Are you looking for a fun, family-friendly activity to test
out this summer with the little ones? Do you want something that will keep
everyone busy from sunrise to sunset? And do you want to find a way to entertain
the family outside of the house, away from the pull of the glowing screens of
the television and tablets?
If so, consider going on a geocaching adventure with the whole
family this summer. Geocaching is a great way to go outdoors and explore the world
with modern technology. So this year, pick up the
Hide
& Seek Geocache
children’s set from the online store, and get ready
to have the adventure of a lifetime with your little ones!
What Exactly is Geocaching?
Of course, at this point, many parents may all be wondering
the same thing: what exactly is geocaching, and is it a family-friendly
activity that my little ones will truly love?
To answer the former question,
geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity that utilizes modern
global positioning system (GPS) technology to locate different “caches” hidden
around the globe
. And to answer the latter question, geocaching is an activity that can be performed by individuals of all
ages, from children to teens to even their parents.
The point of the activity is fairly basic: players must find
these “caches,” typically waterproof containers, using their GPS systems and
their keen eyes. Because of the growth in popularity of the activity over the
past decade and a half, there may be many caches in your area, just waiting for
someone to find them.
But players don’t simply take the cache with them and head
on home. Instead, to help continue the fun for other players, those who locate a
cache using the GPS system should open it up, sign the logbook within, and
examine the contents. Occasionally a geocache will contain items worth trading,
or may even hold valueless, sentimental objects left by previous geocachers. Here,
the player may take something within, but should always leave something else to
help the fun continue.
What’s the ultimate point of geocaching? Like many other
activities, it is about fun; but geocaching also helps players get out into the
world and orient themselves in the great outdoors. Using nothing but a small
piece of modern technology, geocachers can traipse about the globe searching
for small caches of hidden treasure. While geocaching may have originated in a
small area, it has since grown to be a worldwide phenomenon. As such, you can
begin your geocaching adventure anywhere across the world, and you’ll be
certain to find something.
How to Begin Family Geocaching
To begin your geocaching adventure, you and your children
will need a GPS system that contains the locations of caches hidden around the
world. And at Imagine Toys®, we have the perfect toy for you and your little
ones that you can pick up from the online store today: the
Hide
& Seek Geocache, a comprehensive
geocache set for kids that comes with everything you could possibly need to get
started
.
What’s included in this fun geocache activity set for kids
ages eight and up? Most importantly, it comes with a splash-proof GPS unit that
is preloaded with approximately 250,000 geocache locations throughout the
entirety of the United States. In addition, the kit also comes with a geocache
container, prizes, and even a guidebook to help you figure out where to begin.
And don’t worry if you find yourself struggling with the
exact location of the geocache; the GPS unit that comes with this toy also
provides informational hints regarding the size of the geocache, as well as
specific terrain and location.
How to Continue the Fun with Geocaching
Geocaching, in itself, is an extremely fun and rewarding
activity for kids and adults alike. It allows individuals and groups to use
modern technology to locate treasures throughout the world, and hunt them down
using their wits. And once they have located the cache, individuals can remove
prizes, and leave some of their own for others to discover in the future.
But what happens if your children lose interest in
geocaching after a few days of traversing the same locales? How can you keep
the fun going for the entire summer?
If you find that your little ones need more stimulation,
consider expanding the range of your searches, even traveling to different
towns or states this summer for a geocaching vacation for the family. Or, for a
different approach, learn the rules for creating a geocache of your own and make
your mark on the world!
A Geocaching Adventure
Are you looking for an excellent way to enjoy the outdoors
this summer? Don’t hesitate to try out this geocaching toy for kids and get
ready to get out and explore!