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Rock Quest

For the end of our reading/alphabet adventure week I am having the kids do a project.  I like this project because I have already thought of many uses for it outside of this activity.

The first step was a quest.  We had to find 26 medium sized rocks. 
I didn't tell The Dragons what we needed them for I just told them we were looking for them.

Doll Dragon said they were special stones and we had to find them for the sorceress.  We went with that for now.

We couldn't find these stones in the neighborhood on a regular walk we had to go on a hike in the woods to find the special stones.

Not to far down the trail we started to see rocks.  Many, many, rocks! 



The Dragons wanted to show me each rock before they put it in the bag.  They were so excited! 
 We quickly lost count of the rocks :)



After the first 15 or so rocks The Dragons started to get interested in examining the area's around the rocks. 

When all of the rocks were found or at least as many as I wanted to carry we continued on our hike.  We turned a small curve and Little Dragon stopped and said 'shhhh we are at the dark part of the forest.  This is where the pirates live."   

This started an adventure for the duration of our hike.  Each Dragon threw in ideas and we had to sneak, run, hold our breath, and use magic healing to get out of the forest. 

By the end The Dragons were ready for a rest. 


To see more of our adventures during adventure week click here.
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