We have a special verbal game we play with our grandchildren. We call it our Adventure Story. It’s interactive and everyone can participate. It’s a “to be continued …” story where we travel wherever our imaginations take us and we have a remarkable time. Anyone and everyone can be in our Adventure Story. (Recently Britt was there carrying Yoda in her backpack!) We leave it to Cody, our 8-year old grandson, to make our Adventure Story pure magic!
Patricia Babuka and Scott Schaefer of Grandcamp Adventures have brought an adventure story to print in a delightfully illustrated book. Written by Walter Sorrells and illustrated by Victor Tavares, Here We Go! is the story of eccentric (in a fabulously fun way) grandparents who take their grandchildren on an exciting adventure around the world.
While Papa and Grammie are on holiday around the world they find that many of their precious treasures have been lost through a hole in the baggage compartment of their plane.
The adventure begins when their grandchildren, Savannah, Luca and Aiden, arrive for a visit.
Papa and Grammie explain the “disaster” that has happened and then they all set off on an adventure traveling the world over to find the lost treasures. Using a magic compass, their travels take them to castles in England, the jungles of the Congo, the beaches of New Zealand, Chinese New Year in China and a local family gathering in Venezuela.
Before the family arrives back home, they’ve experiencing fabulous customs and traditions of various different cultures. It truly is an Adventure Story of a lifetime!
And there’s a lot more to Grandcamp Adventures. The website includes wonderful references for traveling with grandchildren, music & toys for purchase along with games and activities to do with your grandchildren (or children!).
I’m head over heels in LOVE with Grandcamp Adventures! We’re big on travel and in the last month have been to both Shanghai and London. We’re looking forward to taking our grandchildren along with ua sometime soon.
Giveaway!
Congratulations to our winner #3 Christine in California!
One lucky Simple Sojourns reader will win a copy of Here We Go! and Shake It Up activity cards.
1. Required entry – Tell us one exciting place you’d like to take your children or grandchildren.
2. For extra entries:
3. Follow @SimplyCathi on Twitter.
4. Become a fan of Simple Sojourns – Our brand NEW Facebook page. (We’re undergoing big changes)
5. Subscribe by email to Simple Sojourns (right sidebar).
6. You can earn one extra entry each time you tweet (once a day) about this giveaway:
GIVEAWAY! “Here We Go” storybook and “Shake It Up” activity cards from Grandcamp Adventures http://bit.ly/tcBI05 #giveaway #win @SimplyCathi
7. Earn one extra entry for following Grandcamp Adventures on Facebook.
* This giveaway will close at midnight Friday December 19, 2011.
* The giveaway is open to US residents only.
* One set of entries per household.
* The winner will be chosen using Random.org and will have 24 hours to respond to the winner notification email.
No compensation was received for this post. Grandcamp Adventures provided us with a copy of “Here We Go!” and is providing the giveaway prize.
Diane says
I’d love to take my grandchildren to Europe!
Shannon says
Hawaii
Christine L. says
I would love to take my children to Japan (????? I wrote this already, but it didn’t show up the first time) ~Christine LeBaron
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KHBride says
I’d love to go to Hawaii with my kids. We love the beach. It would be fun to jump waves and make awesome sand castles!
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Tami says
Once he’s a little older (the baby still wakes 2-3 times per night … tiring, especially away from home!) I’d love to take my kids to Italy and Germany. Italy just because I’ve not been and it looks awesome, and Germany to see where their dad spent 2 years of his life.
Tami says
Following you on Twitter!
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Subscribed to your emails …. Thanks!
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Tweeted about your giveaway!
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Followed GrandCamp on Facebook 🙂
Terra Heck says
I’d love to take my kids to Branson, Missouri to see the sites and be taken back in history. Thanks.
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KHBride says
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Christine L. says
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Jessica T. says
I would love to take my son to Hawaii.
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Katie L. says
no babies of my own yet… but when I do have babies I want to take them all over the world… and especially back to Costa Rica. The people there have stolen my heart.
KHBride says
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April W. says
I want to take my little girl to Italy, where we hope to stay as missionaries.
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Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
want to take them to Disney world someday
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erma says
I’d like to take them to Disney World.
KHBride says
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rachel says
id like to take my kids to japan, that’d be cool
Sara Gillman says
i would love to take my kids to disney land!
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Lily Kwan says
The zoo is always fun.
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I follow you on Twitter under the username likwan.
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I subscribed by email.
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I tweeted the requested message on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/likwan/status/149036901247090688.
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I follow Grandcamp Adventures on Facebook under the username likwan.