Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Scavenger Hunt for Kids

When my seven-year-old daughter wanted to have a birthday party, I was sure that it was going to be an expensive endeavor. After all many of the other children in her class had anything from skating parties to bowling parties and those can get very expensive. Spending a lot of money on a birthday party was on in my budget. I was looking for inexpensive yet unique birthday party ideas.

By using Riddle Me saved the day. This great program was one of the best things I had bought for her birthday party. The many scavenger hunt ideas were amazing. This was a great way to keep all the kids at the party entertained.

My daughter wanted a pirate-themed party and a treasure hunt was a great game that all the kids could play. I purchased many small inexpensive prizes to hide all over the backyard and made sure that there was enough prizes for each child. I first printed up treasure hunt clues and gave each child a copy. The kids were all then off and running around the backyard on their quest to find the pirate treasure.

I made sure that many of the scavenger hunt clues were age-appropriate for all the kids that were invited to the party. There were children ranging in ages from five to ten years of age. I made sure that some of the clues were a bit easier for the younger ones so they could participate in all the scavenger hunt riddles too. This program had some of the best clues and party ideas for children of all ages and even for adults.

The treasure hunt was a big success and the children had so much fun looking for all the clues in the backyard. This was great since I did not have to spend a lot of money to entertain the kids and I could afford to give each child a prize. All the children loved it and all of them got a chance to play. I knew it was a big hit by all the laughter and excitement of all of the kids. Even many of the parents got in on the treasure hunt activity too.

Since the birthday party was such a big hit I have since decided to use Riddle Me again this Easter. I know all the kids in my family will have a blast doing an Easter egg scavenger hunt. I cannot wait to plan the next party!


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