If you’re making a treasure hunt you are probably trying to come up with a few clues. The majority of treasure hunts for children happen around the house, so the subject of your clues will be normal things you come across in a home, places such as behind the couch, under the bed, or in the refrigerator. Treasure hunt clues for around the house can be easy or hard depending on what age you're making the hunt for. For example, let's say we are coming up with a clue to lead the treasure hunters to the bathtub, an more simple clue for younger kids could be:
Soap and water you will find in me
When you get out, clean you will be
A bit more challenging clue for the bathtub geared towards older kids might be:
Boats sail the high seas in me,
But not a man is lost at sea!
My shores are shiny and very slick,
My waters won’t ever make you sea sick!
One of the keys to writing good treasure hunt clues is to make sure you pay attention to your target audience and adjust the level of difficulty of the clues. For sure you need the clues to be a bit tricky, but you don’t want them to be way too hard .. If they are, the treasure hunters may get frustrated and give up.
Despite what you might think, a good treasure hunt does not necessarily mean you have to have a great treasure. A good treasure hunt begins with great clues! It’s not referred to as “give me a treasure”. It’s called a “treasure hunt.” Yes you will need a treasure, but it is actually all about the hunt. The enjoyment is the challenge of hunting. And in order to put on a great hunt, you will need great clues.
