Steps to organize an outdoor treasure hunt
To organize an outdoor treasure hunt, it is necessary to proceed in stages.
- Choose an appropriate place
It is necessary first to choose an ideal place with space and special interest, in general a place that is beautiful and interesting from the point of view of nature or heritage.
- Define a theme and adapt to the place
It is then necessary to define a theme and adapt it to the place. For example, a treasure hunt like Iescape game outdoor de l'Île de la Cité gradually finds the treasure of the origin of Paris.
- Plan puzzles and difficulty level
To plan puzzles, you have to see the level of difficulty you want. There, everything depends on the audience to which the activity is directed. For example, the age of children should be taken into account if a treasure hunt is conducted for a child's birthday. For children under the age of 11, the treasure hunt in the Paris Cutlery Passages or the Paris Cutlery PassageHôtel-Dieu de Lyon will be well adapted.
- Organize logistics
The next step is the organisation of logistics. There is a minimum of materials to prepare and provide: notebooks, pencils, code sheets, possibly compass, mirror, magnifying glass, UV lamp... The most difficult is, without a doubt, the creation of notebooks, which implies having defined a course, created puzzles and chosen a red thread.
- Test the treasure hunt and adjust if necessary
Finally, it is necessary to test the treasure hunt and adjust if necessary, thinking that the whole must be well coordinated and constantly adapted to the participants of the day.
