definitely a ten out of ten even though my feet are hurting today from going out yesterday.

It’s free, keeps you fit, gets you interacting and talking as a family, and encourages the kids to learn and be outdoors! The only downside I can see is it may be harder to do in winter.

Try it for yourself. You can simply download the app on your phone. Or here’s the link to the website: https://www.geocaching.com/play

Thanks for reading!

Have a great week Colleen x

PS. It is helpful to take snacks and drinks or a packed lunch to make a day of it. You may end up being longer than you thought as the kids get into it.

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