{"id":743,"date":"2012-07-05T12:47:06","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T16:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.textclues.com\/blog\/?p=743"},"modified":"2012-07-05T12:47:06","modified_gmt":"2012-07-05T16:47:06","slug":"a-stroll-in-the-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.textclues.com\/blog\/a-stroll-in-the-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"A stroll in the mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mall walking &#8211; a great way to exercise while taking in the various surroundings of the mall! The types of products being sold, the different store displays, the people that go by&#8230;\u00a0 If you and your friends like to go on walks around the mall every now and then, or if you have a mall walking group that you are apart of, why not change things up a little and make a scavenger hunt out of the walk? <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-745\" title=\"mannequin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.textclues.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mannequin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textclues.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mannequin.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textclues.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mannequin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No need to use pencil and paper when you are using a tool like <a title=\"TextClues\" href=\"http:\/\/www.textclues.com\">TextClues <\/a>to create a scavenger hunt. <a title=\"TextClues\" href=\"http:\/\/www.textclues.com\">TextClues <\/a>allows all of the clues to be sent to you via text on any cell phone so there will be absolutely no disruption to your regular walks! Even better &#8211; although you may be the one setting up the scavenger hunt for your friends or group of mall walkers, you can still take part too, as you never know what you might encounter in the mall!<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at an example of a mall scavenger hunt!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Clue<\/strong><\/em>: Welcome Walker-of-the-mall. Find a store that has a BOGO sale going on. Reply with &#8220;done&#8221; without quotations once complete.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Answer<\/strong><\/em>: Done<br \/>\n<em><strong>Clue<\/strong><\/em>: Find a store that has a mannequin with a red shirt on display. Reply with &#8220;done&#8221; when complete.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Answer<\/strong><\/em>: Done<br \/>\n<em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-744\" title=\"candy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.textclues.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/candy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textclues.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/candy.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textclues.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/candy-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Clue<\/strong><\/em>: Find the area in the mall that sells candy from a candy machine. Reply with &#8220;done&#8221; when complete.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Answer<\/strong><\/em>: Done<br \/>\n<em><strong>Clue<\/strong><\/em>: Find a store that sells a black shoe with 4 inch heels. Reply with &#8220;done&#8221; when complete.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Answer<\/strong><\/em>: Done<br \/>\n<em><strong>Clue<\/strong><\/em>: Find an area in the mall that has flowers on display. Reply with &#8220;done&#8221; when complete.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Answer<\/strong><\/em>: Done<br \/>\n<em><strong>Clue<\/strong><\/em>: Find a store that sells pet food. Reply with &#8220;done&#8221; when complete.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Answer<\/strong><\/em>: Done<br \/>\n<em><strong>Clue<\/strong><\/em>: Find a store that sells drinks for under $2. Reply with &#8220;done&#8221; when complete.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Answer<\/strong><\/em>: Done<br \/>\n<em><strong>Winning Message<\/strong><\/em>: Great job! Go buy that drink to quench your thirst now that you have been all over the mall :)<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re making the above as part of a challenge, and plan to break the group into smaller groups, have someone in each group have a camera handy and tell them they must take a photo upon finding the clue in order to proceed to the next destination.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-746\" title=\"store\" src=\"https:\/\/www.textclues.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/store.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textclues.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/store.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textclues.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/store-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can make mall walking and time spent at the mall just a little bit more fun and exciting by turning it into a challenge and a scavenger hunt! If you are part of a regular mall walker group, create a challenge similar to the above once a month or bi-monthly and all of you are bound to have a great time while walking the mall. Or, if you and your friends just generally like to make trips to the mall to hang out, change things up a little by making it into a game! Try this with <a title=\"TextClues\" href=\"http:\/\/www.textclues.com\/#demo\">TextClues <\/a>today and you will all be asking for more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mall walking &#8211; a great way to exercise while taking in the various surroundings of the mall! 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