Learn somethingGood for siblings
Treasure Map
Draw the map, hide the treasure, then make someone else find it.
- Ages
- 4–11 yrs
- Play
- 25–60 min
- Prep
- 10 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- lively
- Where
- anywhere
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
Optional
- treasure to hideGet it on Amazon
- a box for the treasure chest
- a compassGet it on Amazon
- a pirate hatGet it on Amazon
How to play
Before you start: Age the paper if you want the full effect: a wipe of cold tea and ten minutes on a radiator.
Draw the map of one room or the yard together, from above — this is the hard and interesting part.
Mark the furniture as landmarks: the sofa mountains, the table cave.
Send them out while you hide the treasure, then mark the X.
Hand over the map and let them navigate. Do not help for the first five minutes.
Swap: they hide, they draw the X, you search.
What it helps with
Make it different next time
- Write three written clues instead of an X for older children.
- Tear the map in half and hide one piece.
Cleanup: Keep the map. It gets reused with a new X.
