Mosquito Water Hunt
Mosquitoes need still water to grow. Find it, dump it, and they never hatch.
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How to play
- Take a grown-up with you and walk around outside.
- Look for water sitting still. Even a bottle cap counts.
- Tick the box each time you find one. Write the number you found.
- Ask your grown-up to dump it out and turn it upside down.
- Add up your points at the bottom, then do it again next week.
What to look for 1 point each
- Bucket or pail
- Old tire
- Flower pot saucer
- Bird bath
- Pet water bowl
- Kiddie pool
- Toy left outside
- Wheelbarrow
- Fold in a tarp
- Clogged rain gutter
- Trash can lid
- Puddle that stays
- Watering can
- Boat cover
- Stock tank
- Something surprising
Bonus points
- You spotted wigglers moving in the water +5
- You found water a grown-up walked right past +5
- You checked again a week later +10
My total score
Rules — read these first
- Stay away from creeks, sloughs, dugouts and ponds unless a grown-up is with you.
- Do not drink, splash in, or play in any of the water you find.
- Let grown-ups handle mosquito dunks and bug spray.
- Stay out of other people's yards unless they invited you.