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Observation Game

You could add Listen-Hear as well.

The basic idea is that you have a small group of girls (no more than 4) with a leader or parent. As they go on a walk they have to look for the things on the list.

First person to spot something gets a tick in their column. Leader reads out the list at the beginning and at various stages along the way.

With the Brownies I have split the list into two so they get new things added at the half way point.

I have done this with Guides before and it also worked well with them. It could even be used with older girls adding more challenging things to find.

This list is designed for Fish Creek Park but it can easily be adapted for urban areas. You need to include the fairly obvious as well as smaller or less frequently found things, eg an open window or a black beetle At the end of the walk the winner can be either the girls with the most spotted items or the team with the most.

Beaver teeth marks        
Lady on bike        
Black dog        
Smoking chimney        
Aeroplane        
Gopher Geese flying in V        
Coyote        
Lady running        
Feather - not on bird        
Car in motion        
Wheelchair        
Fir cone        
Goose on land        
Clover leaf        
Robin        
Man on bike        
Helicopter        
White flower        
Piece of string        
Skater        
Squirrel        
Sparrow        
Man running        
Hotair balloon        
Tire print        
Purple/pink flower        
Berry        
Paw print        
Woodpecker hole in tree        
Bullrushes        
Duck feeding - tail up        
Wire netting        
Fungus/toadstool        
Blackbird        
Deer droppings        
Termite nest        
Woodpecker/flicker        
Pussy willow        
Yellow flower        
Leaf partly eaten by insect        
Duck landing        
Goose on water        
Golden eye        
Spider        
Someone fishing        
Duck swimming        
Deer        

 

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