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Re: new to the game
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #596203 by System
Apr 1, 2011 5:12am
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Welcome to the hobby! I noticed right away that two of your three children have Autism.
I do as well (PDD-NOS) and one board that you may want to check into is the Letterboxing with Disabilities Message Board ( http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/messages.html?gMsgId=396088;gBoardId=367 ) as there have been threads on Autism and Letterboxing there.

I hope you and your family can enjoy letterboxing for many years to come! It really is quite a spectacular hobby!

ASL Girl
Re: new to the game
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #596203 by System
Apr 1, 2011 1:52pm
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Welcome!! I grew up in Searsport and have planted many boxes in town. Here are a few series that will be fun for your family.

In Belfast you can find the Mermaids - http://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gBoxId=151600

In Searsport you can find:
Foliage of Maine - http://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gBoxId=114204
Let's Play Ball - http://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gBoxId=72603
Coat of Arms - http://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gBoxId=81621 (this one is divided between 5 different cemetaries so there is some driving involved.)

In Stockton Springs you can Tour Fort Pownel and see Fort Point Lighthouse - http://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gBoxId=114205

And I also planted a seres at Fort Knox in Prospect (some of the boxes have gone missing or were pulled) - http://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gBoxId=81473

All of these are kid friendly and pretty close by you.

Enjoy, Jiffy
Re: new to the game
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #596281 by System
Apr 1, 2011 5:36pm
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Welcome from Ohio! This is such a fun and addicting hobby! Glad you've found it! You can find hikes and hunts of many lengths and styles, and there are boxes everywhere. also there are new boxes popping up all the time, so keep your eye on the "new boxes" column on the home page and/or the "whats new" column on your "my page" . Here's to lots of fun for you all! :) bluesky
Re: new to the game
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #596250 by Team Turtle_Bugg
Apr 2, 2011 8:27pm
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Hi Mommy Turtle!

I have a six year old boy who I am homeschooling and we have been letterboxing with me for about six months now. He is not as into it as I would like but I like your idea about doing the writing in the logbook. He is not very strong at writing yet. Maybe this could be a way for him to work on it.

Our family is new to Washington. We moved here in at the end of August and letterboxing was a good way to find new things. I like to stamp everything on 3x5 cards and scrapbook them like photos. I agree that putting in pictures and momentos makes my logbook a detailed history of some really wonderful adventures.

I was encouraged to see your post. If you have any more bright ideas that you feel like passing along I wouldn't mind!

Blessings,
Bunny Foo Foo
(my son goes by Stinkface)
Re: new to the game
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #596772 by BunnyFooFoo
Apr 2, 2011 9:37pm
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Welcome BunnyFooFoo,

I loved that song as a kids and my daughter loves it now. I just thought I would share an idea that makes letterboxing more of an adventure for my kids. Get some in expensive walkie talkies. Come up with code names for you and him. Then allow him to go a little in front of you when you go out to hunt. Using your codes names, give him pieces of the clue to look for. When he finds them he can call back to you using your code name and receive the next part. We have also used the Harry Potter word "muggle" for people walking on the trail.

Have a great time.
Re: new to the game
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #596772 by BunnyFooFoo
Apr 4, 2011 10:36pm
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Bunny Foo Foo,

Welcome to WA... Glad you are also enjoying it!!! We love it and she is not always as interested as I would like either; but they are both young and will enjoy it more when they have better attention spans!!!

And as you said, I also use the writing to help on her improvement...

I don't ahve any more ideas (well not right now) but feel free to keep in touch and maybe we can "meet in the middle" for a little letterboxing adventure some time. If not, maybe we will meet at an event.

Mommy Turtle
Team Turtle_Bugg
(my daughter is little Bugg, but she does not have her own profile yet... do you find it better to keep seperate profiles? I have been considering it but don't know anyone who does it!)
Re: new to the game
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #596785 by The Mischievous Four
Apr 13, 2011 6:37pm
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That is a great idea!!! I am going to do that this summer.

Thanks!!!!