Momma always comes up with neat ways to celebrate the holidays (especially Christmas) and she told me this year she had bought me a $4 present and that she was going to make me go on a scavenger hunt to find it. It kills me to wait for presents! I always call and beg for hints but she is tough and won’t give in. Also, the hints were all out of the nursery rhyme “The Farmer in the Dell” which made in interesting!
The farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
The farmer was a vintage Shawnee farmer pig salt and pepper shaker.
And the second hint was the dell…which was the Dell Computer.
The farmer takes a wife
The farmer takes a wife
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer takes a wife
The wife was my Granny. I had to run over to her house and she gave my next hint…
The wife takes a child
The wife takes a child
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The wife takes a child
The Child was actually the Baby Jesus in my Granny’s nativity set.
The child takes a nurse
The child takes a nurse
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The child takes a nurse
My Aunt Sue is a nurse and luckily she was at my Granny’s house and she told me my next two clues.
The nurse takes a cow
The nurse takes a cow
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The nurse takes a cow
The cow takes a dog
The cow takes a dog
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cow takes a dog
A glass dog at my Granny’s house.
The dog takes a cat
The dog takes a cat
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The dog takes a cat
Puss N Boots…one of my Mom’s favorite cookie jars.
The cat takes a rat
The cat takes a rat
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cat takes a rat
This part was actually a mouse in my Mom’s basement. She had him hiding in one of our play kitchens we had as kids.
The rat takes the cheese
The rat takes the cheese
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The rat takes the cheese
And the last clue took me to the fridge, in the cheese drawer.
The cheese stands alone
The cheese stands alone
Hi-Ho, the derry-o
The cheese stands alone
Finally after all that running around I had the cutest vintage salt and pepper shakers. I LOVE him! I think I am going to have to start collecting more of these. And the scavenger hunt was a really creative idea that made it so much fun. Much better than just pulling it out of a box!
What was the cow clue and hiding place??? The one on Granny's fridge?? Too bad they didn't do the "dog" because they could have put the clue in that red magnetic notepad holder on Granny's fridge with the rockstar dog...you know, the one we sold at a fundraiser at Clyde O. Riggs?
ReplyDeleteYour S & P shakers are cute. Not as cute as the ones I picked out in McDonough, though. Remember those? The not-even-close-to-PC ones??? Shoulda bought those....
That is so cute!! Your mom is so clever and how much fun is this!! What cute S and P! You will remember this forever!
ReplyDeleteI love the S & P shakers! They are so you! I can't wait to see them!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think it is so funny that your granny has the red notepad holder with the rock star dog on it. We had the same one on our fridge from the same fundraiser for years. Who knows where it is now!