Nutcracker Hunts on Nutcracker Day

The Nutcracker Lady has created many variations of "Nutcracker Hunts" for preschoolers age 3 all the way to Seniors Citizens aged 93.

Armed with a list of nutcrackers, a clipboard and a pencil, folks will roam about the museum hunting for those nutcrackers named on their paper.

Preschool children will have a sheet with pictures for which to hunt nutcrackers while young readers will search for nutcrackers with names such as Mickey Mouse, Clown, Soldier, Witch and a Man with a Long nose.

As the lists get a little more difficult with each age group, the next grades will be looking for nutcrackers such as Mouse King, Panda Bear, Train with Engineer, Sneezy, and a Baseball Player, or maybe they will be trying to find a Fisherman, a Farmer, a Rooster, the Cowardly Lion and an Alligator.

Junior High Students will be looking for such things as a Monkey in a Top Hat, a Guitar Player, an Astronaut, a Kangaroo and a Shoe that can crack nuts.

Teen and Adult hunters will be looking for such things as a Metal Donkey, a Bear on a Sled, a Cave Man, a Man in the Moon, a prehistoric Nutting Stone, and a Three-Legged Man.

The Nutcracker Lady even has a special hunt for Senior Citizens and a “Sweetheart Hunt” for couples who search for Mr. & Mrs. Santa, Joseph & Mary, A Kissing Couple, and a Pair of Flamingos.

And when someone really gets stuck, the Nutcracker Lady or one of her assistants can give some hints, so every hunter can receive a souvenir of the museum!