Scavenger Hunt for Kids - Operation Pirate Party for ages 7 - 13

This is a treasure hunt game that is part Survivor, part Fear Factor and part Pirates of the Caribbean. There is a real treasure to be found at the end of the game by one lucky team (who will of course share their booty with all other teams). You can have up to 6 teams and each team must visit 6 "ports" or locations (the number of locations can be cut down if need be).

The kids are divided into pirate crews (teams). The captains (selected by their crew) choose which famous pirate captain they want to be (all the team names are the names of famous pirates like Blackbeard, Captain Morgan, etc). Once the team has selected a captain and the captain has selected a name, the game can begin. The object of the game is to visit all 6 ports on their itinerary and complete a pirate themed challenge (such as finding hidden coins, creating a pirate flag or scavenging for pirate items for a team photo) at each port of call. Some challenges have the team pirates competing against each other for a winner; other challenges have pirate crews (teams) competing against each other. When the port challenges are done, the host will reveal which pirate crew won the chance to go find the hidden treasure - which they will share with all the other pirate crews of course. The overall winner is NOT based on who finished the challenges first but is based on which team collected a specially marked prize during the Port Challenges.

AGE RANGE: Age 7 - 13

NUMBER OF TEAMS/PLAYERS: Up to 36 (6 kids per team). Anymore than that and you might have a space problem if they start to double up in the ports they need to visit.

PLEASE NOTE: An adult or teen will need to be at each of the 6 ports to run the game/challenge.

LENGTH OF THE PIRATE TREASURE HUNT: About 2 hours from start to finish.

PRE-HUNT PREP TIME: You can put this pirate party treasure hunt together in about 6 hours (includes shopping for supplies - mostly arts and craft items although you will need one digital camera, reading the pirate hunt and prepping the materials

OPERATION PIRATE PARTY INCLUDES FRIENDLY, HELPFUL SUPPORT ALONG WITH MASTER COPIES OF:
The game itself (of course)
Facilitator instructions and supply list
Team itinerary, port instructions and pirate articles (rules)
Port signs
Invitation
A Pirate themed word search puzzle for one of the port challenges

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BUY/PROVIDE: Team collection bags (plastic shopping bags or something fancier - your choice), a digital camera and home printer, inexpensive items like arts & crafts supplies, pirate accessories, a treasure chest, plastic jewels and coins and prizes. We'll let you know exactly what you need to get in our handy facilitators' guide that comes with this scavenger hunt.