If you can find some cars, you can play some fun games. You re not going to drive them, you re going to look at license plates. Start your engines!

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1 If you can find some cars, you can play some fun games. You re not going to drive them, you re going to look at license plates. Start your engines!

2 Go looking for license plates! Every car has one. It s the law! Do you see any different states? Write down the states you see: Look for double numbers and double letters. Can you find more than Big G? Put a mark here for every double you see Put a mark here for every double Big G sees How much do you know about the state where you live? State bird: State nickname: State capital:

3 Is there a change jar in the house? How about a piggy bank? Today s adventure calls for a penny, so go and find one!

4 President Abraham Lincoln is the man on your penny. He owned a cat named Tabby. President Lincoln sometimes let Tabby eat dinner at the White House table! What are some things you would do if you were the president?

5 Now search for a flower like a good little fellow.* Your mission today is to find a flower. If you can t find one, you can always make one. *Sorry girls, but no color rhymes with person. Of course you are included too!

6 Did you find a flower? Press it in a book! (It s easy to look up how online. Ask Big G!) When you re done, attach it to this card. Did you make a flower? Attach it now! If you had a big bouquet of flowers right now, who would you like to give it to? Why?

7 If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be? The North Pole? India? Paris? Imagine you re there and write Big G a postcard.

8 Where did you go? Paste a photo of your perfect place here, or draw a picture of it: Dear Greetings from The weather is and I am doing a lot of I saw a and ate But the best thing is Be back! XOXO

9 Let s pretend it s a long, long time ago before people had smartphones. Hard to imagine, isn t it!? Draw a selfie!

10 Draw a happy selfie: Draw a silly selfie:

11 Your job is to count all of the light switches in the house. Here s a tip: switches are usually higher than your head and close to the door. Ready, set, count!

12 Count all the light switches in the house. How many are there? Use this area as a workspace. Make a mark for each light switch you find, then add them up when you re finished. Write the answer in the yellow box. This is the PASSCODE Big G needs the PASSCODE to begin the next part of this activity.

13 It s you! You two are going into the kitchen to see what kind of concoction you can create together. Put your apron on, things might get messy.

14 There are so many things in the kitchen that you can combine into one special thing you ve never had before. What will you make? A new sandwich? A new drink? Write what you have concocted in the space below: What do you call this new creation and why?

15 What kind of animals are roaming around your town? You may be surprised at all the creatures you can find! Heads up: Binoculars are helpful for this adventure.

16 Go outside and draw the first animal you see: Give him or her a name:

17 Mmmm, food. Think about your favorite meal or snack-time treat. Now write a poem about it!

18 Here are some ideas to get the juices flowing: Tomatoes are red, olives are green, (finish the poem below) Toast makes me happy! Waffles make me glad! If I have no breakfast, I feel really Now write your own:

19 Pretend your ship sank and you washed up on a deserted island. You have food and water. What else do you need to survive?

20 It happens in movies more than it happens in real life, but what if you were stranded on a deserted island? What are some things that you would take with you? Who are some people that you would take with you?

21 Guess what? You re still stuck on that deserted island. Even if you had a cell phone, you wouldn t get reception! So write Big G a message, put it in a bottle, throw it in the sea and hope it floats to Big G.

22 What would you like to say to Big G from your temporary island home? Dear Big G,

23 Go get your favorite snack and eat it! You can t have adventures on an empty stomach, can you?

24 After you eat your snack, tape the wrappers or draw a picture here: What is another way to treat yourself?

25 Warm up your pipes. It s time to sing your all-time favorite tune!

26 What is your all-time favorite song? by: Now sing it! Hand this card to Big G to rate you on your performance. Circle one NUMBER ONE HIT! You sing like a bird! You sing like a sick bird. OWW, MY EARS!

27 How many bugs can you find outside? Don t forget to look under the rocks! For an indoor adventure, draw bugs on sticky notes and hide them. How many can Big G find?

28 How many bugs did you find? If you were a bug, what kind of bug would you be? spider pros: live in a web, scare people cricket pros: stay up late, make music firefly pros: glowing butt! ant pros: live in dirt house, ruin picnics bee pros: make honey, sting enemies, buzz ladybug pros: polka dots, the cutest of all bugs! Draw yourself as a bug:

29 Think of a special skill you have. It can be anything - hopscotch, video games, blowing bubbles, karate. Your assignment: teach Big G your special skill!

30 What did you decide to teach Big G? How is Big G doing? What can Big G do to keep improving? Circle one EXCELLENT! Good OK Try again

31 There s no one quite like you! For one thing, no one has your thumbprint. Why not use a stamp pad to make some prints and turn them into your own unique creations?

32 Find some paint, ink, a marker or stamp pad. Dip your thumb and put a thumbprint right here: No one else has a print like that! Ask Big G what else makes you special: Use the space below to make more thumbprints. What can you turn them into?

33 X s and O s are for amateurs. Take your tic-tac-toe game to the next level by using the symbols listed on the back of this card. Can you beat Big G?

34 Play against Big G with these symbols, then play the games on Big G s card. Best of 7 games wins the gold! Hearts vs. Stars P P s vs. Q s Q winner: winner: winner: Suns vs. Clouds winner: Boots vs. Socks

35 Shh! A secret language can be handy if you want to say something in private but have no privacy. Any language begins with one word, so get started!

36 Choose a password. Pick something easy to remember, but not so easy that others could guess. Write it here: SECRET PASSWORD Share the password with Big G. Now hide this card! Sign below to promise to keep the password secret: Little G: Big G: PSST! If you have a secret password, you should have a secret handshake. Come up with one, and share it with Big G!

37 Everybody needs a good laugh once in a while. You probably know some really good jokes. See if you can make Big G crack up right now!

38 Write down your joke: Now tell it to Big G! Hand this card to Big G to rate you on your joke. Circle one I CAN T STOP LAUGHING! Funniest thing I ve heard all day! LOL I love you, but I don t get it

39 You and Big G have had some terrific adventures together. Why not recognize Big G as a fantastic partner in fun? And the Grandee Award goes to...

40 Grandee Award This award is presented to: for being a fun and fantastic adventurer in the Grand Adventure tradition! Presented by On this date In this year