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Friday, August 10, 2007

Call All Creative Types - Advice Needed

We are all very excited about our upcoming trip to Point Sebago in a
couple weeks. I want to do something special and bury a hidden treasure
on our site for the boys to find. My idea was sort of inspired by the
book series "The Magic Tree House". I want to leave clues and a map to
lead them to the "treasure" which will be buried in the ground and
marked with something - a flag or an "X" (not sure). At first I wanted
to use a crate but now I'm thinking I should really do it up and get a
real "treasure chest". I think I could probably score one at Michael's
or something and paint it up with dark brown and gold. My question is
what can I put in it? And should I have things marked with their names
or will that be too hokey and unbelievable (as if finding a treasure IS
believable...LOL)... I'm thinking of putting things in that are (a) fun and (b) things they will use throughout the week:

*I thought it would be cool to find flashlights that go on their heads -
like on a headband (or whatever you call it) or just a regular
flashlight...
*Some fake money and "jewels"
*Some glow up sticks/nightlights for evening events/carnival
*I thought of chocolate but that could melt...
*Pirate things like eye patches, binoculars, some kind of hat

What else????

I'm also thinking we would make it some kind of week long adventure looking
for things or something like that? Or tell them they need to collect a
certain amount of pine cones or something... but then what would we do
with it in the end. Any suggestions???

I plan to have a letter and the map written on "old fashioned" paper with the burnt edges and all.

We really can't wait to go - I should probably scrapbook LAST year's pics
so we'll be all set to do this year's pics when we get back!

Thanks for reading!

********** UPDATE **********
Gotta love the Internet - check out this "gem" of an idea:

Hidden Treasures Gold Nuggets

Make these gold nuggets for your next pirate party. Then hide them for your friends to find.

What you need:
4 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons baking soda
2 teaspoons water
Gold spray paint
Tiny trinkets to hide inside the gold

What you do:

1. Mix all ingredients together. Pull off a piece of dough. Place a trinket in the middle and roll and fold the dough around into to look like a gold nugget.

2.Bake at 185 degress for 2 hours. Cool completely.

3.Take outside and spray paint. Hide them and let your guests find them and break them open to find the treasure.

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