Hashing with Kids

[chollaball]

We're trying to help my 6 yo improve her endurance, but 'training' is boring esp. for a little girl.

So I stole this from the Hash House Harriers. Except for the beer handups. A Treasure Hunt, with a reward at the end. I laid out the course like a good rabbit.

1st clue at the bottom of the driveway.







My knowledge of G's knowledge of our hood worked perfectly, for a first try. She read and resolved every clue.











 







lollipops and soccer socks were the payoff



The only improvement would be for the chase to go more than a mile. But it was smart to start small.

She's already bugging me to do it again next weekend.

[Trail Ninja]

Excellent!
The first winter ride with the kids bike club includes hot chocolate and marshmallows around a campfire halfway through the ride. They come around a corner all frozen from the ride and the fire is going & the chocolate is already hot.

Same thing every few rides after that until spring. The kids never fail to show up.

[chollaball]

Same thing every few rides after that until spring. The kids never fail to show up.

naturally. libations are highly motivational for my riding as well.

[jeffw-13]

Great! I used to run a "learn to play hockey" thing at the rink. I learned early on that little kids arent interested in traditional hockey drills. I made up a bunch of fun games that would teach them basic skating & hockey skills without even knowing they were learning.

[Tone's]

Dont give kids hash, and especially dont play games that makes it fun and rewarding for them to find..

[random walk]

Awesome chollaball.

I want to try putting on a MTB Easter Egg Hunt next Spring. Gotta think up a way to make it better than just a free-for-all, more like a scavenger hunt, and what you did here is food for thought. Hide the goodies just off-trail and provide a map & clues.

[chollaball]

Awesome chollaball.

I want to try putting on a MTB Easter Egg Hunt next Spring. Gotta think up a way to make it better than just a free-for-all, more like a scavenger hunt, and what you did here is food for thought. Hide the goodies just off-trail and provide a map & clues.

DO EET! you and your kids will have so much fun!

I did our first course through an area the kids know very well from frequent bike rides. This helped them to get a handle on what clues etc were all about. It also let me mix up clues - some were just arrows, others directed them to places they knew, and others were instructions. I worked really hard to make the clues in spots they couldn't fail to see and that would be very unambiguous. In a Hash run, there is some confusion built in by design - I think this would not go well with my kids right now, but maybe in the future.

I've been thinking about this coming weekend's adventure for 2 days - cant wait!

[deke505]

I think the smiles on the faces says it all