13th birthday treasure hunt in East Texas

The treasure hunt party is for my daughters' 13th birthday. It will be the night of October 8th. We are in the East Texas area, Chester to be exact. I plan on starting the party around 5:30 pm; I am hoping for cool weather; with E. Texas you never know. The party will be around our pool, and we have about 15 acres of lawn to use. Because it is her 13th, we are planning to bar-b-q, and of course the kids will swim (weather permitting). I am unsure of guest totals, the minimum will be about 30 kids, and 20 parents.

I would love to include some of the parents on the teams. Safely I figure there will be 42 players, and had considered making 7 teams.

Krista Jernigan, Texas USA

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Son says 'I love you' for organizing such a great Halloween treasure hunt party

Hi Nikki,

We had the Halloween treasure hunt party the day after we ordered your planner. It was my son's 12th birthday party and he complained that he didn't want to play any games, but I didn't want 10 children running through the house for 3 hours. Our party was held in an old convent in Pennsylvania, USA. The guests were aged from 6 to 35. We had a Halloween theme, since Shane's birthday is October 31st. The guests had to search for Uncle's Seymour's Last Will & Testament.

The rooms were named Mad Scientist's Lab, The Doomed Room, The Porthole to the End of the Universe, The Asylum, The Chamber of Horrors and The

Graveyard. We followed all your suggestions for the challenges, teaming older players with younger ones. The puzzle pieces led the players to the chapel (we have a real chapel with stained glass windows and oak pews in our home), where we had hidden the Last Will & Testament with directions to Uncle Seymour's most treasured worldly possessions.

My two sons, my husband and I dressed in Halloween costumes and supervised the rooms. Even after one team had located the treasure, the others were having so much fun that they asked if they could complete the remaining challenges (the one with the peas seemed to be everyone's favorite). Everyone had a great time, but what made me happiest was that my son kept thanking me the next day, telling me how much he loved me for throwing such a great party for him. Thank you for the great plans - they were well worth the money!

Gratefully,

Ildiko Mulligan, Pennsylvania USA

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English speaking treasure hunt in Belgium

Hello Nikki,

We are planning a party in Brussels, Belgium, which is where we are based although we are British and all the children are English speaking.

It is for my daughter's 7th birthday party on 3rd July and we are expecting 14 (maybe 15) children between the ages of 6 1/2 and 7 1/2.

I have read through the book a couple of times and I think it looks good. Some of the games look at bit tricky for them, perhaps the message written backwards is too hard, but I guess we could substitute it for another.

The only real concern I have is that the children's reading skills may not be up to it (they start reading late here - they've only been at it since September), so I thought I could incorporate lots of symbols to help them.

Also, does it matter if the teams are not of equal sizes? I was thinking of 2 teams of 4 members and 2 of 3 members. Will it still work?

I'd be grateful to hear any comments you have.

Best regards,

Philippa Stewart, Belgium

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So glad I purchased your treasure hunt

Everyone had a great time!! I am so glad I purchased your treasure hunt - I had looked at some other websites and books and they didn't compare to 'The Treasure Hunt Party Game.'

Thank you so much for helping me throw an incredible event.

Judith Block, California USA

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Great pirate treasure hunt

Originally I was going to use the Treasure Hunt and plan a 'Trip to Britain' with a Visa as an invitation and serve fish and chips in Newspaper. My son didn't really get that whole theme so we are going with the Pirate Treasure Hunt you sent me which he is very excited about. Glad I got both-thanks so much

I found a great web site 'deadmentellnotales.com' which has pirate stuff galore' so prop wise we are well on our way (I even got Pirate music from the web site). I think I will put a lock on the treasure chest anyway, and give out three numbers at some of the stations. With three numbers they should be able to work out the different combinations and open the chest.

I won't do teams, they will all work together. I would like to add one additional station. I like the mummy idea from the regular game-do pirates do anything similar?

Do you have suggestions for food at a Pirate party?

I am having a great time planning this party and couldn't have done it properly without your assistance.

Now I just need to learn to talk and act like a pirate!

Michelle Caragol, Colorado USA

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Scavenger hunt with lots of varied ideas

Hi Nikki, We just had our scavenger hunt party yesterday, ages 11-50years old. It was very fun. My husband combined a number of different ideas. Since one of the girls was on crutches and one of the guys had hip problems, one group had a car. Thank you so very much for the ideas and most of all for your customer service.

Suzee Stafford, Montana USA

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Pirate Treasure Hunt party for Citigroup

The party will take place at Citigroup in Amherst, NY US in April. It is a Spring Pirate Treasure theme party for the employees children and every year we have between 100 and 200 children ranging in age from 2 through 14. In the past we always had a Easter, Halloween, and Christmas party. Due to our increasing size, we are now only having a Halloween and a themed Spring party. Each year will be a different theme. All children attend with parents and we usually have anywhere from 20 - 30 volunteers (without children) who run the party.

Judy McEvoy, New York USA

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Treasure hunt plans for the weekend

Nikki:

Have purchased your guide, and am I'm planning the treasure hunt for this weekend. Details are below.

Number of children: 8

Ages: Mostly 5-6 year old boys, plus 2 3-year old girls (who won't probably participate as much as just 'run with the pack')

Theme: Lewis & Clark/Exploring (it's my son's 6-year birthday party and he's very 'into' Lewis & Clark at present). He is also a big fan of treasure hunt-type TV programs, e.g. The Amazing Race and Treasure Hunters.

Location: We have a very large garden (>1 acre) on a hill so there are plenty of places to hide things. It's fairly 'woody' (lots of trees) around the house, so I thought to bury the treasure in one of the more woody sections, with the clues hidden more in the garden proper.

Ideas: It's not a big group so I'm not sure it makes much sense to do teams. Rather I thought (in keeping with the Lewis & Clark theme) the boys could be a band of explorers, and they all have to work together to solve the puzzles, find the clues, and locate the treasure.

What with the size of the garden and the hilly locale, the game could be pretty tiring. I'm thinking about 6 clues total - does that sound about right? Basically this is the basic plan:

* hide a series of 'artifacts' around the garden in the form of foreign coins or similar items. (This is stolen from the 'Treasure Hunters' TV show.) When the team finds the artifact, they can turn it in to me for their next clue.

The 'artifacts' would be hidden at locations that lend themselves to clues - for example, 'I'm white and curvy and used to live in the sea' (seashell), 'Where the birds go to eat' (bird feeder), etc.

* when each artifact is found, the team gets a clue to the next artifact, and a piece of the treasure map. At a couple of points in the game, the team has to either solve a puzzle or complete a task in order to get the next clue. Ideally, the tasks would be ones where the whole team could participate simultaneously (for example, the picking-up-peas game) and then once any one person (or perhaps two people?) have completed the task, then the entire team gets to move on. Other ideas I have in this genre would be kicking a soccer ball into a goal from a distance.

Thanks for your help!

Howard Sewell, Washington USA

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Extremely satisfied customer loves our superb customer service

Hi Nikki:

I found this and your other email this morning with the link to the download page in my junk folder :). And I also received an email from PayPal confirming the refund of one of the payment.

Add me to your list of extremely satisfied customer - though I have not yet read the information I purchased, simply because of your superb customer service. Thanks Nikki!

Brigitte

Brigitte Casemyr, Massachusetts USA

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Hi Nikki,

When I had my Halloween party all the moms were asking how I put it all together so well considering I work 55 hours a week. I told them that I was searching through the internet and found the neatest little website. I told them I would put the web address in the thank you cards. And if I have ever met a bunch of women who try to out do each others parties it is these women...LOL.. I know they will all love your site and the ease that it provides when planning a party. I loved it and I know they will too. I plan on getting the scavenger hunt game for a neighborhood Christmas party. I know it will be one to remember! Thank you for your time and all of your great ideas. You have made it so simple for even the busiest person to throw a phenomenal party!

Kathryn Sepulveda, Nevada USA

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Treasure hunt is unique birthday party idea

Hi Nikki,

This will be a birthday party for my 10 year old daughter and about 13 friends on August 13 in Louisville, KY. She really wants to do something unique; unlike anything her friends have experienced. I plan to host the treasure hunt both inside and in the backyard. I like the idea of both coordination and thinking tasks to earn the clues.

Gwen Crawford, Kentucky USA

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Treasure Hunt for Seniors

Hi Nikki, I am excited about putting our 'Treasure Hunt' together. It looks like everything is well planned. Our date is Mar. 23, so I have time to get it all together. It will be done for a group of older people (60 plus in age). The train destination idea will work better for us.

I appreciate the fact that I'll be able to get back in touch with you with my questions as I work on our event.

Thank you.

Ginny Manganaro, Pennsylvania USA

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Twin boys treasure hunt party

Nikki,

Thanks for your note and yes I've downloaded the documents and briefly reviewed the materials. It looks to be a great outline for what we want to do.

Some specifics on the party:

Where: We live just north of Dallas, Texas

Event: Our twin boys' 11th birthday party - looking at 8 boys in all; 10-11 years in age.

Expectations: A good out-door activity where they might even ride their bikes to different stations to do both puzzles and team building exercises. Plan to make two teams, each lead by one of the birthday boys.

We have a new housing development just south of house that has numerous paved streets but no houses. Thought this a perfect venue for the Hunt - safe from traffic and lots of room to play the games. We might have to have some alternative plans depending on weather.

These are the ideas so far - now need to spend some time reading more details of your book.

Any additional ideas would be welcome.

Regards,

Mark Miserak, Texas USA

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BBQ cum treasure hunt went crazy!

We had a great party! I had a BBQ cum treasure hunt for my daughter's birthday. They went crazy all over the place and were so excited to find the treasure. They all had a great time, thank you!

Thanks and will definitely consult you again if I need any more help.

Sin Fun Tham, Singapore

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Treasure hunt party in the local park

Hi Nikki

I am thinking of organising a treasure hunt for my daughters 11th birthday, how big an open space do we need? We could do it in the local park.

Regards

Louise Ross, East Renfrew UK

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Fishing Tournament and treasure hunt

Michigan USA on memorial day weekend.

35 family members get together at our cottage for a fishing tournament and other games, softball, cards, cocktails, boating, tubing, etc.

Age range is 6-70 with about 10 under 13 years of age.

The theme title is the 5th annual Gregor family & friends fishing tournament.

Since the main event of the weekend is the fishing tournament the following day, many of the items in the treasure chest will be fishing related (fishing lures, and other tackle box items and kids fishing games and craft projects.)

Diane Gregor, Michigan USA

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Treasure hunt was a bit unorganized - still great!

Hello Nikki, I had my treasure hunt for my 10 year old daughter?s birthday. It was a bit unorganized but hey I had to work the morning of the party. We had 17 kids over. My husband was uneasy about how we were going to keep them all entertained and having fun for 5 hours. It was great! I scattered the stations all over the place. Finding the treasure map was the best. My husband hid it in a bird house. It took them like 10 minutes to clue in. They ran around it who knows how many times. The next best thing was the actual location of the treasure chest. Instead of burying it we strung it up in a tree. Of course, no one thought of looking up. It was right in the middle of all the action throughout the whole hunt. We were laughing. It was a blast. This party took place middle of July. On this past Monday, one of kids mentions to my daughter that that was the most fun at a party. Now the other kids want treasure hunts too. Next year it will be even better since we had the trial run and it went over amazing. Thanks for your help.

Doris Traeger, Ontario Canada

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Students use treasure hunt to learn English

Dear Nikki:

Our treasure hunt is in Sapporo, Japan, it's a mini summer 'festival' for my students, aged 5 - 12

As for the challenges: at one station, the students have to ask & answer 30 English questions in their group; at station 2, the students have to 'fish' for English words (reading each word before putting it into their bucket); at station 3, the students will have to look at picture cards and say the words before getting their piece of the puzzle; and at station 4, I will say a word then the students will have to go through some obstacle course in order to get the item; at station 5, the students will have to answer 'What Am I' quizzes in order to get a puzzle piece; and I'm stumped for a station

6 idea (possibly have each group dress up in crazy costumes--which I must supply--and take a group photo)......

Sincerely,

Cheri Hayashi, Japan

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