You open up your treasure hunt clues and race off - full of excitement.
You might be racing round the house looking for clues or walking round a
new town learning the history. Treasure hunts come in all shapes and sizes
for all different ages.
Treasure hunts are different from scavenger hunts which normally involve
chasing around with a shopping list of things to find. Treasure hunts get
you to follow a series of clues giving you the answers you need to get
points to win the hunt. Normally you are given a map with the location of
clues highlighted but some extreme hunts have clues for the locations too.
Treasure hunts can be made nice and easier for toddlers or fiendishly
complicated for adults. There is also a nice mix where there are two sets
of clues one for adults and one for kids.
The treasure hunt clues can be constructed in two parts with the first
part narrowing down the location of the answer for the second part of the
clue.
One of the best ways to get started with treasure hunting is to take part
in purchased treasure hunt. There are a number of companies that sell
treasure hunts set in different tourist locations. So you can explore a
city and find out more about the history and have a challenge at the same
time. This makes a great way to keep the kids entertained while your tour
a city.
The best treasure hunts are run with teams, which increases the fun and
enjoyment to be had. While your first experience is probably of a walking
treasure hunt you can also take part in a car treasure hunt or
increasingly websites are offering Internet hunts where you cross the web
looking answers and the next clue.
Another great way treasure hunts are used is as an educational tool, where
the questions are centred around a school topic to reinforce the school
teaching. Searching the Internet there are several examples that are
available for download at no charge.
Once you have experienced a treasure hunt why not run one in your
neighborhood. It is great way to bring the community together. The biggest
trick is to make the treasure hunt clues neither too easy or too hard.
Just make sure to include some sort of tie-breaker in case you have two
teams with the same number of points.
