+Clan Delaney Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 For those of you who cache with/for the kiddies... what is it that they LOVE to find in a cache? Some popular items I've discovered as of late: Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and Mighty Beanz. The girls got their hands on their first packets of those Beanz today. Now I'm afraid to bring them to another cache that doesn't have them! Quote Link to comment
+jbcn4 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 I know our 12 yr old loves to find those plastic bracelets that have a word or phrase engraved in them (it's the newest fad for this year) Beth (the "b" in jbcn4) Quote Link to comment
+4agers Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 I made the mistake of sneaking a brand new gameboy game into a cache... when the kids found it they were very excited. Then they played the gameboy and didn't cache the rest of the afternoon. Quote Link to comment
PyroDave Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 It depends on the age group my 3yo son loves just to see a nice flower and a bug to kill (I dont agree with the last part) my 8 yo daughter just likes nay girly thing as long as she gets the find and a little reward at the end. Quote Link to comment
+the hermit crabs Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 For those of you who cache with/for the kiddies... what is it that they LOVE to find in a cache? Some popular items I've discovered as of late: Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and Mighty Beanz. The girls got their hands on their first packets of those Beanz today. Now I'm afraid to bring them to another cache that doesn't have them! Dang! I was in Ocean State Job Lot a couple of days ago, stocking up on cache-trade stuff, and they had those "Beanz" for a pretty low price -- eother 3/$1 or something else, I forget -- and I almost got some. Then I realized I had no idea what they were or whether or not kids like 'em. Nothing sadder than a hermit crab who is out of touch with Today's Youth. Quote Link to comment
+Gecko1 Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I know our 12 yr old loves to find those plastic bracelets that have a word or phrase engraved in them (it's the newest fad for this year) Yes. I have seen kids with those rubber bracelets covering their entire arm. Quote Link to comment
+JanniCash Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 my 3yo son loves just to see a nice flower and a bug to kill (I dont agree with the last part) Teach him to only kill things that he intends to eat ... oh, wait, you might not like the outcome of that either. Jan Quote Link to comment
low on cache Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I asked my daughter, age 8, what was her favorite part of Geocaching. Her reply was "finding the cache". I asked her if finding a toy in the cache was her favorite part, she said finding something in the cache made it a little bit more fun but she also likes finding micro caches. We always let her decide what to take and what to leave. There seems to be no pattern to her selections. I know some people are very opinionated about what should be left in a cache and my opinion is that as long as it's not trash and it's family friendly I'm happy and so is my daughter. Quote Link to comment
+Wander Lost Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 McToys & Hot Wheels cars! McToys may be nothing more than cheap broken plastic carp, but the kids love them. They will also grab anything with wheels. New Hot Wheels are less than $1.00 each at Wal-Mart and you can get them in sets for even less. Quote Link to comment
+Team Cotati Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Out here, golf balls seem all the rage. Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Shop Groundspeak gear, of course! (did I just spam my own forum?) Quote Link to comment
+Gecko1 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 (edited) Shop Groundspeak gear, of course! (did I just spam my own forum?) Oh no! Now Jeremy has to be suspended! He will have to berate himself and demand an apology while not admiting his admin account is a sock puppet! Edited August 3, 2005 by Gecko1 Quote Link to comment
Mvillian Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Yes you did!LOL.... but in this case it was very welcomed spam...Thanks Quote Link to comment
PyroDave Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 my 3yo son loves just to see a nice flower and a bug to kill (I dont agree with the last part) Teach him to only kill things that he intends to eat ... oh, wait, you might not like the outcome of that either. Jan Oh god being a conservation major I would love to tell him that but would hate to have to tell his mom why he ate that bug in the back yard Quote Link to comment
+La Fifi Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Hi, one of the fads here in the UK for the last few months is the art of Scoubidou. Here. You could get the kids to join in by making them then leave as trades. Quote Link to comment
+Deliveryguy428 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I think it is great to have some caches for little kids, but if you do a cache like that, please please please warn us a head of time what is in the cache so we do not get there and find a MCcache and not know it. I don't have kids so I do not have a clue what is hot, as for the person who put a gameboy in a cache. I'll show you a few caches around my area to put a PS2 in for me Quote Link to comment
+JanniCash Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 My 10 yo stepson can't let anything behind that has a lightbulb or glows. Jan Quote Link to comment
+treasure_hunter Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 (edited) I know our 12 yr old loves to find those plastic bracelets that have a word or phrase engraved in them (it's the newest fad for this year) Yes. I have seen kids with those rubber bracelets covering their entire arm. Kinda like this one? I've seen worse, I own a couple of those bands, their called Baller Bands, worn by NBA players and I have a Live Strong Band and a Live Blue Band for UK!!!! Although I never leave them in caches. I like to leave hotwheels. *Edited to add picture "DUh!" Edited August 3, 2005 by treasure_hunter Quote Link to comment
+Resolution Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 My 6-year-old like the magic towels and my 11-yr-old says she likes stuff you don't find in all the other caches (superballs, hot wheels, etc) and signature items. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Stretchy Lizards and Snakes. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Mctoys still in wrapper, balls, bean bag animals, flashlights. (He's 3) Quote Link to comment
+Team K1W1 Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 For those of you who cache with/for the kiddies... what is it that they LOVE to find in a cache? Some popular items I've discovered as of late: Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and Mighty Beanz. The girls got their hands on their first packets of those Beanz today. Now I'm afraid to bring them to another cache that doesn't have them! Funny you mention the Beanz. Here in BC (Vancouver area) there is a caching family Wild Wiggly Beanz. Their signature item is a beanz. So far I have found 4 of them in different caches - a cool item for sure. I could just goto the local dollar store, but it's more fun finding one in a cache they have visited. Quote Link to comment
+dandylaurel Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 My three year old boy wants those little stretchy frogs, especially glow in the dark ones. My seven year old girl likes plastic rats, marbles, and bracelets. My eleven year old son likes jet planes and army men. Does that help? =) Quote Link to comment
+DuncanClan Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 My 5y/o son, like many have said, anything with wheels. He also likes to find the little superhero figures. My6y/o daughter, costume jewlrey (yes, including braclets), and those little plastic animals. They both carry their own swag. They trade swag out item for item, like hot wheel for hot wheel. As someone else said, their favorite part of geocaching if asked is usually the hike and of course finding the cache! DC Quote Link to comment
+mikeatnight Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 My 5 y/o likes blocks and marbles. She will pickup just a single marble even when some really good stuff is in the cache. Quote Link to comment
+Cool Librarian Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 I like rubber lizards/snakes/fish, anything lobster or shark, glow-in-the-dark things, shells, rocks, buttons, beads, and sig items. Oh, wait, I'm 37.... Quote Link to comment
+vree Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 the current mcdonald's mctoys are pretty popular with a lot of the adult cachers out there. we'll take them from the kids!! more neopets, please! Quote Link to comment
+reveritt Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 8-year-old granddaughter likes plastic dinosaurs (she is collecting them), books, tools, flashlights, balls, compasses, magnifying glasses, jewelry. Quote Link to comment
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