July 31st will be Waldo’s 25th birthday.( I remember when the Where is Waldo book first came out.) Our local bookstore Fiction Addiction has been hosting a Where is Waldo? hunt to celebrate this big birthday all month.
The people in each of the business couldn’t have been any nicer. We visited a game store called Boardwalk and they gave JDaniel a sample pack of cards for the game Spot It! ( JDaniel and I having been playing the game a lot. He thinks it is a lot like I Spy.) The Elephant’s Trunk a local toy store not only let him ride a recumbent bike but helped him find Waldo flying in the sky.
What I loved best about the hunt was that each business welcome JDaniel with open arms. Every business wasn’t geared to young customers, but each treated him like he was a guest at their store. I guess that is one of the wonderful things about local businesses.
I don’t know if your town has a local bookstore. If you do, you might want to see if they are hosting a hunt too. If you are in Greenville South Carolina, you should check this one out.
JDaniel and I are heading back to the Fiction Addiction on Tuesday for a Where is Waldo? part and to see if we have won any of the prizes. It should be tons of fun.
That sounds like so much fun, and how wonderful that all the businesses were so lovely to your son.
What a great idea! Sounds like a fun time! 🙂
Great activity! And lots of creative thinking on the bookstore’s part. My boys would love something like this!
that is so cool that your town did that… what a great way to not only encourage reading, but to also encourage to support local stores
Wow, this post makes me miss Greenville. I always used to say that it was the perfect town to raise kids in, and it looks like I was right. Hopefully we’ll be back by the beginning of next year!
Sounds like a good time!
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This looks so much fun. The stores near us do a similar thing for Easter and Halloween, it’s such a nice idea.