The Lead In Story
Most treasure hunts will involve a map or some other type of clue, and how you came about it involves a little story telling. Don't skip the story, it's a pretty important part of a treasure hunt. Here are some ideas:
Pirate Ghost
You felt sorry for a vagrant missing one or more body parts (eye, hand, leg, etc), so you gave him some money. He told of his days as a pirate, and in return for your kindness, he gave you a map to a buried treasure. You examined the map for a few seconds, and when you looked up to ask him a question, he was gone, like he just disappeared.
Grandfather's Map
"Daddy, whats that on the wall?"
"Oh, thats just Grandfather's old treasure map I found in the attic. He won it in a poker game. No one has been able to figure out."
Uncle's Gift
"Uncle Joe sent you this map. Looks like he got it off Ebay."
It might add more mysticism if it's an unheard of relative, and the map comes in a special box.
Lost Kite Map
Make a map out of news print, make it into a kite, and then stick it in a nearby tree. Just casually mention that somebody got a kite stuck in the tree and natural curiosity will start the adventure.
Message in a bottle
Laying on your beach towel, you find something poking you in the back. Ouch, a bottle! (slipped under your towel when nobody was looking.) Place it aside, and surely one of the kids will want to look at it and notice the map within. By the way, messages and maps do not like to come out of wine bottles due to the narrow mouth. While shattering it is an option, I suggest rolling your map/message very tightly and tying it with string in two places so it can just fall out when the cork is removed.
The Cryptic Riddle
The riddle crypticly tells the location of a treasure map. The riddle doesn't really have to be solvable, because you will be the one that solves it when its time to start the hunt. The cryptic riddle is a great way to add a delay, and is very useful for chaining two treasure hunts together. Just include a strange riddle somewhere in your treasure hunt, perhaps written on the Treasure Chest, etched in a rock, or burned into a piece of wood found along the way. Then when its time for the next treasure hunt, you suddenly get a hunch about the place the riddles speaking of, and your next adventure begins.
Other Stories
* Found in the garden (in a jar)
* Found in a jacket from the second hand store
* Purchased at a junk store or flea market
Most treasure hunts will involve a map or some other type of clue, and how you came about it involves a little story telling. Don't skip the story, it's a pretty important part of a treasure hunt. Here are some ideas:
Pirate Ghost
You felt sorry for a vagrant missing one or more body parts (eye, hand, leg, etc), so you gave him some money. He told of his days as a pirate, and in return for your kindness, he gave you a map to a buried treasure. You examined the map for a few seconds, and when you looked up to ask him a question, he was gone, like he just disappeared.
Grandfather's Map
"Daddy, whats that on the wall?"
"Oh, thats just Grandfather's old treasure map I found in the attic. He won it in a poker game. No one has been able to figure out."
Uncle's Gift
"Uncle Joe sent you this map. Looks like he got it off Ebay."
It might add more mysticism if it's an unheard of relative, and the map comes in a special box.
Lost Kite Map
Make a map out of news print, make it into a kite, and then stick it in a nearby tree. Just casually mention that somebody got a kite stuck in the tree and natural curiosity will start the adventure.
Message in a bottle
Laying on your beach towel, you find something poking you in the back. Ouch, a bottle! (slipped under your towel when nobody was looking.) Place it aside, and surely one of the kids will want to look at it and notice the map within. By the way, messages and maps do not like to come out of wine bottles due to the narrow mouth. While shattering it is an option, I suggest rolling your map/message very tightly and tying it with string in two places so it can just fall out when the cork is removed.
The Cryptic Riddle
The riddle crypticly tells the location of a treasure map. The riddle doesn't really have to be solvable, because you will be the one that solves it when its time to start the hunt. The cryptic riddle is a great way to add a delay, and is very useful for chaining two treasure hunts together. Just include a strange riddle somewhere in your treasure hunt, perhaps written on the Treasure Chest, etched in a rock, or burned into a piece of wood found along the way. Then when its time for the next treasure hunt, you suddenly get a hunch about the place the riddles speaking of, and your next adventure begins.
Other Stories
* Found in the garden (in a jar)
* Found in a jacket from the second hand store
* Purchased at a junk store or flea market
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