Every Kid Needs a Treasure Hunt [Spiral-bound]

Candice Elton (Author), Richard Elton (Author)

Book Description

Every Kid Needs a Treasure Hunt with a Twist inspires kids to take up the pirate way of life-searching for loot, following clues, digging up gold coins and buried gems. Today's treasure hunters can't take to the open seas so easily, but fear not-we've come up with a crafty solution for every aspiring pirate!
Every Kid Needs a Treasure Hunt with a Twist comes with everything adventurous kids need to set up their own treasure hunts, create custom clue cards, and make maps. There are also tons of crazy facts about pirates, maps, satellites, and other interesting treasure hunting tidbits! A treasure hunt means high adventure, no matter the season, how many looters are on the trail, or whether it's indoors or out! Pick a treasure, make a map, set the clues, and get going! In no time, aspiring hunters will be mad-dashing from clue-to-clue, hoping to be the first to find hidden riches! This book is ideal for teachers, for parents looking for new birthday party ideas, and for rainy-day kids with a little imagination.
With this book, you get:
Pre-printed treasure hunt cards
A miniature chest to hide your treasure
Paper for making maps
Blank treasure hunt cards for you to customize
Ideas on making a time capsule
Information on handheld GPS units and how and how to use them

WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years of age.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Candice and Richard Elton are a husband-and-wife writing team. They are authors of My Christmas Album, My Vacation Album, and My Family Album. Candice is a full-time mother of five. Richard is a firefighter and freelance designer. Candice and Richard live in Morgan, Utah.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 48 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith (September 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158685710X
• ISBN-13: 978-1586857103
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 8.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,945,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creativity and Imagination, September 28, 2006

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This review is from: Every Kid Needs a Treasure Hunt (Spiral-bound)

Every Kid Needs a Treasure Hunt contains everything you need for a treasure hunt, including a treasure chest, location cards and a small treasure coin. The treasure chest is large enough to contain more treasure and you can add things like jewelry or maybe even a favorite candy or small gift.

I'm sure you remember this game from childhood or even extravagant treasure hunt games at parties and summer camp. This game has never lost its magic and this book makes the game even more interesting with ideas about GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) receivers.

To make this game more fun, have a person who is not playing the game hide the cards. Some of the cards have actions on them to make the game more challenging. Participants may have to hop or crawl to the next clue. Treasure maps can also be drawn out and there are "map papers" at the end of the book.

An intriguing section on "Time Capsules" is included and who knew there were more than 8,500 satellites orbiting the earth.

Warning: This game is not for children under 3 years old. (I assume it is because of the coins.)

You might also want to look for: Every Kid Needs Mod Podge - a decoupage craft project that is even fun for adults! Both books will encourage family time or give children a fun way to enhance their creativity on their own. The books are easy to understand and the instructions are easy to follow. Perfect as gifts or could be used for a birthday party game.

~The Rebecca Review