Girl scout groups have a great treasure hunt

Hi Nikki,

I have a Girl Scout troop consisting of Daisy, Brownie, Juniors, and Cadettes. For the Juniors & Cadettes (10-14 years old) we did a pirate treasure hunt. We meet in a cafeteria at the school so at Pirate Beach I put the treasure under a bunch of fake leaves and had pirate skeletons sitting on and around the treasure box so they couldn't see it. They just thought it was one of the props. I hid the bandannas and pirate eye patches in smaller treasure boxes around the island. I had a lot of compliments that they enjoyed themselves and would like to do it again.

For the Daisy which are kindergarteners I made a Princess theme treasure hunt. Snow White had to find the poison apple, In Cinderella's ballroom we played hot potato with Cinderella's shoe, Under the Sea Adventure we had to find a crown, wand, ring, necklace, and bracelet. At Jasmine's Royal Palace we sifted through the sand to find gems, And in Sleeping Beauty's palace we did a diamond drop: from the start line to a finish line about 10 feet away. Each player lined up at the start line. The first person in each group is given two toothpicks. Each player has one bowl filled with 5 ice cubes (royal diamonds) which they had to carry across the finish line. And finaly at Belle's Magic Kingdom they colored a picture of Cinderella. I used a Princess box with all the above characters on it and had a big princess doll sitting on top of it. This age group also enjoyed playing.

I would now like to organize a big treasure hunt for all the Girl Scout troups and have them bring a friend. Hopefully this will get more girls to register.

Thanks,

Donna Huffman, Pennsylvania, USA

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