Free Family Fun: Photo Challenge

Dani and I decided to make our Fourth of July a little more fun this year by incorporating a "photo challenge." I made up a list of 15 things for the wife to photograph; the wife made up a list of 15 things for me to photograph, and we kept score based on the number of things we were able to capture with more points awarded if either of us captured combinations.

For example: someone smiling was one point. A clown was one point, but a smiling clown? Three points!

This was one of the free dates Danielle came up with as part of a birthday gift she gave me last October. (To read all about it, click here.)

So who won this photo challenge you may ask?

Here's the lowdown.

JAKE'S LIST 1. A slushy 2. Oxen 3. A heart 4. Fireworks 5. NH flag 6. A drum 7. A corvette 8. #24 9. Sheep 10. Twizzler 11. Animal poop 12. Matching kids 13. Horse cart 14. Lama 15. Cotton candy

DANIELLE'S LIST 1. A painted face 2. A bug 3. Someone's pet 4. Green shoes 5. A child eating 6. A musical instrument 7. Erica's tongue 8. A police officer 9. A smile 10. An American Flag 11. Candy flying through the air 12. A clown 13. A yellow car 14. A horse 15. A jump rope

Here are some of the highlights.

Fireworks = 1 point #24 = 1 point Someone throwing candy = 1 point A musical instrument = 1 point Someone's pet = 1 point

A police officer = 1 point An American Flag = 1 point A drum + NH Flag  = 3 points Matching kids = 1 point A child eating = 1 point

A clown + Someone smiling + An American Flag = 4 points Erica's tongue = 1 point A slushy = 1 point A heart = 1 point The NH Flag = 1 point

SCORE:

Jake: 10 points
Danielle: 11 points

I suppose that's logical. She is the better half after all!

For your own family fun photo challenge, consider creating age appropriate lists for each member of the family so all can join in. You can make this for an event like a parade or a festival, or when touring a fort or on vacation. Have fun, make your own rules, and get snapping some photos!

:-)