{"id":339689,"date":"2025-12-11T20:47:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/activist\/kindness-activist-ahoy-matey\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T20:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:47:52","slug":"kindness-activist-ahoy-matey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/?p=339689","title":{"rendered":"Kindness Activist: Ahoy Matey!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-4629242940950997202\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<p>Some acts of kindness are also acts of magic.\u00a0 We just did one of those today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">And, like almost all kind acts, it probably made us (the<br \/>\ndoers) feel just about as good as it made the receivers feel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">It all started with the idea of a TREASURE CHEST.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">And then it blossomed from there.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>And <i>boy<\/i> did it blossom.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">My sister Sherry and I decided that we were going to<br \/>\ncreate a <b>TREASURE HUNT<\/b>.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It<br \/>\nsounded simple enough, but the more we worked on it, the larger it became.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We got a plain wooden box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Painted it black.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Decorated it \u2013 and by decorate it I do mean DECORATE.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>That box had bling to beat the band.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjKrm5gbswU-jJcBw0tpLt-UA4KlztaQdCljUBqdgc09mwd-u_ZOmeuWi1WEGmcqG-mU1VnZYBPDbOGBSzL2dMF8BojGKV4n-8Nl1uEky6ptSU5b4y81oFD7mGyXSFzd1M72ZlmdpPf4y-ec2-iMJ4U4_j8QkfCkudbPZChUh0f5dMccyBzyIa-fqDyYpuu\/s5184\/DSC05970.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3888\" data-original-width=\"5184\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjKrm5gbswU-jJcBw0tpLt-UA4KlztaQdCljUBqdgc09mwd-u_ZOmeuWi1WEGmcqG-mU1VnZYBPDbOGBSzL2dMF8BojGKV4n-8Nl1uEky6ptSU5b4y81oFD7mGyXSFzd1M72ZlmdpPf4y-ec2-iMJ4U4_j8QkfCkudbPZChUh0f5dMccyBzyIa-fqDyYpuu\/w640-h480\/DSC05970.JPG\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Isn&#8217;t is so fancy??<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Then we got shells.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>But not just any shells \u2013 FANCY SHELLS!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Our local beach doesn\u2019t have all that many shells, so we had to buy<br \/>\nthem.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Then we got JEWELS!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Rubies, pearls, and glass beads.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><i>Soooo<\/i><br \/>\npretty.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We wanted doubloons \u2013 pirate booty \u2013 but couldn\u2019t find<br \/>\nany.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>So, my partner David MADE some, and<br \/>\nthey were fantastic!!<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg9ENPOIb888mk6G9Qsu2bLQ5B6IRXR59E0UJtujIIC-1urDuISADzNQGUrPwmgQ4n2kJ4ATcl0fOiHE4VzuBv3E8UmDBkB2LD8TB2bOUUjPCzueLq0JzpvVW_LthvWlkIUj3p75yAnFbet9CaL-AiMb1dW_Lriz0bJXlb5fW6OUbZ2vSAPWPlEkJlZ6HVV\/s5184\/DSC06048.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"5184\" data-original-width=\"3888\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg9ENPOIb888mk6G9Qsu2bLQ5B6IRXR59E0UJtujIIC-1urDuISADzNQGUrPwmgQ4n2kJ4ATcl0fOiHE4VzuBv3E8UmDBkB2LD8TB2bOUUjPCzueLq0JzpvVW_LthvWlkIUj3p75yAnFbet9CaL-AiMb1dW_Lriz0bJXlb5fW6OUbZ2vSAPWPlEkJlZ6HVV\/w480-h640\/DSC06048.JPG\" width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">David and his handmade coins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhdkfjgPRidFzj4UpaRj1CRzElpw5KHfgLHxf30rhnC4Uz089e-iVD6PAUerzrbSTKaGxNRfrd-T5cM1Los7R-T4LB6c_djndyQM6LZ7HyuBf5XAfMo_cu9UeiaTSk9PZ2_-8fgq7hfc1stpIx6wwbfOWjIORa9zhOlE-p0Pv8FZP5fAMIewxboNfo17KKL\/s5184\/DSC06030.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3888\" data-original-width=\"5184\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhdkfjgPRidFzj4UpaRj1CRzElpw5KHfgLHxf30rhnC4Uz089e-iVD6PAUerzrbSTKaGxNRfrd-T5cM1Los7R-T4LB6c_djndyQM6LZ7HyuBf5XAfMo_cu9UeiaTSk9PZ2_-8fgq7hfc1stpIx6wwbfOWjIORa9zhOlE-p0Pv8FZP5fAMIewxboNfo17KKL\/w400-h300\/DSC06030.JPG\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">So sweet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We got necklaces, because all treasure chests have<br \/>\nnecklaces, right?<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We found a pretty feather on the beach \u2013 put that right<br \/>\nin the treasure chest, too.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjFjHTmqgCX4iqhqwV9FZoEPlYcrW-0PfUQUB53O6y3UONDcZxj_tVIKl9pkIcs8qSrt39XuNDLSKg6QkH_mD6a0gB58LIQInnSs1M2_hEqf2twWEt1xBBNTM59m1n-iwyFU6bfIZH8nmVPdGJhGdMMo4Ldwk0eATEuV1YizSBr6Y0cAi4dmvMfAgqVdnfM\/s5184\/treasure%20chest.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3888\" data-original-width=\"5184\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjFjHTmqgCX4iqhqwV9FZoEPlYcrW-0PfUQUB53O6y3UONDcZxj_tVIKl9pkIcs8qSrt39XuNDLSKg6QkH_mD6a0gB58LIQInnSs1M2_hEqf2twWEt1xBBNTM59m1n-iwyFU6bfIZH8nmVPdGJhGdMMo4Ldwk0eATEuV1YizSBr6Y0cAi4dmvMfAgqVdnfM\/w640-h480\/treasure%20chest.JPG\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">TADA!\u00a0 Look at all of the amazing treasures!\u00a0 <br \/>(Many pearls, rubies, glass gems, and more shells hidden under what you can see here.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We got a small glass bottle to put a secret note in.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Only, regular paper for the note simply would<br \/>\nnot do, so we burned the edges to make it look rustic (it may have taken us a<br \/>\ncouple tries to get that right\u2026).<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhVtBXak44YMT7lLym-KmSkQUfO8qF5ftE7bMC4GZ5q1WPs1TRA45-PvRBrpJ35YvWY5-TX5S3G3hSwTdzw6qEbfVYew2u5j4ZiH20CbEjpR0rPNa59xRwyaLZ8ePb551sAUJ5BLrlvETJY2nBGamIiNusUHQTXy4SeAJNEfcieKSz0VK5MpmPWMqYcSJes\/s5184\/DSC05969.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"5184\" data-original-width=\"3888\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhVtBXak44YMT7lLym-KmSkQUfO8qF5ftE7bMC4GZ5q1WPs1TRA45-PvRBrpJ35YvWY5-TX5S3G3hSwTdzw6qEbfVYew2u5j4ZiH20CbEjpR0rPNa59xRwyaLZ8ePb551sAUJ5BLrlvETJY2nBGamIiNusUHQTXy4SeAJNEfcieKSz0VK5MpmPWMqYcSJes\/w300-h400\/DSC05969.JPG\" width=\"300\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">So cute &#8211; tiny bottle!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiULZDMAp5dkhzpJfby23CDhhyphenhyphentKFb3ZUYKV9kV4lfMr4Mm870oxRdai6wsM_gM1MOqxNNboaQRtF_68-NylNbPnskA0Yi7ihyTIqyoPi3N2xc_cGGSKYIailLWZrYn7cPdwzFqX3iroeD7dmm8NZjXms67IxgTF4ZgNmLv00ZnlIQMVLsV7WZZgozLjagj\/s5184\/DSC05967.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3888\" data-original-width=\"5184\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiULZDMAp5dkhzpJfby23CDhhyphenhyphentKFb3ZUYKV9kV4lfMr4Mm870oxRdai6wsM_gM1MOqxNNboaQRtF_68-NylNbPnskA0Yi7ihyTIqyoPi3N2xc_cGGSKYIailLWZrYn7cPdwzFqX3iroeD7dmm8NZjXms67IxgTF4ZgNmLv00ZnlIQMVLsV7WZZgozLjagj\/w640-h480\/DSC05967.JPG\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Secret note for the inside of the chest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Then we needed to make the TREASURE MAP\u2026<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It was tricky \u2013 we wanted the hunt to be fun,<br \/>\nnot too easy, magical, and doable.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I mean,<br \/>\nwe wanted the kids to be successful!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Of<br \/>\ncourse, it too had to have burnt edges.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>In<br \/>\nthe end our map told the treasure hunters to run 20 steps, splash 4 times in<br \/>\nthe ocean, shout \u201cAhoy Matey, I am on a TREASURE HUNT!\u201d, spin around 4 times, walk<br \/>\n10 steps in towards the dunes, draw a fish family in the sand, look for the \u201cmast\u201d<br \/>\nfrom a pirate ship in the water (one of the only remaining parts of the downed<br \/>\nship), find the blue \u201csail\u201d from the ship, and more.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>And of course, the final clue told them that<br \/>\nX MARKS THE SPOT.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>(Luckily, we had a<br \/>\nleftover stepping stone and some spray paint to make the perfect X.)<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Only we couldn\u2019t just hand a MAP to the hunters\u2026<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It needed to be special!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We decided on a green wine bottle.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Perfect!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Only then, we needed a CORK\u2026<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Quick trip to some neighbors solved that one.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We wanted to bury the chest, but we didn\u2019t want it to get<br \/>\nruined in the moist sand.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We decided to<br \/>\nwrap it in fabric.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But the fabric needed<br \/>\nto be rustic, too, so we dyed it with coffee.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Remember how I told you this project blossomed in<br \/>\nscope??<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Believe me now?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We worked on this baby for 5 days!<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">And today was GO DAY!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>We headed to the beach to bury the booty.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>David did the digging, and then made the sand<br \/>\naround the area look normal again.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We<br \/>\nplopped the X stone down and we were ready to go!!<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYX8mkd_jB13mRhoMpgqoVZrcgYNaaDwqJ9VKOtoR_4UJ1R07VebN6en_rj0zAwlathCBbFbZIyeXard-JIbDWW4a8KwhkGXCOX1r5jm-ZSIybQBm68CXtZJ8B7ZsHNPmYzad9lJrIIGpbt3VYhCq11WG7WGjgDWCXzeoWd8SBLZ1ipFs44WENZdtc7YGk\/s5184\/DSC06051.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"5184\" data-original-width=\"3888\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYX8mkd_jB13mRhoMpgqoVZrcgYNaaDwqJ9VKOtoR_4UJ1R07VebN6en_rj0zAwlathCBbFbZIyeXard-JIbDWW4a8KwhkGXCOX1r5jm-ZSIybQBm68CXtZJ8B7ZsHNPmYzad9lJrIIGpbt3VYhCq11WG7WGjgDWCXzeoWd8SBLZ1ipFs44WENZdtc7YGk\/w480-h640\/DSC06051.JPG\" width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Burying the fabric wrapped chest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjQ5j8VgnD1l1QRiQCqusmjUlRQlg4benAt_oSB7n6dVKelbX0Khnsa0xAH-Hj8LsK7hfw2HqQmBJtudqaFeOJ_GhJdRtpWK0SfhNEP6myqYCSycQMOB96LRTxKcz5D82gK2URA4JoL0NDFw_UdWHa9BatQ6Iy6l4s8pxlfYnheLBYcmSFvS-0qIKItZYN3\/s5184\/DSC06053.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"5184\" data-original-width=\"3888\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjQ5j8VgnD1l1QRiQCqusmjUlRQlg4benAt_oSB7n6dVKelbX0Khnsa0xAH-Hj8LsK7hfw2HqQmBJtudqaFeOJ_GhJdRtpWK0SfhNEP6myqYCSycQMOB96LRTxKcz5D82gK2URA4JoL0NDFw_UdWHa9BatQ6Iy6l4s8pxlfYnheLBYcmSFvS-0qIKItZYN3\/w480-h640\/DSC06053.JPG\" width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">X marks the spot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">But how to choose the children to treat??<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>That was a tricky part!!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We knew we wanted:<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->A kid or kids young enough to still believe in<br \/>\nmagic<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Parents who would be ok with us involving their<br \/>\nkids<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Parents or an older sibling who could assist in<br \/>\nhunt<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We looked around the beach a bit before finding a group<br \/>\nof 4 kids.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>2 were young \u2013 probably 5 and<br \/>\n6, and 2 were older \u2013 probably 11 and 12.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>When they were busy splashing in the water we checked in with the parents,<br \/>\nwho okayed our request.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Then we got to work!<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We put the green glass bottle into the water and then \u201cfound\u201d<br \/>\nit.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We walked it over to the kids and<br \/>\nexplained that this just washed up \u201cover there &#8211; near the mast\u201d (trying to help<br \/>\nthem with a clue they would soon see <span style=\"font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;;\">\ud83d\ude0a<\/span> ).<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I<br \/>\nheld it out and asked the little girl if she would like to open it to see what<br \/>\nthe note inside said.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>She shook her head<br \/>\nno, and I wondered if all of this work was going to be for naught\u2026<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Maybe WE were the only ones who thought a<br \/>\ntreasure hunt sounded fun??<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiqaQuf1uRfbnABe69MZ_XU_CFjnADNZvlerkO00u7vKtjXLXqA-xddG5q57N-2HZN2c_JowzEDzeyz_yrsEC5zBJZ99Mrep1rFeQ-NZz2EakMia7PkKxPMIURsC2ibVC5e-SlIOH0wBFJZ-X1-uXbBZGDU3_8leaDvna5kLRIR42yQ5AaRMPHdQQ2rQHpi\/s5145\/DSC06056.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3438\" data-original-width=\"5145\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiqaQuf1uRfbnABe69MZ_XU_CFjnADNZvlerkO00u7vKtjXLXqA-xddG5q57N-2HZN2c_JowzEDzeyz_yrsEC5zBJZ99Mrep1rFeQ-NZz2EakMia7PkKxPMIURsC2ibVC5e-SlIOH0wBFJZ-X1-uXbBZGDU3_8leaDvna5kLRIR42yQ5AaRMPHdQQ2rQHpi\/w640-h428\/DSC06056.JPG\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Splashing (see the map in her hand??)<br \/>Faces blurred for privacy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">They drew fish families.\u00a0<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgPqur_KKwhnzaHWOH-GzdQXu2QLtlZk1eZMvqqQXZSU2aAXTr9Iu0xJlL27o9IyNKy1qQ3P3VArVKmTkItl_bjxTeXsj6L8yiKk_ogPaE1LuqIKZXyhS4wLAHHYjxjKLaSDsVNjXe0OdNeJE-RCJ_BSu-ee1vqpa_LS2BJMhHKGlvn5yodtiM45vmBWwO3\/s5184\/DSC06057.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3888\" data-original-width=\"5184\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgPqur_KKwhnzaHWOH-GzdQXu2QLtlZk1eZMvqqQXZSU2aAXTr9Iu0xJlL27o9IyNKy1qQ3P3VArVKmTkItl_bjxTeXsj6L8yiKk_ogPaE1LuqIKZXyhS4wLAHHYjxjKLaSDsVNjXe0OdNeJE-RCJ_BSu-ee1vqpa_LS2BJMhHKGlvn5yodtiM45vmBWwO3\/w640-h480\/DSC06057.JPG\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Drawing fish families in the sand (following the map directions perfectly!)<br \/>Faces blurred for privacy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">They found the \u201cmast\u201d in the water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">They walked the required number of paces towards to dune.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Then they started looking for the blue sail\u2026<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Oops\u2026<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Another<br \/>\nfamily had a blue sunshade set up, and that was a bit of a red herring.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They went to the sunshade and stood in front<br \/>\nof the unsuspecting family <span style=\"font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;;\">\ud83d\ude0a<\/span> .<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We<br \/>\nwaved from a distance until they saw us, then pointed UP to the blue \u201csail\u201d we<br \/>\nwere standing under.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>And they came<br \/>\nrunning!<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">On the way to the \u201csail\u201d they hunted for the X that was marking<br \/>\nthe spot.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They were looking in the sand<br \/>\nfor it and luckily, the tiniest girl spotted it and squealed.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They rushed over, lifted the X stone, and the<br \/>\nlittle one knelt down and started digging with her hands.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We hadn\u2019t buried it too deep (we weren\u2019t sure if the<br \/>\nhunters would have a sand shovel or not).<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>After moving away some sand she was excited to see the fabric, which we<br \/>\nhad tied closed with twine.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>She grabbed<br \/>\nan end of the twine and untied it, then pulled the fabric and box out of the<br \/>\nhole.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Those gems decorating it shone brightly in the sun.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It was so pretty!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They RAN back to their parents with the box<br \/>\nstill sealed and quickly plopped down on the sand to see what treasures awaited<br \/>\nthem.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Oh, they looked excited!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>They dug through the shells and gems and necklaces and coins.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It was so sweet!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They found the little bottle inside with<br \/>\nanother note.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>After they had examined it<br \/>\na while, the 3 biggest girls went back into the ocean (the smallest of the 3<br \/>\nnow sporting a necklace from the chest).<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Meanwhile, the youngest treasure hunter kept digging thru<br \/>\nthe bounty.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>So.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Many.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Things!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Then she had the brilliant idea to dig a hole<br \/>\nand re-bury everything <span style=\"font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;;\">\ud83d\ude0a<\/span> .<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>After a bit of swimming she returned to dig it all back up again, show<br \/>\nher mom a very special shell inside, and put on a necklace to adorn her<br \/>\nswimsuit.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Oh my goodness this was a fun project.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">It took a ton of time.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">It took a lot of effort.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">But it made us feel like kids again and I think it really<br \/>\ndelighted the children involved.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I can imagine<br \/>\nthat littlest girl starting school on Monday, ready for show and tell.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We have not added up the receipts yet to see how much<br \/>\nKindness money was spent making this magic happen, nor do I know how many hours<br \/>\nwe painted and glued and giggled and created.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">But it was all worth it.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Because it was time and money well spent to create magic and spread<br \/>\nkindness.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It gave us a purpose on some<br \/>\nhot summer days, and it gave 4 kids a fun experience and a story to tell.<o:p\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some acts of kindness are also acts of magic.\u00a0 We just did one of those today. 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