Third Great Park Pursuit

Starry attended her third Great Park Pursuit put on by the State of New Hampshire State Parks.  They are all different and this one had Nature activities, Scavenger Hunt, Yoga (which she complained about trying but loved the airplane and tree pose).  Tennis was a struggle to get them (her friend joined her for the weekend) try, but they ended up having a great time.  The instructor was great and once they both were able to lob the ball across the small net a few times I decided to quit before they lost their new found zeal.

They also had a few old fashion games.  The traditional sack race, a three legged race, tug of war and a fun game called catch.  That was all the park service had organized, but they had tagged this event onto local events and ours had free hot dogs, bouncy house, the old plastic sheet and some water for a cheap, but fun water slide (we passed on this event), face painting and they were able to throw the ball and dunk a person in a tank of water. 

On the way home we stopped at another state park where they played in the water and collected a pile of rocks and made a small sand castle.  This is another feature of the Great Park Pursuit.  On the first day’s event, which you need to register for, you are given some wrist bands and these allow you to visit other state parks for free.  The whole purpose is to introduce your family to the fun and adventure they can find at the many state parks we have across the state.  To complete the whole program and be eligible for prizes you need to visit other state parks and do certain tasks (like build a sand castle and take your picture).  Each activity has points and the more points you get the better your prize will be.  We just hope to complete the basic list of activities.