How to Create a Disney Parks Surprise Scavenger Hunt

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Scavenger hunts when you were a kid was always a fun thing to do. But when it comes to doing them in preparation for psyching your kids up for a Disney World/Disney Park trip, it could be the ultimate in a guide to surprising that child. If you're wondering how to create that special scavenger hunt for your children, this article could answer those questions you may be having right now.

Steps

Get out several sheets of paper and a colorful writing utensil. You'll need to create several clues to the "finder" to alert them to the next place where they'll find the next clue.

Prepare yourself several Disney Parks type items. These can include Disney hats, Disney Park maps, Disney character hats, those flashy night-lights they sell in the parks. Only use stuff that is associated to the Disney parks.

Think up several rhymes that will help guide your kids to their next intended location.

Mention on the first clue that there is an intended "special trip" coming up, and that to decipher the next location, they'll have to solve a "riddle that will take them all over your house".

Use your imagination when thinking up ideas. The key is to keep your kids mind's thinking, yet still keeping them uninformed until the very end.

Spread the clues from all the clue-papers all around the house. Make sure to disperse them into several rooms over long distances. If you have more than one floor, you can even have them chase up and down the stairs at times. Criss-cross the notes. If you can, have the clues hit into every room of your house.

Make sure you second-guess your own kid's intended route-markings, after you place the clues in their intended spots. Check to make sure your route your kids can safely get there, without crossing into a former location's answer. A light mark of a pencil can help make sure you haven't crossed into a previous location's clue a second time around. Clues that are in a room, can be placed in two different spots, but make sure they are easy to get access to.

Don't try to place your clues in spots where you don't want your children to be. This could probably be inside cabinets in the bathroom or inside a master bedroom, or wherever you decide it imperative for them not to look.

Make sure the final clue says something like "What do all these clues have in common? That means that you are going to Walt Disney World!" You can always speak these words, if your children can't read well, or there isn't enough lighting to cover the area.