How to Organize a Treasure Hunt
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Organizing a treasure hunt requires a lot of thought and preparation.
to achieve a perfectly designed game that, consequently, is a
success.
I specialize in creating treasure hunt games for birthdays.
infantile.I am going to try to give you some advice so that you can also take the plunge.
this wonderful adventure and make the next birthday party of your
son or daughter is unforgettable. I will accompany you step by step describing all the
important elements that you should take into account for your game
may the treasure hunt be a complete success.
1- What format to choose for your search
of the treasure?
The clue game format: the clue game is the treasure hunt format that is most
known among the general public. Every time they solve a puzzle, the players
they discover the place where the next clue is hidden. Thus, they advance from
hide and seek until reaching the place where the treasure is hidden. This requires
to create riddles to find out a place. It is about the format that I detail here.
Treasure hunt with map: in the treasure hunt with map, the starting point
The game is, obviously, a map. On it, the layout of the place where it is going to be drawn will be.
develop the game: a house, an apartment, a garden, a city, a town, a
forest, a park, a shopping center… Participants will have to go from one point to
another to find the different clues hidden by the organizer. These clues can
they are enigmas or different pieces of a puzzle. When joined, they will allow us to find the place
where the treasure is hidden.
2 - Elements to take into account
in a treasure hunt
Firstly, the age of the children will influence the duration of the treasure hunt.
Children under 6 years old have a concentration capacity of about 40.
minutes. For those over 8 years old, one hour is a good duration for a
birthday.
The riddles must be suited to the age of the children: they should not be too easy nor
very difficult. Finding balance is one of the hardest things for a creator
of treasure hunts.
The theme: you must choose a theme that your son or daughter and their guests will enjoy. For example,
A treasure hunt for princesses may not be a very good idea for a boy.
Surely you prefer gentlemen or pirates...
The location: in a house, in the garden, in a shopping mall, in a park or in a
forest... there are many places to organize a treasure hunt. The location
influences the content of the riddles because, as we have pointed out, a riddle allows
guess a hiding place.
3 - Ideas for riddles for the treasure hunt
of the treasure
Below you will find some examples of riddles and clues that you can use to
create a treasure hunt or a clue game. Each riddle will allow you to guess a
place.
Enigma of the drawn hieroglyph
The drawn hieroglyph consists of a series of illustrations that, once interpreted,
give the syllables that allow discovering a phrase or a word. Therefore, it can be
use to create words or phrases that children must discover.
Enigma puzzle
This is an example of a puzzle that, once solved, will indicate to the children that they should
look for the next clue near the piano.
To make a puzzle, take a picture of the hiding place of the next clue, print it, and ...
cut it into several pieces.
Enigma of secret codes
This is an example of a riddle, in which a code is used to discover a word.
In this case, you would have to guess a door.
Enigma of the coded phrases
In this example of a coded sentence, children must read one out of every two letters to
guess where the next clue of the game is hidden: CGOGCQHZE (CAR)
Enigma riddle
In this riddle example, the children have to guess that the following clue of the
treasure hunt awaits you near a comb (therefore, in the bathroom).
What has teeth but doesn't bite?
4 Treasure Hunt Preparation
Writing of the story and the script: to begin the treasure hunt, one usually starts
from a letter that a character sends to the children. For example, one can invent the
story of having mistakenly received a letter from a pirate, in which he wrote to his
a buddy that his plan had worked and that the treasure was hidden in a place
Sure. To find the treasure, the pirate mate had to solve several riddles.
that would take him to the treasure hideout. But, as the first pirate made a mistake when
send the letter, it will be the children who go in search of the treasure...
Preparation: it is the longest part, as it involves creating several puzzles in a measured way.
subtly its difficulty.
Installation: hide the different puzzles before the day of the birthday party
without his or her son or daughter seeing. Use adhesive tape to stick the puzzles in places
complicated: under a chair, against a door...
Fabrication of the treasure: the treasure is the apotheosis of the treasure hunt. A box of
shoes lined with shiny paper will work perfectly. In addition to fake coins of
gold, you can also put candy bags inside the treasure chest or
small toys that guests will be able to take home.
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Good ideas for organizing a treasure hunt
at home
To celebrate a birthday, a Halloween night, the return home after a
vacation with grandparents or a camp... Ensure a special time with the kids
organizing a treasure hunt at home. You will do it in a jiffy with the ideas and the material
that we provide you.
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A treasure hunt doesn't need a lot of space to be a complete success.
how many rooms and the terrace or garden if you have them are enough. It doesn't matter either
Many children are missing. One is enough, although it is more fun with two or more. Whatever it is
The truth matters is good planning of the tracks and the tests you are going to.
subject the participants and ability to create anticipation until reaching the goal.
If you want to organize a treasure hunt with two or more siblings, try to distribute
the papers according to their age - the oldest reads the clues and the youngest keeps them
papers in his pocket-. If both are already adults, one trick is that both have
their clues and their evidence. We will differentiate them with a color, for example. The children play
by taking turns and helping each other.
The tracks
Planning as many tracks as the children have years is a good measure so that
interest does not decline until the end of the journey. If they've been days away from home, place them
in places that have a special value for them: inside their favorite drawer,
hidden behind the stuffed animal they love...
For children who still do not know how to read, you can draw the object that hides the clue or even
take a photograph and print it. For the older ones, write a small description like:
Take three steps forward and two to the left. You will find a colored object..; look
an object that starts with the letter X; the object you need to look for is used for...
From 10 years, write encrypted messages by replacing letters with a geometric figure or
stopping writing them.
Print oursheets for clues about parchment to printand write them.
The tests
They are small tasks that the children must solve to obtain the next clue. In
our section ofriddles, you will find them fun and curious. You can also
invite you to sing or pamper [Link]'s song, count ajoke, to solve a riddle...
They can be physical exercises chosen according to the available space at home: jumping to
the lame leg to a place, imitate the walk of an animal, recognize something with the eyes
blindfolded...
Print ourtest sheets on parchment for printingand write them.
The goal
It is the final stage of the treasure hunt and the most fun because it will be associated with
an immediate consumption prize: a little box with sweets or trinkets to play with. Also
It can be something that the child really wants, like tickets to an amusement park.
or to the cinema to see the latest movie of their favorite hero.
Don't make it too easy for them, hide the treasure very well to add more excitement to the
game. In addition to the treasure, you can give thema diploma on parchment for having it
found. If many children have participated and you have organized two teams, you can
print sizegoodparticipation diplomas for the treasure huntfor those who have not
cattle.
THEMED TREASURE HUNTS
Treasure hunts can revolve around a specific theme. Here are some
ideas
For a birthday
Let's imagine that it's the child's birthday and you have given him something he has yearned for a long time.
time. Instead of giving it to him plainly, organize a treasure hunt and you will add a
more considerable emotion.
About pirates
They are the absolute protagonists of a treasure [Link] them a homemade costume of
piratesand... let's search!
Of clowns
Before starting a treasure hunt, give them a red nose and awigif you have it.
The tests will focus onjokes, pirouettes, music...
From Halloween
Halloween is the perfect excuse to organize a treasure hunt and find
one of much fear. Dress up the children withHalloween masks, decorate the house with
Halloween characters and objectsand for the clues,organize very scary games.
Of animals
Put the children aanimal mask. For the tests, here you haveriddles about
animals, animal jokes, animal poemsygames for an animal party.
