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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Nikki, just wanted to let you know that my treasure hunt was GREAT!!! I had four groups of two with six stations using the Winter theme. I was not expecting it to go by so quickly. I have never seen women wanting to get to the prize so fast! It truly was hilarious! I adapted some changes to the theme pack but it worked out great. Thanks for all your hard work!
Tina Franklin, North Carolina USA
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Hello Nikki -
I have had a chance to look over the treasure hunt info. I love this!! I am going on a Christian women’s retreat in Pigeon Forge, TN towards the end of March and wanted to come up with a fun idea. We don’t have a particular theme at this point so it will not really matter what theme we use for the clues, stations, etc. Age group is from late 20’s to early 50’s. I understand all of the info. pretty well the only thing I could not find was one of the bonus’s. I am looking for the ebook on your favorite 10 games.
Talk with you soon! Tina Franklin
Tina Franklin, North Carolina USA
Friday, September 14th, 2007We had a great time with the treasure hunt. Our big birthday party involves my two daughters, now 2 & 6, and their dad. All birthdays within 10 days.
We had about a dozen kids into the treasure hunt - some were a bit too young. Setting up three teams with an adult to lead each one, using the same locations but different clues, it worked out really well. Instead of giving out prizes along the way, we gave them tickets for achieving goals, which were used to get prizes from the treasure chest at the finish. This eliminates the problem of ‘I don’t like this’.
We even had a ‘real’ pirate to hand them out - a friend is a member of a Pirates of the Caribbean ship. The remaining booty in the treasure chest was used for goody bags for the young guests. The kids had a great time and were ready for cake afterwards. Between the bounce house, riding a real horse (we have a friend who brought one), and the treasure hunt the kids were totally worn out.
Then it became Dad’s party, and the adults had a great time also. We did a treasure hunt for dad, and he was completely confused (we meant to do that) and had a great time.
It was wonderful that I was able to set this up with very little effort. By setting it up so that it doesn’t matter if something goes wrong, everyone wins - everyone enjoyed it. I received lots of compliments on how great the party was. I look forward to using this on other occasions, as well as when the kids are just bored.
Thanks for your efforts - which saved me from making them
Sandy Walkington, Texas USA
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007We are having our annual corporate Christmas Party (January) up north @ a ski resort (Ont-Canada) Our theme this year is Pirates and Wenches. 40 people all adult..drinkers?
Patti Allen, Ontario Canada
Saturday, September 1st, 2007Nikki - you are a life saver! I really love it and as a result of your packaged managed to switch gears and really make my hunt something special, it happens on Tuesday, now I have full confidence it will be a winner!!
In Victoria, BC - Tues Apr 10 (I’d already done a lot of pre-planning) for Company Team Building, all adults/
Cheers!
Chris Hill, British Columbia Canada
Friday, August 31st, 2007Hi Nikki
Thanks for your interest in our scavenger hunt.
We are a small group of trustees for a small Green that was saved from building land. It is now a small haven for wild life in the village of Soulbury in Buckinghamshire England.
We are always looking for fun events on the Green to make people aware that it is there and also to raise some funds for the upkeep of the place.
We love the idea of a scavenger hunt, using nature as our theme. I am reading through all the info you sent and ideas are forming.
I will let you know when we hold the event and how successful it is.
Many thanks
Nan Chadwick, Buckinghamshire UK
Monday, August 13th, 2007Hi,
I used your treasure hunt for my best friend’s 40th birthday party. I did not know most of the people that came; so, I was a little nervous about pulling the whole thing off. I purchased your delightfully easy-to-implement treasure hunt only about ten days before the party.
We all had so much fun! The guests were laughing constantly and couldn’t wait to reach the actual treasure. There were groups of her friends from all different backgrounds–many of whom who seemed reluctant to mix with the others. The treasure hunt was so wonderful that new friendships were formed, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses were exchanged, and my husband and I are enjoying a reputation for being the best party givers ever.
We received so many compliments, you just would be amazed. My friend for whom the party was given was at her office the next day; and, she said the people that had elected not to come were very disappointed when they heard how much fun everyone else had. One young lady upon leaving said to me that she would like to be invited to the next party I have. I had to laugh as I had never met her prior to my friend’s party.
It has been nearly a month; and, we are still the talk of the town so to speak. We live in one of those areas where everyone knows everyone else’s business whether they know you or not. I imagine you should be receiving a lot of hits from the folks in Salinas, California so they too can give the greatest party ever.
Not only did your program delight every single last party guest; but, it was easy for me to arrange as well. You have a remarkable product that will serve well for years as it is true quality. A rare find today! Thank you so very much.
Sincerely
Cynthia Bryn Smith, California USA
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Nikki hi,
The Scavenger Hunt at Wal-Mart was very fun. I had my co-workers running from one end of the store to the other. The best thing.. I had them pushing each other in shopping carts outside in the Wal-Mart parking lot and video taping each other. We even had them take pictures with Wal-Mart employees.
They said the Scavenger Hunt was really fun and really appreciated the work that I put into this event.
Thanks,
Susie Myers, USA
Monday, July 23rd, 2007Hi 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
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007I had my husband’s 35th birthday party yesterday, a surprise scavenger hunt that was unbelievably successful! I had three teams set up, and I made it so that each team had to have my husband with them to complete certain selected tasks (which were typically different for each team). I traveled with my husband as he kept getting cell phone calls to run off and meet this team or that team, so I got to interact with every team pretty extensively during the hunt. I have never seen so many people having such a good time and laughing so much in my entire life. As the organizer, it was the best feeling in the world! One guest wrote an email and said: ‘I wanted to tell you what a FABULOUS time we had yesterday. It was, in my humble opinion, the perfect party. Thanks again for everything. You really, truly outdid yourself.’
From your tools, I combined suggestions and sample items from the photo hunt, the hunt at the mall, and the hunt downtown. I think the teams had the most fun (and got the funniest pictures) from these items:
- Convince a downtown bartender to invent an original drink in honor of Jason. Write down the ingredients, and get a picture of Jason sipping the drink with your team.
- Photograph at least 2 members of your team playing Dance Dance Revolution.
- Photograph one team member dipping a bare toe in the canal.
- Photograph at least 3 members of your team posing in front of Victory Field as if they were playing baseball.
- Photograph a member of your team jumping up in the air in the place where creativity blossoms. (This was the Arts Garden. They really got into jumping high for the shot while trying not to distract the people listening to the classical pianist inside!)
I also had a funny misunderstanding. I gave four points if you could get your whole team into pictures in these three situations 1) with a stroller; 2) with a clock that read 2:45; and 3) with a couple who have been together less than 2 years. One team thought you had to have all three at once (my fault), so they nabbed a father with a stroller, ran into a clock store, borrowed a clock and set it for 2:45, had the hands of the clock fall off in the process, bribed the father not to leave, got another clock, set that, and grabbed a young couple. They definitely won the prize for ‘best story’!
I am attaching a few pictures. Thanks for making yourself available and providing great tools, which not only gave me good ideas but boosted my confidence in the process. All the adults had so much fun that my son is now demanding a scavenger hunt birthday party for kids on his upcoming birthday.
Best regards
Ann D’Angelo, Indiana USA
Sunday, July 1st, 2007I haven’t had time to read the book yet. Was hoping it wasn’t an on-line book, but…
We have a TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) group with 50 people. This is held outside on a large lawn. In case of rain, it is held in a large…huge garage. So teams are not a problem.
I’ll be in touch when we move on, but won’t review until after the weekend.
Thank you for asking.
Shelley Chorney, Maine USA
Saturday, June 30th, 2007Hi Nikki
Well everyone had a blast with the Cruise scavenger hunt !!
I took some questions right off your list and then using your
Other items as suggestions… I went on line with Royal Caribbean and Printed off each decks floor plan and used that to help me get information
Thank you for all of your help ! I have included the hunt I made.
Thanks Nikki
JoAnn Seckus, Illinois USA
Monday, June 25th, 2007Our party will be a week long event held in Italy (Tuscany) during the last week of July. We have hired two large villas each for a week in close proximity to each other for our daughters wedding. As most of the guests will be travelling from Australia (bride) and the U.S. (grooms family) and we haven’t met I was looking for a lighthearted theme.
My idea was that everyone could be given a list of items and/or questions that had to been collected over the week as guests toured the area (a red wine label from a famous local winery, a ticket to a Florence museum etc) along with some quiz questions/puzzles etc.
Regards
Jill Hill, Hyogo Japan
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007My 30th Birthday and Halloween celebrations in London, England.
Russell Holman, London UK
Monday, June 4th, 2007Hi Nikki,
I am the one handling our treasure hunt. It’s a company picnic
We are in Guam (US Territory, an island in the Pacific) - it’s hot and sometimes rainy. Our setting for the party is at a beach/picnic area outdoors. Plenty of grassy areas, plenty of water, but very little sand - mostly big rocks instead.
August 5th
this is the summer company picnic
about 250 guests - mostly adults but also some children
Our theme is a treasure hunt - I’m having some trouble with this one, as I would like a slogan or title for our event. I like the pirate idea too, but I don’t think it’s appropriate to NAME our event after ‘pirates’ or ‘raiders’ or ‘plunderers’ etc. as it is the company’s image at stake
We have already begun planning the games and playing areas for our treasure hunt. since we have so many people, I think we may plan a simulated trial-run with a few of us prior to the event, just to make sure we’ve planned it well. I’ll let you know if we have any questions.
Thanks!
Nicole Sonario, Guam USA
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007I am planning a treasure hunt in Washington, USA. Saturday April 23rd, For my best friend’s birthday. Guests are aged between 21 and 70.
I appreciate your e-mails ~ checking up on me to see if I am progressing at an appropriate pace, and I think I am. Thank you for your concern.
Good Luck with your endeavor, I will drop you a line when I can tell you how the party turned out.
Genie Sunshine, Washington USA
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007I am planning a treasure hunt for my brother’s 40th birthday party bash in South Africa. It is going to be a lot of laughs.
Anerie Rademeyer, Johannesburg South Africa
Monday, May 21st, 2007Hi Nikki,
You have the same name as my daughter, I think it’s written somewhere in the cosmic rule book that all Nikki’s are fun loving extroverts!
Regarding my Treasure Hunt Party, it’s my wedding. It will be at Kensington Metro Park in Michigan, USA, on September 9th of this year (You are more than welcome to attend!!!!).
We started out with a Pirate theme but we then amended it to a Treasure theme. The guests will be the Pirates and they will be looking for the treasure in various times and countries, thus the ‘Stations’. We will have an Aladdin Station - with a Genie, a Pyramid Station - with King Tut, a Knights of the Round Table Station - with Guineviere, a Myan/Aztec Station, a Gold Rush Station, a LOST/Survivor Station (?), and then I think we are going to have to make up some more and have at least 9 stations and 9 teams because the wedding list is getting to be a little longer that I had first anticipated. !!!!
I think I’m going to have to put an 18 and over age limit to the actual Treasure Hunt because I want the Grand Prize to be a ‘Romantic Night’ with a reservation at our local Marriott Hotel, a bottle of wine or champagne, glasses, candles, bubble bath, baby-sitting coupon if needed, and maybe even an inappropriate toy or two!
I only have a short time to pull this whole thing together so your planner is a life-saver! I am re-marrying my ex-husband (father to my children) so the entire wedding theme is of finding something valuable that we lost (on an extremely limited budget) and bring family together.
I also need to come up with some games and activities to keep the younger contingent happy and entertained. One of the things I’m planning is to have them have a contest on building Pirate Ships out of refrigerator boxes, the best ship wins a prize, but then I’m going to have a bunch of black water balloons ready for them (as cannon balls) to have a Pirate Ship War!! The boat that lasts the longest (they are cardboard after all) will win the prize! The only problem with that one is that I think there will be an awful lot of adults that will want to get in on that fun themselves! On that note, I’m thinking of having the adults build pirate ships out of boxes and various items provided as one of their tasks in the treasure hunt. I just have to work out the details on how this is all going to come together.
Like I said, if you have any other ideas you would be willing to share with me on this, I would be forever grateful! I want this to be THE party of the year!! Thank you again!
Sincerely,
Lori Madison, Michigan USA
Friday, May 18th, 2007I am just know reading the party guide. It looks good so far. I am having the party in Taylorsville Ky. It will be Oct. 28th. I know its early but I like to have everything ready to go. Its going to be a Halloween/ My sons 2nd birthday party. Its mostly going to be adults (family). There will probably only be about 5 kids there. I am doing a pirates theme costume party.
Kim Abbot, Kentucky USA
Thursday, May 17th, 2007Hi Nikki,
I have actually purchased the Treasure Hunt game for two parties. The first one involves my Sunday School class (I am one of the leaders, not in the age group of 18 to 30!!!). The class is College Aged Young Single Adults from age 18 to 30. We are planning a retreat weekend and thought this game would be perfect for them. We are always looking for games for that age group.
The second group is for a state convention for pulmonary and vascular medical workers. Their meeting is in April but the lady in charge for this year’s event wanted to do a treasure hunt and have me come up with the ideas. When I saw your website it looked perfect.
The first group will probably do their thing outside, the second group will be inside at an Embassy Suites. Any help you can give me will be much appreciated.
The Sunday School group will be themed from the Bible, probably from the Old Testament.
The second group would need something with heart and lung theme.
Thanks for the follow up!!
Connie Wilson, Ohio USA
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007Hi Nikki,
I work for the Department of Human Services Child Welfare for the State of Oregon. The party is taking place here in Portland, Oregon at the Zoo. The date of this event is Tuesday, August 8, starting at 8:30 am. and running until 4:00 pm. Because the State of Oregon does not pay it’s employees to take ‘Party’ days off our event is called the Support Staff Off Site Work Shop Day and the Treasure Hunt is one fun activity we are doing to end the session. The age range of everyone participating is from 26-60. The theme is ‘Safari Hunt’ since it is going to be held in the Zoo. A co-worker and myself went to the Zoo last night and set everything up with the help of their administrative staff. Also, since the state will not allow us to have just and offsite fun day our guest speaker is speaking on communication so each person had to provide me with their favorite animal and they are divided up according to animals. Each person also has to figure out just how there animal communicates so we are using your game and just critiqued it a little. We are all really excited about this event as some of the adults thought this was just a kids game until I explained how the operation was going to work.
I will tell you more about it after the event.
Thank you so much,
Melody Higgins, Oregon USA
Friday, April 27th, 2007Hi, Nikki! I have received the party planner The party will take place in Concord, North Carolina, USA, and it will be on August 5th 2006. The occasion is our 40th wedding anniversary party. The age range, I think, will be ‘no kids’, but I’m not sure about that, yet. And the theme of the treasure hunt is your pirate theme! We think it’s going to be a lot of fun!
Judy Quickel, North Carolina USA
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007New Jersey, USA the evening of October 21.
I have an annual Adult Halloween Costume Party. For my parties, I like to have a theme as well as a constructed game that all can participate in. This will be my fourth party so far and I plan to have many, many more. One party, I held a Murder Mystery with a theme set back in the 50s so that everyone’s costumes were to originate in that period based on the character they portrayed during the mystery. Another, I held a Scavenger Hunt, this party was themed based on the team they were placed in. So their costumes had to correspond with their teams (vampires, ghosts, etc). Both went over really well. So I was trying to find another such game that I could use in order to have at least three games to alternate between over the upcoming years. I certainly don’t want any of my guest getting bored doing the same thing over and over again. I was really excited when I came across yours. I had been searching the internet for some ideas and one website had suggested a treasure hunt. I had decided that I would use the idea and was planning to come up with everything on my own like I had done with the scavenger hunt, but when I came across your website while looking for ideas, I was excited to see one that had already been constructed. In this way, I can work off of a party plan that I already know is successful and then change it around to suit my styles or creative ideas.
Ages range from mid 20s to 70s or even early 80s.
My theme is pirates which is why I also purchased the Pirate party planner accessory. I plan to have everyone coming as a Pirate or a Pirate’s Wench.
I have had a chance to read through it once. It looks great. I can really work from it and come up with my own unique ideas to add to it. I plan to delve into it further as I get closer to the time. It’s just a big load off my mind to know that I have a Party Game and Theme worked out and ready to be planned.
Leah Arabia, New Jersey USA
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007Hi Nikki, Many thanks for the great Treasure Hunt game planner and the supportive communications. I was asked to do a treasure hunt for a friend?s 40th and we went away to a beautiful country house for the weekend. The group included some very competitive men - so it was great to have a really strong, uncheatable structure for the treasure hunt as a basis!
Anyway - they loved it and said it was the best treasure hunt they had ever done. So I?m sure you?ll get some hits as a result. Thanks again and good wishes for your business
Vey Straker, Herefordshire United Kingdom
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007Our scavenger hunt was great. Most enjoyable item was definitely best freebies from Selfridges make-up dept - they came back with bag loads! All opportunities for extra points were definitely taken up and therefore having a digital camera was great as we had the hen with groom and best men of another wedding party, the hen sitting in some ambassador’s car, the team doing maypole dancing etc etc.
I was incredibly nervous about the whole thing, but it was a roaring success and turned out to be a thoroughly enjoyable day. The only thing I regret is that I couldn’t really take part!
With kind regards,
Sophie Piquemal, London United Kingdom