Clue-based Treasure Hunt« Back to List of Games

Follow the clues to find the treasure at the end.

Materials:

pre-written and pre-hidden clues leading to each new clue
treasure hidden at the end

Instructions:

Year Five Young Wizard Treasure Hunt is for the very young kids attending - ages 3-8, so clues should be very easy, using silly rhyming clues that pointed out obvious landmarks where the next clue was hiding. At the end, they find an actual treasure chest filled with Harry Potter sticker sheets, sparkly pencils, chocolate coins, small boxes of Bertie Botts beans, and other small silly toys, along with the big treasure - BUBBLES! The real prize is teaching them a new spell...Bubbleardium Leviosa!

A clue-based treasure hunt can be created for any age level. The older the hunters are, the more complicated clues need to be. Rhyming is silly and fun of course, but other ideas are picture-based rebus-style clues, mini-word scrambles, logic puzzles, other puzzles they must solve, or any word games for each clue along the way. As long as each clue leads to the next clue, finally leading to the ultimate treasure, that's what counts. If you have adults, the clues must be challenging enough. Teams are always good...perhaps House teams?