Did you know that July is NRPA’s Park and Recreation Month? Beginning July 6, you can join Howard County Recreation & Parks as we celebrate with our Park and Recreation Month Bingo game and Once Upon a Park Story Scavenger Hunt!
Bingo
Complete five activities across, vertical or diagonal and turn it in at one of our three community centers to receive a prize (while supplies last).
Once Upon a Park Story Scavenger Hunt
Looking for even more of a challenge? Discover the story of Howard County with our Once Upon a Park story scavenger hunt. Participants visit three Howard County parks and search for word clues revealed via unique QR code videos. Fill in the blanks on our Park and Recreation Month story and submit your answers at tinyurl.com/OnceUponAPark for your chance to win cool prizes. To get started, use the clues below to find the first park:
You will start your journey at a familiar location
A Center of Community is your destination
The opposite of South will be your first clue
The next rhymes with “floral” and named one of our gnomes too
Near the front entrance you will find what you seek
Look high and look low then you might get a peek
How to Play
- Print out or access the fill-in-the-blank story from your computer or phone.
- Bring the story and a pen/pencil with you when you begin your scavenger hunt.
- Read the starting clue on the website to discover which park holds the first stop in completing the Park & Recreation Month story. If you need a hint, check out the Parent Help section below.
- When you find the first location, scan the QR code to learn the story of where you are standing and to discover what word goes in the first blank of the story. You will also be given a clue to where the next part of the story can be found.
- Fill in the blanks one by one by following the clues and listening to fun facts about places in our parks. By the end, you will have a completed story!
- Submit your answers.
- Each submission will count as an entry into our weekly prize drawing.
- Check our Facebook page every Tuesday in July to see if you’ve won!
Need some extra help deciphering the clues?
Cheat sheet