Every summer my parents get their god-children and older grandchild together for a fun filled weekend at their home in Santa Barbara. This year they camped out on the beach and my Mom had a great game for the kids to play to help pass the time. It was a beach scavenger hunt.

Each team was given a list of things you commonly find on the beach, and a digital camera. The first team to bring back the checked off list and a photo of everything on it was the winner. The kids loved the game and as I flipped through the pictures I thought what a great photo challenge for adults!

A photo scavenger hunt can be anywhere:

• your house,
• backyard,
• an amusement park,
• really anywhere!

All you need is a few players with cameras, and a list. You could even play with people in other locations. You can email out a list and a deadline, set up a Flickr account for everyone to upload their photos and it’s “game on!”

This is a great way to think outside the box of what you normally photograph; a way to find beauty in everyday objects.

It also is a great way to see how other people photograph and could even teach you a thing or two!

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Elissa (aka Punk Rock Mom) is a blogger, wife, mother, knitter, photographer, a Scorpio and all around cool person. You can follow the adventures of Punk Rock Dad, Punk Rock Mom and The Phi at Punk Rock Parents.