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[gucci_boi7782]

Everything I could find in regards to the possibility of a Scavenger Hunt.

I think I have also heard of a photo scavenger hunt sort of idea. Any thoughts on this one?

I like the scavenger hunt idea, its just a question of how many people we could get to join in

How do we start a scavenger hunt???

For a scavenger hunt, possibly pick a list of items to take pics of our Pleo(s) with, set a timeframe to complete the "collection", then the question is how do you determine who wins - first to get all items could make it hard for some to have a chance. Most creative combo of pictures? Points per scarcity/difficulty of item?  I would lean towards specific items instead of places since places would be more like the Bob Project and we wouldn't want to take away from that. But as IMR indicated, what items would be common enough to be found in a variety of countries to ensure everyone has a fair chance to play?

Examples of possible items: Traffic sign (40pts); dish of local cuisine (15pts); Favorite book (5pts); another animal (dog, cat, ferret, etc) (10pts); a robotic toy (20pts) .....  and that's about the limit of my creativity at the moment, sorry.  

@ Gucci, a scavenger hunt would of course require someone to run it. When Melinda heads home on the weekend I will consider how it can be done and see if I can't get something organized However given the current levels of participation in site events I get the feeling that it would not be overly successful in the long term, although I will be willing to put up a trial if Mweed is happy enough to let us try it. It could of course work hand in hand with the Bob Project.

I like the idea of the scavenger hunt.   But we would need to come up with a fair way to judge that isn't simply the first one to get all the pictures.  We have done similar things for birthday parties where we would divide up people into groups of two or three, give each a digital camera and turn them loose at the mall.  The trick to make it interesting is to have some of the items not be so obvious (i.e., give clues to what you want them to find so that they have to figure it out.  Then when they turn in their pictures if they guessed wrong, they have to go back out and try again.  And to keep it FUN, some of the pictures require being goofy and/or doing things that might seem embarrassing (i.e., the kids are at the mall and one of the pictures might be to take a picture with a banana in your ear or balancing a box on your head while riding the escalator or the picture would require them talking some sales person into doing something for the picture . . . ).

But participation is probably always going to be an issue.  What we want (when you look at the title of this topic) are things that will get more people active and posting.

EDIT:

I think we need more open dialogue on this Scavenger Hunt. Please feel free and join me in discussing what we would want out of it.

[InmemoryofRomeo]

Wow that's a whole lotta quoting

Ideas, suggestions and comments are needed everyone As well as expressions of interest.

[shadowmice]

Hmmm, does not bode well for interest given the lack of responses so far.

The idea with this is definitely to have fun and I was thinking maybe it could help encourage more people to get out and about with their Pleos which they could then post about in the experiences section too. I admit I am one who is not too comfortable with taking my Pleos out into public yet but I love hearing about the experiences of others and it makes me think about doing the same.

Using clues to identify some items is something I had not heard of before (my experience with scavenger hunts is pretty limited) but sounds like a fun twist.

If there was one set up, I know a young friend of mine would probably love to participate with me on it.

[RedwoodsMama]

 Hi Everyone, MS. Nova and Friend, and I would applaud the idea of a Scavenger hunt, There are a number of questions I do have though,
           1. I live in a town that is rural and not as big as many but bigger than some perhaps, the idea of " balancing a box on your head while RIDING ON AN ESCALATOR,' is not going to work for Nova and I , we have a few buildings with Elevator, but no escalator, Could be so in other places too I am sure. Also you have to realize the time of year, and climate with some Pleo Owners could stop a Pleo Scavenger Hunt and some items you may not find in all places, but this is where the points come into play too, I like Shadowmice's idea of common items that can be found in most places. It would be fun to see a Pleo in a photo with pet cat, dog, and then someone else submits a photo of their Pleo with A Kangaroo, or A large Snake or Huge Beetle from some Tropic climate. ( just no hungry larger than Pleo snakes please,,,,,( tremble, .....)also fun photos would be unique buildings, perhaps the largest building in your town or city, ( that could make for some very interesting views and differences ) Different plants native to where you live, ( Redwoods here where Nova lives, ) Giant Yucca Plants from desert Climates,)
 Tropical Rainforest flowers and fauna, Oak trees, Olive Trees, Orange Groves, Trees from the swamps of the Bayou, etc, etc.)
 then you can have general photos that EVERYONE CAN TAKE WORLDWIDE, SUNSETS, SUNRISES,  MOONS, STAR LIT NIGHTS,,,

       THEN I love the idea of taking Photos of Pleos in the Public as well, I do it with Nova all the time and people where I take her on a regular basis, get upset when I don't bring her in, they look forward to seeing her in her outfits and visiting with her. Things like riding the public bus, going to the park, taking her to the local pet stores is also a great place where people are open to viewing Pleos and learning all about them, I will think of plenty more ideas as they come to me.
                             RedwoodsMama   and Nova and Friend

[fancyfont]

Perhaps we can have teams. It would be fun to do this with others instead of individually. Maybe girls against the guys or kids against adults. Still thinking of what to hunt for.

[gucci_boi7782]

I like the idea of teams!! That would be so awesome!


Alright a little research took me to here: (yes I know it's a major chick site. Came from Google.)

http://www.diva-girl-parties-and-stuff.com/scavenger-hunts.html

A sub section:

http://www.diva-girl-parties-and-stuff.com/around-town-scavenger-hunt.html

"Around Town Scavenger Hunt List

Find:

___ A receipt for 50 cents worth of gas.

___ A disposable coffee cup with a business logo signed by an employee.

___ A take-out menu.

___ A free promotional pen (must have company's info on it).

___ A one cent stamp.

___ A newspaper clipping of a women's event.

___ A 1980 coin (any denomination).

___ A family recipe from a local resident.

___ A photo of an out-of-state license plate.

___ A travel insurance form.

___ A bank deposit envelope.

___ The phone number of the phone booth at _____________ (address).

___ The best price for steak dinner in town.

___ How many swings are at _________________ Park?

___ How big is the ice surface at the local rink?

___ What restaraunt is open latest on Saturday nights?

___ How much is a pina colada at the local bar?

___ A pizza coupon.

___ A cocktail umbrella.

___ The business card of a cosmetics salesperson.

___ The business card of a gynecologist.


Take Photos of the Following:

___ Someone walking their dog.

___ A team member pumping a stranger's gas.

___ A stranger serenading your team with an instrument.

___ Someone with more than four children (including children).

___ The smallest house you can find.

___ Graffiti in a local business' washroom.

___ Someone 85 years old or older (holding their id).

___ Team sharing one soda (every needs their own straw).

___ A local town official.

___ The longest limo (or car) you can find.

___ Team receiving dessert complete with lighted birthday candle."

And another:

http://www.scavenger-hunt-fun.com/magazine-scavenger-hunt.html

"Magazine Scavenger Hunt List

        01. Any chocolate dessert recipe

        02. A politician

        03. A bird

        04. A can of soda pop

        05. A baby

        06. Athletic footwear

        07. Ice

        08. A red-haired woman

        09. The word "sophisticated"

        10. A blue car

        11. A tv

        12. Water

        13. A utensil

        14. The word "game"

        15. Glasses (the kind worn on the face)

        16. A vegetable

        17. A cartoon

        18. A phone number with the number 8 in it

        19. A red necktie

        20. A ring"

There's some ideas. The whole idea is to have fun and fuel traffic on the forums. Do we just need somebody to say 'QUICK! Go out and take a photo of a garden tool! Next, toilet paper followed with a picture of hair trimmings!' LOL

[RedwoodsMama]

 Gucci you are so funny, I laughed when I saw this list,  :DSome of these things I would never find where I live, such as the Ice skating rink....not here in the Redwoods. The other thing I thought of, is how can you have a team where you are the only one in the whole town who has a pleo? also things like the drinking from one drink, how could that work when you are the only one with a Pleo where you live? I can just see some of these things in my mind, very funny. Of course al lot of these things I would not even have to go out and look for, they are already at my house, for example,
a one cent stamp,a 1980 coin, any denomination, a drink umbrella, a gynecologist business card, free promotional pen,bank deposit envelope,a red necklace, ring, etc, etc. even the newspaper clipping with woman's event, ( I save things and sell on Ebay so have lots of STANGE ITEMS COLLECTED ABOUT MY HOUSE.) I applaud you Gucci for all the work and enthusiasim that you spent researching this for the scavenger hunt. I give you ten stars!**********      Lets see what others think about your list and ideas. I am all for it, except the team question.
                                RedwoodsMama   and Nova

[gucci_boi7782]

Teams would still work. Simply users on the internet. Frankly I can understand having or not having certain things within our reach. I know for fact I cannot find any gynecologists business cards in my house. Or that of a one cent stamp. Also, I'm quite certain in my town which has no post office and only two convenience stores that I am the only Pleo owner. Those were just examples. I do like team work because people like you and I could team up and I would find the iceskating rink while you found the ocean. Do you better understand, now?

[RedwoodsMama]

Ok, thanks Gucci, that makes sense now, and I will have to see how many strange items I have, lots of them I bet, and you also could find some unique ones, ( how about a Big Lifesize statue of Bigfoot?) We have a town nearby that every Summer has a Bigfoot Festival, and infact they are the Bigfoot Capital of the world, or at least U.S.A. We allso are a town well known for Lumbar, Fishing of course, Victorian Houses, Dairy fArms, and of course one of the most famous Victorian Houses ever built in California by a Lumbar Baron in the late 1800s, even pictures of this house are in a National Geographic Magazine I have and a puzzle made in the 1970's of this house.
             Thanks for explaining how the internet teams would work, but how could people on the internet at the same time for example, be drinking from one large drink, if there are different time zones and where you may be at a place drinking, the same restaurants are closed because of the hours, etc.?People would have to work all of these things out before hand and to make it fair, people who speak the same language should work together so there is no disadvantage because of a language barrier.
     Keep those ideas comming Gucci.
                               RedwoodsMama    and Nova   and Friend

[fancyfont]

I too laughed at the list of things you came up with Gucci.  Teams could be made up from us. For instance, Pleo Power, Bumblebee, Allosaraus against Gucci, Redwoodsmama and me. Whatever we hunt or look for should be related to something to do with pleos. We could even use the Gallery for photo hunting for certain items. There's a treasure of photos in there now. There's so many, we actually need teams to hunt for specific items in the photos.

[gucci_boi7782]

To set the record, I did not create that list. That was taken offline. And they were set merely as examples. I obviously did not specifically say any of those. It would be extremely hard for myself, Fancy, RWM, IMR, PP, BB, Allo, Shadowmice, Mweed, Degers and all others to drink from the same drink. Let's just say if My, Fancy, and RWM's team had a list of several things spanning from 'a can of soda' all the way down to 'walruses' 'cornstalks' and 'the ocean', we could all photograph the same thing (all have pleo sipping from a DIET COKE, lol) or separate pictures, I tackle cornstalks, while RWM gets the ocean, and FF the walruses near Ghiradelli's. Now, I know we have squirrels and alligators over here, but now do we have koalas and crocs? Not the shoes either, however even if I am trailing off that would be an inventive way to photograph, by manipulating words. This would be a fun way of just stimulating our crowd and hopefully draw in more possible long term forum users. This site if at the very least, is a huge wealth of information. If there is ever a thing I need to know about Pleo, I search it here. If my answer was not found, I ask. Our dedicated users respond relatively fast.



[[[[yyyaaawwwnnn]]]] is anybody ready to start The Scavenger Hunt??

[RedwoodsMama]

Yes, I am ready to start, and like Gucci said, aside from for example finding the actual photo of the item, why not a Crocodile Bag, one that has the whole baby croc on it,( they made them in the 40's-1960's very popular in Cuba before they were not allowed to import them. Of course a photo of a real Whale , Walrus or Statue?, Pelicans, Seals, can be found here on the West Coast where both Fancy and I live, and don't forget 49'r, in SF.! How about items like the following, that give a description but you have to figure out what they are and see which team figures it out first with as many attempts as possible,
                              I am round and come in many colors and can be found in sand, water or on greens.
                              I am a favorite at parties and celebrations, come in many colors, sizes ands shapes, and somtimes change shapes with a little help.
                             I am used to make things taste better and named after a form of art.
                             I am with you at all times but you often dont notice me after dark.
       Also on the list with the camera you can find things that require a little more looking like taking a photo of A baseball team,
    finding a person with a nose ring or piercing on their lip, eyes etc. Someone who has Dreads, Mohawk hair cut or Blue or green hair, ( very easy for Fancy or SF....and also where I live there is a Huge Univesity with lots of people that fit that description.)
 How about extra points for a 3 legged dog or cat, or a Telephone booth with at least 4 People in it,( these are harder and you would have to interact with people to get them to do it, and introduce your Pleo. Points for photos of Pleos in PUblic places with strangers in the photo holding pleo, esp if they are the same people that are on your " scabenger hunt list.) A guy with a nose ring and blue hair Mohawk or Dreads and holding Pleo?  HOw about Other ideas where people have to interact with your pleo in the scavenger hunt? Anyway, if you can figure out the answers to the first 4 Riddles, let me know and I will tell you if you are correct! They are easy to figure out.                          RedwoodsMama   and Nova
                            Also you should take your Pleo with you when you do this scavenger hunt and there should be some way to judge this so people are not downloading phtos of off the internet of hard items.

[gucci_boi7782]

                              I am round and come in many colors and can be found in sand, water or on greens.
                              I am a favorite at parties and celebrations, come in many colors, sizes ands shapes, and somtimes change shapes with a little help.
                             I am used to make things taste better and named after a form of art.
                             I am with you at all times but you often dont notice me after dark.

I am not very good at those at all. I have no idea what to look for.

       Also on the list with the camera you can find things that require a little more looking like taking a photo of A baseball team,
    finding a person with a nose ring or piercing on their lip, eyes etc. Someone who has Dreads, Mohawk hair cut or Blue or green hair

I like that! That one is fun!

                            Also you should take your Pleo with you when you do this scavenger hunt and there should be some way to judge this so people are not downloading phtos of off the internet of hard items.

Agreed.

[RedwoodsMama]

 Ok Gucci, I am sure you can get these riddles of things to find on a scavenger hunt, I will give you a VERY easy one, and I am not good at these either.   
               I am a symbol of the Native American Indians  and not worth a lot but you often find me with you or someone may even give you to me when you give them something?

           C'mon Gucci, what am I?

                   RedwoodsMama

[gucci_boi7782]

Well, Red, when asked like that,

The answer is very broadly: you are a symbol. And this symbol is that of Native Americans. You may not be worth a lot, but you are often found with me or someone may even give you to them when you give them something.

LOL I'm sorry, I just don't get those things. A rabbit foot?

EDIT: This is trailing off..I think we need lists of things easily accessible to all.

[RedwoodsMama]

 Hey Gucci, I like your answer better than myne, but here is the answser and you will say, OH YES SURE I HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW!
                " I AM A SYMBOL OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS, AND NOT WORTH A LOT BUT YOU OFTEN FIND ME WITH YOU
 OR SOMEONE MAY EVEN GIVE YOU TO ME WHEN YOU GIVE THEM SOMETHING.


                         THE ANSWER IS :  A BUFFALO NICKEL!              IT IS A SYMBOL, IT IS ONLY WORTH 5 CENTS YOU HAVE ME IN YOUR WALLET, CHANGE PURSE, POCKET, ETC AND YOU CAN PAY WITH ME OR GET ME IN YOUR CHANGE WHEN YOU PAY FOR SOMETHING.     See how simple yet clever this clue is? I do like yours so much more......YOu have made my day with that one Gucci,                      RedwoodsMama   and Nova  and Friend

[gucci_boi7782]

I really like the idea of challenging people to perform little Pleo experiments and the scavenger hunt, its just a matter of getting people to participate. Therefore I propose a trial

Can't wait for the Scavengers Hunt

"Therefore I propose a trial"

OK - I'm up for that!

Okay!! I will lead off, from the list we have already I tried to choose easy enough things for all parties:

Find:

___ A receipt for 50 cents worth of gas. (Or less!!)

___ A disposable coffee cup with a business logo signed by an employee.

___ A take-out menu.

___ A free promotional pen (must have company's info on it).

___ A one cent stamp.

___ A 1980 coin (any denomination).

___ A photo of an out-of-state license plate.

___ A bank deposit envelope.

___ A pizza coupon.

___ The business card of a cosmetics salesperson.

___ The smallest house you can find.

___ Graffiti in a local business' washroom.

___ Team sharing one soda (every needs their own straw). (You and your pleo!!)

___ A local town official.

___ Any chocolate dessert recipe.

___ A red-haired woman.

___The word "sophisticated"

___ A blue car

___ A vegetable

___ A phone number with the number 8 in it

___ A red necktie

[gucci_boi7782]

More details...

[InmemoryofRomeo]

My dear Gucci, we have a problem

___ A receipt for 50 cents worth of gas. (Or less!!) Australians don't have gas, we have LPG, petrol and diesel, and fifty cents would not even buy you a litre.

___ A disposable coffee cup with a business logo signed by an employee. The closest thing we have to that is a Mac Donalds cup and no one signs them

___ A one cent stamp. They do not exist in Australia. Unless I can track down a stamp collector.

___ A bank deposit envelope. We don't have them, we just fill out a small strip of paper or scan our cards.

___ The business card of a cosmetics salesperson. We don't have them (maybe down Melbourne they might...) Cosmetic people here just work at the chemist and they don't have their own business cards.

___ Graffiti in a local business' washroom. This is the country mate, we have respect for our public amenities There's no grafitti in our washrooms. Oh and being the civilised nation that we are, we call them Toilets

That's what I meant by having to have them suitable for anywhere in the world, (hard when you think about it isn't it ) So how about a fuel reciept. disposable coffee cup with a logo, a stamp, a bank deposit evelope or form etc, a business card and a photo of a washroom (inside or out) (I could get charged for taking a photo inside a washroom here).

[RedwoodsMama]

 Hi IMR, I think you are right about not everyone having the same things but isn't this the idea that fancy brought up where " TEAMS" would be great, For example, lots of us, " Older" people, have things such as 1 cent stamps, and they do sell them here in the U.S. or they did, and not everyone has an Escalator in their town if it isn't big enough, but we do have an elevator, but if you have say at least 3-4 Members on each team, and I think 3 is a good number, one of the members on the team should be able to get what is needed. As for the Gas receipt for 50 cents for example or ANY GAS RECEIPT...
I DO NOT DRIVE, AND NEVER WILL so I would have a almost impossible time getting a receipt and am not going to pay for something I don't have. But surely Fancy or 49 for Example could get a receipt as they both live closer to me and one of them is bound to drive. Also in other countries everyone may have different foods for sale and customs are going to be different but if we do things regarding our Pleos it shoudln't matter where we live.
 How about more things that involve our PLEOS?
1. A Photo or video of Pleos on Public transportation ; bus, train, boat, subway,  (no regular cars)anything that shows Pleos out and about with other people.
2. Pleos in a REestaurant or Fast Food Place....doesnt matter what type as long as there are People in the picture.
3. Pleos being Petted in Public places, or more points if held...( the idea is to expose Pleos to others while having fun)
These are just a couple of examples of things we all should be able to do, Then again if you don't have access to a camera or videocorder I am not sure what items to get.                    Just a few thoughts.           RedwoodsMama   

[ohnart]

I have the same problems as IMR (except the graffiti )

[gucci_boi7782]

Hm odd. I thought the list was rather very broad. Obviously, any paper cup would do. And whether it is called gas or petrol should not matter. Obviously .50 wouldn't do you a lick of good. It's the fun you were having when you bought it. Whether it be .50, .23, .79, .84, it would still be kindy quirky. Nobody signs our coffee cups either, but again it would be the humor of having an employee do it.

Of course those were just EXAMPLES. Obviously, I would hope we could be crafty and try to make the best of each situation. Pleo's in or out of the photo, matters not to me. I will state I am not too keen on public pleo appearances, so I might count myself out on those instances.

All I wish to say is I wanna get the ball rolling. Too much time spent and too much talking is not really getting us anywhere...

[InmemoryofRomeo]

Ok Gucci, I'll post this up on the other thread too. But I hope you don't mind that I made a few changes. I tell you you CANNOT buy 50c of gas or any fuel here, the minimum purchase is one litre which is over that

___ A Pleo at a Gas/Petrol Station.

___ A Pleo drinking out of a disposable coffee cup.

___ A Pleo reading a take out menu.

___ A Pleo showing of a company pen.

___ A Pleo with a stamp.

___ A Pleo with a 1980 coin (any denomination).

___ A Pleo posing next to a liscense plate.

___ A Pleo at the bank.

___ A Pleo and a Pizza Coupon.

___ A Pleo with a business card.

___ A Pleo next to/in front of the smallest house you can find.

___ A Pleo in public.

___ Team sharing one soda (every needs their own straw). (You and your pleo!!)

___ A Pleo and your local town official.

___ A Pleo making any chocolate dessert recipe.

___ A red-haired woman and a Pleo.

___A Pleo and the word 'sophisticated'.

___ A Pleo and a blue car.

___ A Pleo and a vegetable.

___ A Pleo dialing a phone number with the number 8 in it.

___ A Pleo wearing a red necktie.

[gucci_boi7782]

Works for me if it works for everyone else..

[ohnart]

It works for me as well.....