Chef Kearns
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I am planning my oldest's 11th birthday party. He's obviously a little too old for traditional party games and I just can't fathom spending $200 at a location for a 2 hour party. So, I am trying to plan a Scavenger Hunt. The theme I was going for was Devin's Favorite Things (his most favorite is anything to do with sports so I also thought that just having sports as a theme might work, but right now we're at all of his favorite things)
I am stuck at creating the clues. I want them to be challenging, but I don't want the hunt to last all day, ya know? I have a short list of his favorite things. I was hoping to have at least 10 things and making each thing a "clue" or location where they have to pick up something or get a signature from someone. Right now I only have 5 things on the list.
1. Sports
a. Football
b. Basketball
2. Creating Things
3. Friends
4. Swimming
5. Sisters
Has anyone ever put together one of these for their child? Any tips or suggestions? The party will be on Sat. June 21st. I want to keep the kids in the neighborhood. We have a park, 2 schools (elementary and Intermediate), a swimming pool, lots of houses all within relatively easy walking distance. I am borrowing walkie-talkies from friends so we can keep in touch with the kids. All the teams (maybe 3 groups of 3 or 4 kids) wil have 1 walkie-talkie and a disposable camera. I'm not sure what other equipment they'll need yet. I guess it depends on the clues and where they'll need to go.
The thank-you gift we'll give out to the kids is a memory book with the pictures they took a the party. We'll get them devolped at a 1-hr place during the food or something. I haven't quite figured out how I'l develop the pictures and still let them take pictures of the gifts and cake then develop and sort through the pictures and make 10-12 memory books. Maybe I'll make the party a slumber to give myself time to create the books.
As you can see I am in the very prelimanary stages of planning this party. I will take guidance and suggestions from anyone who has done this or can think creatively on this level.
THANKS!!
I am stuck at creating the clues. I want them to be challenging, but I don't want the hunt to last all day, ya know? I have a short list of his favorite things. I was hoping to have at least 10 things and making each thing a "clue" or location where they have to pick up something or get a signature from someone. Right now I only have 5 things on the list.
1. Sports
a. Football
b. Basketball
2. Creating Things
3. Friends
4. Swimming
5. Sisters
Has anyone ever put together one of these for their child? Any tips or suggestions? The party will be on Sat. June 21st. I want to keep the kids in the neighborhood. We have a park, 2 schools (elementary and Intermediate), a swimming pool, lots of houses all within relatively easy walking distance. I am borrowing walkie-talkies from friends so we can keep in touch with the kids. All the teams (maybe 3 groups of 3 or 4 kids) wil have 1 walkie-talkie and a disposable camera. I'm not sure what other equipment they'll need yet. I guess it depends on the clues and where they'll need to go.
The thank-you gift we'll give out to the kids is a memory book with the pictures they took a the party. We'll get them devolped at a 1-hr place during the food or something. I haven't quite figured out how I'l develop the pictures and still let them take pictures of the gifts and cake then develop and sort through the pictures and make 10-12 memory books. Maybe I'll make the party a slumber to give myself time to create the books.
As you can see I am in the very prelimanary stages of planning this party. I will take guidance and suggestions from anyone who has done this or can think creatively on this level.
THANKS!!