A Blogger Scavenger Hunt

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UPDATE: You can now grab the code for the "a Blogger Scavenger Hunt" picture off of my sidebar. Thanks so much for spreading the word! :)





I’ve decided to host another contest at long last! This one is going to be a bit different than before though. It’s going to be longer, more challenging, tons of fun, and much more rewarding.

We are going to have a Blogger Scavenger Hunt of sorts. It’s not exactly a scavenger hunt, and it’s not restricted to users of blogger (but you must have a blog).

In this game I’m going to give you a list of things you must do/find (which we will go over in a moment). When you have completed everything on the list you compile all of your evidence into a post on your blog and alert me. For every item on the list that you have completed to my satisfaction you will receive at least 5 points. Those who go above and beyond the requirements have a chance of receiving more than 5 points per item.

How you present your evidence (how the post is written, put together, etc) and how you gather it in the first place is (for the most part) up to you. Be creative! I will give you a certain amount of points for overall post and evidence presentation, so be crafty. ;)

This is not a race (though there is a deadline), and I don’t want you guys to be in too big of a rush (remember that CREATIVITY thing), BUT the first person to finish and post will (DEPENDING ON THE QUALITY OF THEIR POST, if your quality is terrible I might make you redo your presentation, or at least award you LESS points) receive an extra 15 points. The second person an extra 10 (again, so long as their quality is good) and the third an extra 5. This may or may not be something you want to aim for. You can earn at least this many extra points and MORE with CREATIVITY!

Whoever ends up with the most points at the end of the contest will be the winner. The 1st place winner will receive 5 items of THEIR CHOICE from the prize pool (which we will review in a moment) and will get first prize pick, the person in 2nd place will receive 3 items of their choice and will get second prize pick, the 3rd place winner will receive 1 item.

This contest will begin AS SOON AS WE HAVE AT LEAST 15 participants. It will last until March 15th. You may enter at any time from now until March 12th and must have your evidence posted and have alerted me (via e-mail or blog comment) by midnight on the 15th to receive your points. The winner will be announced sometime after the 15th (when announcing the winner I will review their points and how they earned them publically, just to be fair to everyone). In order to enter all you need to do is post about the contest on your blog and leave a comment here with a link to your post. Feel free to post the "A Blogger Scavenger Hunt" picture on your sidebar, or in your post. (If you want the code for your sidebar, grab it off my sidebar.)

Make sure you tell your friends about this contest! The contest WILL NOT start until we have AT LEAST 15 participants, so let people know.


Below is the list of “activities” you must complete to earn points. Study every item on the list (there are 10) carefully before beginning, and make sure you ask questions if you’re confused about anything.

1) A picture of a child/person/pet doing something that you didn’t expect them to do or that they weren’t supposed to be doing- something random that you DID NOT plan or stage. Something messy, crazy, wacky, and possibly even dangerous. A picture of one of those moments that you freak out about initially, but that you laugh about later. (Tip for completion: Carry a camera at ALL times, no matter WHAT.)

2) The story behind picture # 1. (Tip for completion: Write it down AS SOON as it happens, make sure you record all of the hilarious and insane details, edit later.)

3) A book of some kind that is OVER 600 pages long. More literally a PICTURE or VIDEO that YOU took of a book this long. (Tip for completion: Scour your bookshelves, the library, the bookstore. In all honesty, 600 pages may sound like a massive book but it really isn’t, it’s relatively easy to find something like this. If you want your evidence to be more believable POSE in the picture with the book, it might help with your points.)

4) A brief synopsis of the above 600 word or more book. (Tip for completion: Yes this means you must either READ the WHOLE book or at least familiarize yourself with it in some way. Post a picture of yourself READING the book, or writing/typing with the book at hand for EXTRA points.)

5) The link to a specific post on a blog where your name/blog is mentioned. THIS BLOG CAN NOT BE YOUR OWN. (Tip for completion: Dig up achieves in your friends blogs from years ago where you were mentioned, or beg your friends to post about you, tell them about this contest while you’re at it!)

6) The highest stack of… something. Well, this one is EXTREMLY general. All you have to do is make a stack of SOMETHING (that’s right anything you want) as high as you can (because you want yours to be higher than ANY OTHER CONTESTENTS). Video and/or picture proof is necessary. The more proof you have, the easy it’ll be to judge who wins the contest of height. (Tip for completion: Stack it high! You never know what someone else could be doing… Also, take a video AND a few pictures. The more evidence the better!)

7) A picture of any ITEM that has been mentioned in this blog AT LEAST twice. You must post a picture that YOU TOOK of the item, preferably with YOU IN IT. You must also post links to the posts on this blog that the item was mentioned in. (Tip for completion: Come on guys ANY item. That’s not hard AT ALL. Just make sure you post clear EVIDENCE. The easier it is for me to prove your story, the more points you are likely to receive.)

8) A picture of yourself that mimics a picture that I have posted of myself on this blog. YOU can post a PICTURE that MIMICS ANY picture of ME that I have posted ANYWHERE on THIS BLOG. (Tip for completion: Be creative! I’ve posted lots of pictures.)

9) Post the links to THREE other blogs that you read and enjoy. Tell us a little bit about them and WHY you enjoy them. (Tip for completion: Choose blogs that you think are worthy reads. YOU CAN NOT USE MY BLOG AS ONE OF YOUR THREE.)

10) Compare me and you with the following questions. You must find all the answers to the questions about me by yourself, somewhere on my blog. When you post fill out the answers for ME and YOU. (Tip for completion: You are not REQUIRED to fill out the answers for yourself, only for ME. You just receive extra points for COMPARING us.)
· Name?
· Age?
· Number of siblings?
· Any pets?
· What state do I live in?
· What are a few of my passions in life?
· What is ONE fun fact about me? (one fact is required, any extra facts that you list will count toward more points.)

Now it’s time to review the Prize Pool. Remember, the 1st place winner will receive their choice of five items from the following list, the 2nd place winner will receive their choice of three items, and the 3rd place winner will receive their choice of one item. (All of these books are either new, or like-new, they’re all fiction and range in age appropriateness from juvenile to adult depending on the book… and yes, they are all books. What else did you expect from me? lol :D)

· Dana’s Valley by Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan

· Enoch by Alton Gansky

· Isolation by Travis Thrasher

· Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix

· True Believer by Nicholas Sparks

· In the Shadow of Lions by Ginger Garrett

· Candy Bombers by Robert Elmer

· A Friend At Midnight by Caroline B. Cooney

· Beyond Reach by Melody Carlson

· Gatekeepers by Robert Liparulo

· The Missing by Thomas Eidson

· Shortcuts by Sigmund Brouwer

· Beyond the Reflection’s Edge by Bryan Davis

Well there you go! You now have all of the juicy details. So run away and tell your friends. It would so awesome if we could get a large turnout for this contest. Every participant gets a few minutes of fame on my blog, which may not seem like much, but if you’re super creative with your posts you might gain a few more readers. If you want to be really nice Blogger Scavenger Hunt contestants, why don’t you head on over to the other participants’ blogs (once I post the official list of course) and leave a comment or two? I think showing good sportsmanship might brighten someone’s day, and that’s worth a little bit of your time. Don’t you think?

Now, get postin’, and commentin’! My goal is to start this contest BY next Monday (yes, I’m aiming high). So you’d better get a move on. :D


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