Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
Monday, January 8th, 2007I had no problems downloading ‘the treasure!’ And I’d be glad to share my plans, as well as a final review, after the event. I’m currently printing out the rest of the document (of course, I ran out of paper this week, so it is a staged process!) and starting to plan my hunt, using your ideas and theme to construct this year’s treasure hunt event.
Here’s the story — a tale of two families. Rachel and I were neighbors while our children were young (we each had 4 kids). Although our families are mostly grown up now, we are still best of friends, as are our children that were essentially raised together. Once a year, we ALL go on a 4 day tent camping trip together. This has become a gathering of 30 people.
Adults, young adults, teenagers, elementary children, and now a couple of toddlers! Every few years when my kids were young, I’d do neighborhood treasure hunts or scavenger hunts for their birthday parties. Then, for the kids on our annual camping trip I’d do some sort of hunt.
Last year, no hunt. I ran out of ideas. It turned out, the kids were disappointed. So I started searching the web and libraries early this year for ideas to beg, borrow, steal, or buy! And I found you!
* This year, Fr. Hennepin State Park, Isle, MN.
* Every year, we assign a new committee of 2 to decide
* where next years camping trip will be.
* We are Minnesotans, so it is always in MN, WI.
* July 20 - 24. The actual hunt will depend on the weather
* and scouting out the campground locations that I can use.
2 - 62 age range. But, while I debated on whether it would be better to set up separate hunts for elementary, teen, adults — or maybe build the teams with members of each age group; whatever I do, I need to take the teen’s
competitiveness into account. THEY WANT TO WIN!
* This year, I’m going to go with your Pirate theme.
* I appreciate very much that you offered to help with questions.
* But, your ideas that you published will keep me going
* for awhile yet.
* However, if I get a brainstorm wonderful idea,
* I’ll let you know.
* Thanks, again!
Eileen Blackwood, Minnesota USA
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006Hi Nikki,
Thanks for offering with ideas, etc. I will keep your offer in mind. I will probably try to work everything out myself first and then maybe run it by you for any feedback. I am sure it will be a fun time: family reunion, ~30 people, mix of adults and families, at sister’s home in rural Wisconsin, plenty of woods and indoor space.
regards,
Eric Carl Fromm, Wisconsin USA
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006Nikki
I am actually planning this Treasure Hunt for my boss’s children and cousins.
They will be doing this in Maui at a hotel I have never been to. My boss wants to have the treasure chest buried outside in the sand.
Megan Hoffman, Texas USA
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006Dear Nikki,
You’re the best. I am all fired up now. I have been doing this for years and it has to be better each year. That becomes daunting. I love your ideas for our Scavenger Hunt.
Your fan
Ida Peterson, Washington USA
Friday, April 14th, 2006I love how you have the treasure hunt setup. I’ll be using it at a family reunion that I’m hosting this summer. There’ll be a bunch of people in their teens and older. I think it’ll be a great activity for everyone to participate in!
You’ve done a fantastic job setting it up to work for just about any scenario. Thanks again for your assistance! I’ll be sure to recommend this product to others and I’ll let you know how it goes at the family reunion.
Gina Gustafson, Minneapolis USA
Sunday, November 6th, 2005Dear Nikki hope you had a great Christmas,
The treasure hunt went really well - especially the challenges. Of course the losing team had to do a forfeit, we dressed them in Santa outfits and the rest of us were their reindeer - the forfeit was that Father Christmas had to go to the nearest post box and post his travel receipts back to Lapland and ask the first passer by if they could take a photograph of us all as proof that father Christmas had been to Croydon Surrey England - we did it, but not before mum and dad had run off into a neighbour?s garden to avoid all possible chance meetings with anyone they knew!
And just to get everything into context I am 43 mum is 65 and dad 75 - why haven?t we played this years ago?
I have taken pictures to send to you. Thanks very much.
Nick Wahla, Croydon England