TRAVEL | Yarrunga Valley & Fitzroy Falls, Australia

   During my time in Australia, one of the perks of staying on a campsite with locals is getting to see a lot of very beautiful places, most of which are a little off the beaten path; places that not the typical tourist would get to see, so I feel really blessed for that. The people who ran the camp would often surprise us by taking us on these day trips to see some of these places.
   On this day they took us into a nearby town (nearby meaning about a 45 minute drive) for some shopping & lunch. I got to eat the most amazing traditional Australian pie - savory, not sweet - which I still find myself craving a year & a half later. As soon as we were done in this town they took us on another drive out to see the national park of Yarrunga Valley & Fitzroy Falls. It was a light walk to get out up there but absolutely worth the {minimal} effort.

All of my lovely fellow interns & our 2 cooks

Snuck this little gem in on our way back

I truly hope that if you ever head to NSW, Australia someday you can go & see this place in person because the pictures don't do it justice.

Scavenger Hunt

This summer I have the pleasure (& challenge) of working with the elementary aged kids at my daycare. It is definitely not easy, but I do like the challenge & change of pace. They are a complete 180 degree turn around from the 2-4 year olds.

They are not afraid to speak their mind, that is for sure. The little guys never complained about what toys or games or art I had out for that day. The older kids on the other hand, will tell me straight up if something is too boring or not exciting enough.

Trying to find & plan fun activities & games for these guys has been a little hard for me since I am so used to 2-4 year olds who are very easy to entertain with the most simple of tasks. Field trips have been a big thing - we go on one every week & I wanted to go places where they haven't been before.

This week we are going to a local park to do a scavenger hunt so I made up this list for the kids to check items off on as they go & I wanted to share that with you all. I tried to list things in ways that it could be used for all ages of kids. The younger ones could easily find the obvious ones like a pretty rock or something straight like a stick, where the older ones will most likely put more thought into finding items that are more on the vague side like something shiny or mossy.

Feel free to right click & save to use for your own kids or classes!