A Tale of Two Treasure Hunts

Andrew Knott
Sep 4, 2018 · 3 min read

My six-year-old made me a treasure hunt to complete one afternoon recently. Making a treasure hunt is the kind of thing you do on hot, stormy afternoons in August when it’s impossible to go outside and your dad finally makes you turn off the TV and electronics for a few minutes.

I have to say, I was pretty impressed. Without prompting, he grabbed a few scraps of paper and drew pictures of locations in our living…

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Andrew Knott

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Writer, humorist, dad of three. Writing for Washington Post, McSweeney’s, Weekly Humorist, and more. Fatherhood Book: www.amazon.com/author/andrewbknott

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