{"id":145489,"date":"2025-02-04T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=145489"},"modified":"2025-03-11T08:30:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:30:34","slug":"the-first-2025-hiding-theme-frogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/the-first-2025-hiding-theme-frogs\/","title":{"rendered":"The first 2025 hiding theme: frogs! \ud83d\udc38"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, we\u2019re celebrating a major milestone\u201425 years of geocaching! To mark this special anniversary, we\u2019re introducing a new hiding theme per quarter to celebrate geocaches published in 2025. Every three months, we\u2019ll feature geocaches from that quarter\u2019s theme on the Geocaching Blog and social media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The first theme:<\/strong> Frogs \ud83d\udc38<br \/>\n<!--more-->There are countless possibilities for what you can attach a container to, place a container under, or use to make a geocache. Be creative, but make sure to follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/play\/guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">geocache hiding guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples to inspire:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toy frogs<\/li>\n<li>Lilypad water cache<\/li>\n<li>Ceramic garden frogs<\/li>\n<li>Paint a frog on a container<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.geocaching.com\/default\/signal-the-frogr-geocache-container-multi-color.html\">Signal the Frog\u00ae Geocache<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tadpoles<\/li>\n<li>Fly\/insect micro &#8211; aka frog food<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145541\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-145541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC38901-froggerz-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC38901-froggerz-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC38901-froggerz-656x492.jpg 656w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC38901-froggerz-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC38901-froggerz.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frog fun at GC38901. Image by froggerz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145547\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-145547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GCAN3NC-chrisanne70-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GCAN3NC-chrisanne70-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GCAN3NC-chrisanne70-656x613.jpg 656w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GCAN3NC-chrisanne70.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celebrating World Frog Day the right way at GCAN3NC. Image by chrisanne70.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145543\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-145543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC38901-Geojennjenn-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC38901-Geojennjenn-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC38901-Geojennjenn-656x566.jpg 656w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC38901-Geojennjenn.jpg 1147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A familiar frog face at GC38901. Image by Geojennjenn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145538\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-145538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC3C1YN-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC3C1YN-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC3C1YN-656x524.jpg 656w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC3C1YN-1536x1226.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GC3C1YN-2048x1635.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A frog shrine at GC3C1YN. Images by trex1 and Hockabee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWays to participate:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hide a frog-themed geocache<\/strong> between January 28 and March 5, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/podio.com\/webforms\/30098703\/2514730\">Nominate your cache by completing this form.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Find a frog-themed geocache<\/strong> between January 28 and March 5, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/podio.com\/webforms\/30098703\/2514730\">Nominate the cache you found by completing this form.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Share on Instagram:<\/strong> Post photos and tag @geocaching. Use the hashtag #GeoHT25 for a chance to be featured on our Instagram Stories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want inspiration? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/cache-hiding-themes-2024\/\">Check out 2024\u2019s Cache Hiding themes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to see the creative caches you share this year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, we\u2019re celebrating a major milestone\u201425 years of geocaching! To mark this special anniversary, we\u2019re introducing a new hiding theme per quarter to celebrate geocaches published in 2025. Every three months, we\u2019ll feature geocaches from that quarter\u2019s theme on the Geocaching Blog and social media. 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