treasure hunt

One of Peach's favorite games is "I Spy"

which she actually calls "I Pie"...:)

She loves it when I save old toilet paper or paper towel tubes for her.

She searches all over the house for random items saying, "I pie something blue..." and then I have to guess what it is.

So, I thought this little craft would be right up her alley.

Treasure hunt games

Great for the car

All you need is some salt, a few empty (and dry) plastic bottles with caps and some random junk

Fill bottle about two thirds with salt.

The more salt you put in, the harder it will be to find all the objects.

We used a wide assortment of items including, but not limited to:

letter beads

erasers

pom poms

fake money

googley eyes

silk flowers

paper clips

safety pins

buttons

gems

pennies

jewels

bird seed can substitute for salt if you run out :)

it also makes things a bit more challenging for bigger kiddos

When you've got your bottles full, use hot glue to secure the caps, shake vigorously to hide the prizes and have fun hunting for treasures.

We kept one for the car and are giving the rest away to friends and family.

The kids we are sharing with are all pretty little, but another variation for older kids (who can read) is to include a list of all the treasures so they can check off the list to see if they can find them all.

Another fun twist is to have children write down all the treasures they find.

Fun, inexpensive and easy...that's how we roll!