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Having a treasure hunt is something you do for fun at parties, school events or during a summer camp. You can do a children's treasure hunt if you are hosting a birthday party or impromptu treasure hunt for your own kids if they are bored. There are also treasure hunts for adults. These treasure hunts are in more depth, covering a whole city, instead of just the back yard. Treasure hunts clues are given in riddle form, with each riddle leading you to the location of another riddle until you find the prize.
Doing a treasure hunt for kids is not only for fun but the clues or riddles can help them with their problem solving skills. The riddles for a kid's treasure hunt should not be too difficult that the kids get frustrated, but they should be hard enough to make them do some thinking. They are a great way to reinforce map and geography concepts in social studies classes. Most of the time, the riddle is for an object the children will be finding. For example, you could say "What has hands but can't feel?" The answer would be a clock which is where the next clue would be hidden. This would continue until they find the prize at the end of the treasure hunt.
Another type of clue is the location riddle. These types of clues are best suited to teenagers and adults because a wrong answer can send the scavengers off in a totally wrong direction. When using location clues with teens it is best to have an adult available to redirect the teens if they get off track. It is also wise to define the perimeter of the scavenger hunt and to establish a time to return to a predetermined home base to prevent the participants from getting lost.
Adults also find that treasure hunts are fun. Riddles for adults need to be harder than those that are made for children. Adults riddle will make the adults use their interpretation skills. Making adult clues can be a lot of fun because they are often associated with themes related to popular novels and movies. Some adult scavenger hunts even have the people participating dress in costume. Usually you make the riddles so that the adults go to different locations to find the next the clue.
You can make your own treasure hunt clues or get your friends together for a brainstorming party to devise a variety of clues for everyone's children. It really isn't difficult and it can be fun entertainment for the adults making the clues and hiding objects. You can make clues that are just for your back yard. If you are hosting a party for older kids you can have the hunt be in your whole neighborhood, a park or school yard. You can have a lot of fun with treasure hunts. When making the clues keep in mind the age ranges and make the riddles accordingly.
