Star Trek Scavenger Hunt
February 15th, 2010 Filed under: Uncategorized — Movie Critic
Do you like Star Trek? Do you like looking for things, as in scavenger hunts? How about combining both of your increasingly weird obsessions by coming up with an actual Star Trek scavenger hunt? In case you’re wondering, yes, I’m one of you. I’m a huge Star Trek nerd, and since a kid I’ve been indulging in Easter Egg Hunts even when it’s not Easter. Now that my daughter is getting old enough, it’s time to indoctrinate her.
First of all, season one of the original Star Trek series is mainly the one to watch, and usually is where our obsessions start, right? Quotes like “Kirk to bridge”, “Illogical”, and “Scotty here” are part of our consciousness now.
So what I propose to do is to pick a few phrases from the show and assign points for each word you hear. Each person in the game gets to pick which phrase he or she would like to represent, and score will be kept. Whoever finds the most of his phrases by the end of a couple episodes wins!
This may sound similar to adult drinking games, I suppose. Truth be told, it actually does have similar aspects. But kids can play this one, and from my experience, they enjoy it when they hear a familiar phrase. Thinking about being beamed up somewhere – not to mention indulging in aspects of science fiction – can be great entertainment for kids.
And let’s face it, like the show or not, it has been revolutionary in terms of the evolution of television, and we might as well educate or at least familiarize our kids on it.
Live long and prosper!
