| Birthday partis are the most fun and is also the | | | | sharp again?" and of course, the answer would be |
| most challenging for kids between 6 to 10 years | | | | 'an pencil sharpener'. |
| old. When organizing a birthday party game for 6 | | | | Whatever questions you decide to include on the |
| to 10 year old kids, it is important to remember | | | | question sheets, be sure that the treasure is safe |
| that at that age they are full of energy (some | | | | for kids. Remember that they will be running |
| parents said they are 'nuclear-powered'!) and | | | | around, so anything sharp or pointed could be |
| require something entertaining and well as | | | | potentially dangerous. |
| something that will stimulate their minds. | | | | Do not go over the top with the amount of |
| A great way to supply fun and entertainment is | | | | questions. Kids will get bored easily, so eight or |
| to organize a treasure hunt in your garden or the | | | | ten questions will suffice. |
| backyard. A treasure hunt can be organized in | | | | At the start of the game, if having four teams, |
| many different ways. One way is to simply hide | | | | place 4 boxes on a table at one end of the |
| candy in the garden and the kids have to find it. | | | | garden. Let the teams select their own team |
| The kid with the most candy at the end of the | | | | names and write their team names on a box. |
| hunt wins a prize. | | | | Give each team their question sheets. They must |
| And, depending on how many kids are invited to | | | | solve the question while standing in front of their |
| the birthday party, decide whether the kids play | | | | boxes, then off they go to find the treasure. |
| singularly or as a team. For example, if you have | | | | When the team have successfully found the |
| twenty kids present at the party, then you could | | | | treasure, the entire team must return to the box |
| choose to have four teams, each containing five | | | | with the treasure object and solve the next clue |
| kids. If you decide upon having four teams, for | | | | and so on and so forth. |
| example, then ensure that you have four | | | | The team that completes the birthday party |
| matching treasures, so that each team can find a | | | | game of treasure hunt in the shortest time wins |
| treasure to every question. The team that wins | | | | the grand prize. The grand prize can be anything |
| receives the overall prize. | | | | of your choice. But remember that if having |
| So, to organize the birthday party game of | | | | teams, you will need to ensure that each member |
| treasure hunt, you firstly need to select some | | | | of the winning team receives a prize. Nothing to |
| simple questions and answers, for example "who | | | | expensive is necessary. The kids will not look |
| is red, fast and lost his way to Radiator Spring?" | | | | upon the gift as much as the fact that their team |
| and of course the answer would be 'Lighting | | | | won the treasure hunt. |
| McQueen'. The kid will then have to find an item | | | | Remember that you also provide prizes to the |
| that has a picture of Lighting McQueen on it, | | | | teams that did not win. This is to make sure that |
| whether it is a plastic cup, a sticker, a cap, etc. | | | | every kid gets a prize at the end and they can |
| Another example would be "if you use a pencil | | | | be taught the concept of friendship over |
| and it is getting blunt, what do you use to make it | | | | competition. |