Possible tasks and tips
To organize an interesting quest, you will need very little: paper, pencils, markers, scissors, tape and, of course, the imagination of your parents. If you have no imagination at all, you can use our ready-made script.
Draw a map of the house in advance and mark the places where the clues will be hidden. It is better to arrange the caches clockwise. Thus, the gift will be located almost at the start, but the clues will lead the participants in the opposite direction.
Message options for a quest for a child’s birthday:
- note in an envelope;
- SMS messages;
- messages on social networks;
- postcard;
- photo.
If at the holiday, in addition to the quest, there will be games, competitions, and quizzes, come up with simple tasks that do not require serious conclusions. Remember that the main goal of such entertainment is to provide positive emotions for the participating children. But too primitive tasks are also not suitable, otherwise players will quickly get bored.
For kids, it is better to prepare tasks that will directly indicate the location of the next clue. For example, a riddle is written on paper: “I am silver and big, I am stuffed with juice and food.” So the next note is in the refrigerator.
Schoolchildren are more fond of various encrypted phrases. Here are some examples:
- Sentences that are written backwards. The kids have to figure out how to read a set of letters to form ordinary words.
- A message written in “invisible” ink. Letters written with lemon juice or milk will only appear on paper when exposed to heat. Place a candle with a note so that the children can figure out how to read the text on paper.
- Mirror reflection. “Flip” the text using a computer program, print it out and put it in a cache along with your pocket mirror. Participants must understand how to use the mirror to read the message correctly.
- Digital cipher. There are many options: numbers can indicate a letter in the alphabet or a location in a certain line of a book. Don't forget to include a hint with the task, otherwise the children will not be able to decipher the message.
Idea! If you are organizing a pirate quest “In Search of Treasure,” arrange the clues in the form of ancient scrolls. To do this, coat each sheet of paper with a strong infusion of black tea, and after everything has dried, burn the edges.
The life of teenagers is impossible without various gadgets, so it is better to organize a quest for adult children using mobile platforms. An “assistant” is created to guide the game. The birthday boy receives a game activation code on his mobile phone, after which he is given tasks. After each stage, the correct answer is entered into a special program. When the quest is successfully completed, the birthday person will receive a keyword where the gift is hidden. Modern teenagers really like such entertainment.
Where to hide the gift?
Preparing for a children's quest begins with finding a place in the apartment where you can safely hide a gift. Participants must under no circumstances find it before the end of the game!
Where can you hide a present:
- Kitchen Cabinet;
- shelves with clothes;
- dishes;
- Mom's bag;
- oven;
- window sill behind the curtains;
- fridge;
- storage room.
Finding a gift should be a fun game, so try to put it in a place where the child rarely looks. Surely, it wouldn’t occur to him to look at what’s in his mother’s cosmetics cabinet or on the shelf with pots and pans.
How to organize a quest at home?
So, you decided to surprise your child and organize a “Find a gift at home” quest for him. Your task is to hide the gift in a secluded place, which will be found after completing a chain of tasks and tips. What parents need to do:
- Come up with a place where the gift will be securely hidden.
- Make a chain of places where the child can find the next clues. Messages should not intersect so that the quest does not end prematurely.
- Think about where you can put the clues. Use all rooms, hallway, balcony, even mailbox. For a 5-year-old child, the quest should not be difficult, so it is better to use one room in which simple clues will be laid out.
- Design your messages beautifully. You can put them in envelopes, use ready-made templates, or make original notes yourself.
- To avoid confusion, draw a diagram for yourself in advance where you will place the clues.
The quest can be designed for one participant (birthday boy) or for a small group of children. If there are more than 10 participants, divide them into two teams and arrange a competition to see who can find the gifts faster. For children 10 years of age and older, come up with more complex tasks; for kids, easy tips are suitable.
The number of stages will depend on the degree of difficulty. If the tasks are simple, children will quickly cope with them, which means the quest will not be long. In this case, do 10-12 steps. Complex clues will require a long time to complete, so you should not overload the children with them (5-6 difficult tasks are enough).
Advice! Prepare small intermediate prizes to make the game even more exciting and enjoyable. This could be sweets, small toys, books, stationery, etc.
Options for children's quests
- Create a fun game for young children using tracks of various animals. At the beginning of the fun, kids receive a map that shows which tracks they need to follow to find gifts. First, players must follow the lion's paw prints, then the hare's tracks, then the cat's, and then they find their mother's prints, which will lead to the coveted prize.
On a note! Draw and cut out the tracks of various animals in advance, arrange them in a tangled path. Hide the gift securely so that it is not found ahead of time.
- You can make a cache from the cover of an old book, which will stand on a shelf among other publications. Contestants must complete a series of challenges before they receive the final clue to where the prize is.
- Place the gift in a suitcase with a combination lock. To open it, players will have to solve several problems, solve puzzles and riddles. This quest will surely appeal to teenagers.
- But the most popular entertainment, of course, is searching for gifts using clue notes. Parents can easily organize such a quest on their own, because it will take very little time.
