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The age of your children will determine at least in part how grand the scale of the scavenger hunt will be.
Write down the route that you want your scavenger hunt to take on a large piece of paper. Be as simple or elaborate as you wish. Some people take the hunt indoors and out and even all over the neighborhood, while others prefer to keep it confined to several rooms. - 2). Write a clue for each destination on small pieces of paper. A clue can be a clever rhyme or just a few sentences, but it should require the reader to think in order to figure out where to go. For example, if you want the reader to go to the tree house, then you might write, "A place for squirrels is a tree. You can climb too--come look here for me!" Also, record the clues on the large piece of paper under the destination. This will help you keep track of where to go.
- 3). Put each clue in a gift box. Be sure to mark the box in some way so that you know which clue is in the box. The easiest way to do this is to write the number of the destination on the box. For example, if you went to the tree house first, then that box would have a 1 written on it. This will match up with your master sheet, as well, so that you know where to hide the box.
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For smaller children, use bigger boxes to make finding them easier.
Wrap all of the boxes and tag them with gift tags that bear their numbers. You can be simple or elaborate with the wrapping. Remember that more ribbons and bows will make the boxes easier for people to find. - 5). Hide the boxes in their appropriate places. The starting box will go under the tree and direct the readers where to go from there. After this, searchers will follow the trail of boxes until arriving at the final destination and claiming their reward.
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