Quest to find a birthday present. A ready-made quest with riddles to find a gift - cofe-i-chokolat. Task "Sports crossword"

I came up with this quest for the New Year, but it is quite suitable for an ordinary day to surprise a child or for a birthday to find a gift. The main thing is to tell the background in order to dip the child into a fairy tale, to let him feel the spirit of adventure.

The main idea of ​​the game is that you need to go through 10 steps to find where the gift is hidden. Each next clue is a riddle about a number. To hit, for example, "4", you need to think about what there can be four in the house, after reading the hint, etc.

Our dad took the children for a walk, and I hid the pre-purchased sweet gifts in the agreed place, printed out the tips and hung them around the apartment. The very first clue was waiting for the children at the front door. The main thing here is to make them undress first, and not immediately rush to solve riddles.

The quest is not long, dynamic, it is quite suitable for holding in any apartment, because. almost all the hidden objects are in everyone. If you don't have something, you can replace the text. If you like the quest, I will be glad to feedback and comments.

PUZZLES:

"1"

UNIT appeared in the house recently - the new year brought a fairy tale. You look under the branches, maybe you will find a clue inside? (Christmas tree)

Option not for the new year:

She alone is always on guard. She lets guests, friends, relatives into the house ... You "greet" her by the hand, find out where the first clue is? (Entrance door)

"2"

Two is always a pair! Look there, that there are always two and they don't go one at a time. (Shoes)

"3"

Look at the word THREE otherwise, what it means differently, the next letter lives there (Sponges for washing dishes. "Three!" - wipe it!")

"4"

Check in the apartment that it is always FOUR. Carefully inspect each of the four and find the attached clue! (Table leg)

"5"

The number FIVE is always with you. Find her a trifle, and nonsense! You talk to everyone in the house and you examine their “FIVE”! (Fingers, hands, palms)

"6"

Today there are SIX on the window, in each of the SIX - SIX green ones are sitting. You examine the leaves for everyone and find the next clue! (Pots on the window with flowers)

"7"

The day will come and the month will turn over, the SEVEN will begin from a new page! (Calendar)

"8"

The number EIGHT is in the circle. The circle of clepsydra is a relative. Take a close look at all the circles! Turn over and find the note. (Watch. The word "clepsydra" - googled :))

"9"

The number NINE looks like a seahorse, there is a head and a tail too! In the "deep sea" you look for NINE, find the number behind the closed door! (We have tiles in the bathroom with a seahorse, but I think you can print the image and stick it in the bathroom in a prominent place).

My memories from childhood + imagination were enough for exactly one quest: a dozen tasks that are not duplicated.
But the children liked the fun, they asked for more quests and had to go online.
This article will not describe the scenario, legends, design. But there will be 13 ciphers to encode the tasks for the quest.

Code number 1. Picture

Drawing or photo that directly indicates the place where the next clue is hidden, or a hint of it: broom + socket = vacuum cleaner
Complication: make a puzzle by cutting the photo into several parts.

Code 2. Leapfrog.

Swap the letters in the word: SOFA \u003d NIDAV

Code 3. Greek alphabet.

Encode the message with the letters of the Greek alphabet, and give the children the key:

Code 4. On the contrary.

Write the assignment backwards:

• every word:
  Etischi dalk dop yonsos
• or the whole sentence, or even a paragraph:
  etsem morcom momas in - akzaksdop yaaschuudelS. itup monrev an yv

Code 5. Mirror.

(when I made a quest for my children, at the very beginning I gave them a "magic bag": there was a key to the "Greek alphabet", a mirror, "windows", pens and sheets of paper, and all sorts of unnecessary stuff to confuse. Finding another riddle , they had to figure out for themselves what from the bag would help to find a clue)

Code 6. Rebus.

The word is encoded in pictures:

Code 7. Next letter.

We write a word, replacing all the letters in it with the next ones in alphabetical order (then I is replaced by A, in a circle). Or previous, or following through 5 letters :).

CABINET = SCHLBH

Code 8. Classics to help.

I took a poem (and told the children which one) and a code of 2 digits: line number number of letters in the line.

Example:

Pushkin "Winter Evening"

The storm covers the sky with mist,
Whirlwinds of snow twisting;
Like a beast, she will howl
It will cry like a child
That on a dilapidated roof
Suddenly the straw will rustle,
Like a belated traveler
There will be a knock on our window.

21 44 36 32 82 82 44 33 12 23 82 28

did you read where is the clue? :)

Code 9. Dungeon.

In a 3x3 grid, enter the letters:

Then the word WINDOW is encrypted like this:

Code 10. Labyrinth.

My children liked this cipher, it is unlike the others, because it is not so much for brains as for attention.

So:

on a long thread / rope you hook the letters in order, as they go in the word. Then you stretch the rope, twist it and tangle it in every possible way between the supports (trees, legs, etc.). After walking along the thread, as if through a maze, from the 1st letter to the last, the children will recognize the clue word.

And imagine if you wrap one of the adult guests in this way!
Children read - The next clue is on Uncle Vasya.
And they run to feel Uncle Vasya. Eh, if he is also afraid of tickling, then everyone will have fun!

Code 11. Invisible ink.

Write the word with a wax candle. If you paint over the sheet with watercolors, then it can be read.
(there are other invisible inks .. milk, lemon, something else .. But I only had a candle in my house :))

Code 12. Rubbish.

The vowels remain unchanged, while the consonants change according to the key.
For example:
OVEK SHOMOZKO
reads like - VERY COLD, if you know the key:
D L X N H
Z M Shch K V

Code 13. Windows.

The kids loved it so much! They then encrypted messages to each other with these windows all day long.
So: on one sheet we cut out windows, as many as there are letters in the word. This is a stencil, we apply it to a blank sheet and write a hint word "in the windows". Then we remove the stencil and on the remaining clean place on the sheet we write many different other unnecessary letters. You can read the cipher if you attach a stencil with windows.
The children first fell into a stupor when they found a sheet covered with letters. Then they twisted the stencil back and forth, but you still need to attach it with the right side!

Code 14. Map, Billy!

Draw a map and mark (X) the location of the treasure.
When I made my quest for the first time, I decided that the map is very simple for them, so they need to make it more mysterious (later it turned out that just a map would be enough for the children to get confused and run in the opposite direction)...

This is our street map. The clues here are house numbers (to understand that this is our street in general) and huskies. This dog lives next door.
The children did not immediately recognize the area, they asked me leading questions ..
Then 14 children participated in the quest, so I combined them into 3 teams. They had 3 versions of this map and each had its place marked. As a result, each team found one word:
"SHOW" "TALE" "REAP"
That was the next task :). After him were hilarious photos!
On my son's 9th birthday, there was no time to invent a quest and I bought it on the MasterFuns website .. At my own peril and risk, because the description there is not very good.
But we liked it with the children, because:

1. inexpensive (analogue somewhere around $ 4 per set)
2. fast (paid - downloaded - printed - for everything about everything in 15-20 minutes)
3. a lot of tasks, with a margin. And although I didn’t like all the riddles, but there was plenty to choose from, and you could enter your task
4. everything is decorated in one monster style and this gives the holiday an effect. In addition to the tasks for the quest, the kit includes: a postcard, flags, table decorations, invitations to guests. And it's all about the monsters! :)
5. in addition to the 9-year-old birthday man and his friends, I also have a 5-year-old daughter. The tasks are beyond her strength, but she and her friend also found entertainment - 2 games with monsters, which were also in the set. Phew, in the end - everyone is happy!

Do you want to somehow unusually give a gift for a birthday (or other occasion) to your loved ones? There is a great solution - arrange a test of ingenuity and ingenuity! Don't let the gift come so easily. The hero of the occasion must find a gift, following tricky clues that will gradually lead him to his cherished goal.

This quest (tasks) is suitable for both children from 8 years old and adults (for example, husband, wife, friend / girlfriend, young man, etc.).

Scenario of the quest to find a gift

1. You give the birthday man a beautifully packaged small box, and in it lies a crumpled note (you can fill the box with confetti, raffia, strips of paper, etc., so that the note still has to be found):

You did not expect such a gift -

A piece of paper gathered into a ball?

But this is only the beginning of the marathon!

You'll have to work hard, my friend!

To get the first clue - solve the riddle:

Two bellies, four ears - what is it?

Answer: pillow.

The next riddle lies under any pillow in the apartment (on which they sleep or in sofa, decorative pillows).

1. Tip #2

Choose a book from your home library. Now you need to compose the word of the next hide-and-seek place from the numbers that will indicate the page, row and serial number of the desired letter.

We write on paper by hand or print. We put the note in this book, and the book under the pillow. We encrypt the word PLATE (you can also add a color or purpose for complexity, for example, GREEN PLATE, SOUP PLATE).

For example:

The note will look like this (the "address" of each letter on a new line):

page row. letter(we do not indicate this in the note, the detective must guess for himself what these numbers are)

That is, the letter T" is in your book on page 150, in the 10th row from the top, and it is 4 letters from the beginning of the line. It seems like a long time, but in fact everything is done easily and quickly. The quest participant will be interested, the main thing is to remember, well, or write down the letters.

P.S. Instead of a plate, there can be: a flower pot, a favorite cup, the bottom of a lid. In general, anything, but the bottom of something is better. 🙂

3.Hint #3

At the bottom of the selected plate (or something else), glue QR code. It can be downloaded here ->

How to use the application:

1. Take a cell phone with a camera
2. Run the program to scan the code,
3. Point your camera lens at the code,
4. Get information!

You have to be well prepared. 🙂 If the detective looks at the code, as you yourself know who (there were cases :), then don't give up, let him think. Well, or give him a phone, let him try to connect.

The following is encoded: It's time to refresh, my friend! Eat the most delicious pie!

As an option: if it is not possible, or did not have time to print, then in clue #2 we encode the word not a plate, but COMPUTER (laptop, tablet), because the code is also read from the screen of the monitor or tablet. The quest participant must lift the lid of the laptop, or move the PC mouse, turn on the tablet, and a picture with a code is opened there.

1. Tip #4

Prepare a separate pie (bun, muffin, cake) in advance (either bake it yourself and hide the note inside, or buy a cake and put the hint at the bottom of the plate / box in a small bag.) You can put it in the refrigerator.

In the hint: Collect the correct word and get the next clue!

The letters are written randomly (preferably in different colors), or you can cut each letter separately and put it in a small envelope and attach it to the note.

We write the letters of the following cache: OVEN

As an option: microwave, bottle, saucepan, coffee pot.

1. Tip #5

We continue our home quest to find a gift.

In the oven (can be hidden under pans and pots if they are stored in the oven) the following task:

A little more, a little more! And the hard way will end!

Solve the riddle and get the following clue:

In a fairy tale he can fly

At home - become an ornament.

Answer: Carpet

1. Tip #6

Hiding under the carpet next message! Well, if there are several carpets in the apartment, the search will take longer!

Under the carpet is a riddle:

Round, smooth like a watermelon.

Any color, for different tastes.

When you let go of the leash,

Fly away for the clouds.

Answer: balloon

Prepare a balloon.

1. Tip #7

We put the next clue in the balloon and inflate it. The ball itself must be hidden somewhere, let the quest participant look carefully, not everything is so simple)).

Examples of hide and seek: on/in the closet, under the bed, on the balcony, in a bag.

As an option: you can inflate several opaque balloons so that you still need to determine which balloon has a clue. You can also use a helium balloon.

To get a hint - you need to burst the balloon.

The test participant finds a task in the ball, where you need to guess the place of hide and seek.

In a note: Next clue in white high-rise building!

Answer: closet.(we change to the color of your cabinet)

We hide the note on a shelf in the largest closet in the house so that a piece of paper sticks out (an envelope, a tail of a rope tied to a note).

1. Hint #8

Hint found in the closet:

There is very little left! Well done!

The centipede will help you find the next clue,

who has a back, but he never lies!

Answer: chair

We hide the next clue on the chair (glue it from below or to the leg with adhesive tape).

9. Tip #9

The last step remains and the quest to find a gift will be completed!

In the last clue under the chair:

Looks like the whim succeeded!

You could find the answer to everything!

And you can get your prize

From where the sun shines on us!

Answer: window

We hide the gift behind the curtains on the windowsill!

Quest cards

To save time during preparation, we suggest purchasing a set of ready-made cards for the quest (in electronic form) for only 65 rubles.

You will receive all materials immediately after payment (within 10 min.) to the specified e-mail address. Click on the "Place an order" button. You will be taken to the product page, where you will need to fill in the fields and select a convenient payment method.

All you have to do is print it out and hide it around the apartment.
What is included:
1. Cards with tasks (the text of the cards is adapted separately for girls and boys)
2. Blank cards for your corrections or assignments
3. Individual letters (of the entire alphabet) for task No. 4
4. QR code (encryption according to this scenario)
5. Additionally - a stylish postcard "happy birthday". It can be attached to a gift that the player finds.

Attention! The order is sent automatically. If you have not received the material within 10 minutes. (check your spam folder), then write to us immediately in those. support (address below), we will resend.

By placing an order (by clicking on the "place an order" button), you consent to the processing of personal data and agree to the site.

And this time I want to build a story about the gift in the order in which it appeared before Nika's eyes
This will keep the intrigue of the quest))

So start. After class, we gave Nika a small package and a postcard.

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The outside of the card looked like this:

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The postcard provided the following clarification:

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Inside the envelope was the instruction:

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At that time, for some reason, I wanted to decorate them in a denim style. I love stuff like this :)

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Let's go through the sheets of instructions for finding a gift.

Some tasks looked funny if you didn't know the context. For example, the number of the house from which it is proposed to take any number, you will not believe 22/2 !

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But I’ll explain this joke now (if you live in Simferopol, I think you guessed it): the green vehicle is the legendary T-34 tank, you can see it

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At the end of the instructions was a sealed envelope that had to be opened only after all the numbers were entered.

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I will say right away that Nika, together with her friends, completed this quest on the same day, night, immediately after the gift was presented The habit of an experienced quester (since quests are held mainly at night)

So now we will just move on to the contents of the pink envelope. Inside was this sheet:
I must say right away that by the number of digits, Nika immediately guessed that this was a mobile number))

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The number n = 9 and on the 9.site (at the moment we have already deleted it) there was a Happy Birthday greeting and it was indicated that you can pick up a gift by calling the phone number that came from the numbers found. (the phone number was accompanied by a code phrase and the time when you could call and arrange to pick up the gift)

But that was not all!

The gift looked like this - a lilac (and of course magical) hat with carrots (a hint of a rabbit, which you can also get from there):
(we bought the hat at the Halloween accessories sale)

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The main idea of ​​the gift was explained by a note with a final congratulation:

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And what was inside, you ask. As a gift, we gave money. Inside each carrot were several sweets and bill(s) rolled up into a tube.

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It turned out very unusual:

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And if you eat most of the candies, you can read one phrase at the bottom of the hat:

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Like this one:

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Finding a template for a paper carrot was easy: type in google images carrot paper box free template and please choose!
I chose the template from here, you can download it

True, the corners had to be glued with tape

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And all in all it worked out well!
A real gift with an adventure))

Nika really liked the gift, we - the process of making and giving it, and we really want to. so that this idea is also useful to you as creative fuel))

Hooray-hooray! We did it!

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Birthday is a special holiday for every person, and if we talk about children, they are simply delighted with it. Still would! After all, they expect numerous gifts, fun and a huge amount of attention from adults and children. Regardless of whether an adult or children's birthday is celebrated, how much the hero of the occasion will like it depends on the people around him. Therefore, it is important to pay enough attention to the preparation for the event. And if you want to arrange a truly unforgettable holiday for your child or close adult, then you should show a little imagination and organize a birthday quest.

Quest - what is it?

Translated from English means "search") - this is a kind of adventure, consisting of a certain number of stages that one or more participants need to go through in order to achieve the goal. It can be a big prize or a hint task for moving to the next level. There should be so many stages that the participant does not get bored. In addition, it is important to set such tasks that will be within his power.

So, how can you entertain the hero of the occasion with a quest? Birthday, as a rule, begins with the presentation of a gift. And already at this stage, you can forget about traditional congratulations and organize a quest. A birthday present for the birthday boy will have to find on his own. If the goal is to entertain not only the hero of the occasion, but also all his guests, then it is worth creating such entertainment for all participants in the event. If many guests are expected, then you can divide them into teams, and if not, then arrange a competition in which everyone will try to surpass the rest.

Quest - an unusual presentation of a gift to a child

Most children wait a whole year for their birthday. Naturally, when this holiday comes, they want to receive a lot of positive emotions from the very morning and are waiting for something unusual. This is where it will come in handy for a birthday.

Most parents are the first to present a gift to their child, and even if he receives a very desirable thing, then until the guests arrive and it is already possible to have fun with might and main, the child has time to get bored. So why not prolong the morning joy by inviting the child to look for it on their own. To do this, you should prepare in advance a number of tasks that will be within the power of a child of a certain age. As for the stages, there should not be too many of them, five to seven is enough, as this can tire your child. To make the birthday quest more exciting, at each of its stages or at some of them, along with the task-hint, hide some small surprise.

Tasks for a children's quest

You can hide it all over the house, the main thing is that the places with clues are located far enough from each other, otherwise the child will be able to find a present ahead of time, and this will ruin all the intrigue. Although it is necessary to hide hints in items, this does not mean that only their name can be encrypted in the task.

For example, you can offer a child to solve a mathematical problem, the first digit of the result of which will become the serial number of the page of his favorite book, and the second - the number of the word, which will be the name of the place where the hint is located. If your child likes to collect puzzles, you can invite him to do this by first writing on the back of the picture the name of the object where the next task will be located. To facilitate the task, the child can simply hide the clues, where it will be written: “It's great that you got to this stage, but that's not all! Look under the bed for the next clue."

Quest for a girl

When organizing a quest for a girl's birthday, it is necessary to take into account the interests of her, as well as the guests invited by her. In most cases, girls invite their girlfriends, so you can focus only on girlish hobbies and activities.

Each of them dreams of becoming a fairy. So why not use this when organizing a quest? To create the right atmosphere, you need to buy or make your own wings, crowns and hand them to each participant in the holiday. Next, the children should be divided into two teams, and then you can start the game.

Boy's birthday quest

But the boys everywhere and always want to demonstrate their strength and courage. Therefore, if you need to organize a birthday quest for a boy and his friends, then one of the most suitable would be a pirate theme. For the guys, you need to prepare pieces of fabric that they can tie over one eye or head and go in search of adventures, of course, invented by you in advance.

If your child and his friends have a common hobby, then you can take it as the basis of the holiday. For example, if they all like to play football, then the tasks for the quest can be the rules of the game, biographies of famous football players, the results of the most sensational matches, and so on.

Task examples

When compiling a quest for a child's birthday, you should keep in mind that some tasks are suitable only for girls, and some - only for boys. So, first you can prepare riddles on the topic of cooking or needlework, and the second - technology or tools. It would not be superfluous to take an interest in computer games that children play and use tasks from them when conducting.

The quest for a birthday must include So, girls can be offered to jump over a rope, and boys - to pull themselves up on the crossbar. It is worth noting that children can find the next hint-task in advance in a certain place or receive it from the leader for an achievement.

Both boys and girls can be offered to recite a few verses, insert words into a passage from a famous literary work, solve a crossword puzzle, compose a short story in which all words begin with a certain letter (for example, “d”), or solve a mathematical problem.

Particular attention should be paid to the preparation of the first task - you will hand it into the hands of the children. You can make an original envelope or box and put the first task there, as well as a piece of paper with a few introductory words that the children have become participants in the quest.

Quest options

There are two forms in which a birthday quest can be organized. The scenario of the first option involves competition between teams. The goal of this game is to find the hidden gift faster than the opposing team.

As for the second option, it involves the cooperation of both teams. For example, you can say that you need to find two parts of the map, connecting which the children will recognize the place where the main prize is hidden. Depending on the theme of the holiday, we can talk about evil spirits, good fairies, ancestors of pirates, sea monsters, famous football players and so on. Through the use of such “terms”, it will be easier for you to interest children and keep them busy for a long time with a common cause.

Husband's or wife's birthday: quest script

All adults remain children at heart, and they, too, can be surprised by the unusual beginning of the holiday. Be sure that a birthday quest for a husband or wife is capable of all day long, returning them to childhood at least for a short time. So, a gift, even if it is modest, should be hidden, and the hero of the occasion should be given only a postcard with information about the start of the quest and the first task. You can attach a small one to the postcard (it can be balloons, flowers) or pack it in a large box. In a word, show your imagination, and then the birthday quest will start in a very original way.

The script can be built on the basis of your favorite movie, computer game, husband's or wife's hobby. No less interesting will be the quest, the tasks of which will not be united by one topic. Then you can use mathematical problems, phrases from famous films, poetry, riddles (possible in a foreign language), crossword puzzles, facts from your life together, puzzles, and much more. In the case of organizing a holiday with friends, you can hide clues not only in yours, but also in their apartment, or ask the sellers of stores located near your house to take part. In this case, it will be interesting and fun not only for the husband or wife, but for the whole big company!