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Each child will pretend to be a rancher and help round up the cattle.
Select several locations from the Riddle Me home inventory list, enough for each child to go to separated places. In each location, hide a toy cow or a picture of a cow.
Then it’s time for the round up. For fun, each child could ride a stick horse.
Give each child one clue, different from the other children. Once they find where the clue leads, they should get the cow and bring it back. You can then give them a second clue and so on until all the cows are rounded up.
At each location the children would help a “dragon”.
For example:
The first location they would have to help Rainbow Dragon sort all the colored blocks into the correct box.
The second location they would have to help make a “bridge” for Earth Dragon to cross the “water”. (They would have to use their imagination. The water could be a sidewalk and the bridge could be a large foam puzzle).
In another location, they would have to help Word Dragon finish a story by putting the correct letter to make some simple words.
They could also help Tic Tac Dragon play a game of tic-tac-toe or pick up sticks for Fire Dragon to make some roasted marshmellows.
Once they have found and helped all the dragons, they “fly” back to the kitchen for a yummy dragon snack.
Follow the trail of the old pirate to find his treasure. You have the first clue to lead you to the first location where you will find a few pieces of the treasure and the second clue. Continue the same way to as many clues and locations as you would like. Your final location could have a cake decorated to look like an island. The island cake could have “treasure” inside it that they would discover as they cut or “dig” on the “X” marking the spot.
Choose locations from the Riddle Me home inventory list. Save the first clue to read later. Put the second clue where the first clue leads. Put the third clue where the second clue leads, and so on.
At each location, each person must think of a song about the location they have come to. They must sing at least one line of their song.
For example, the first clue may lead you to a flower bed. One person might think of the song “Yellow Rose of Texas”. The next person may think of “Little Purple Pansies” and so on until everyone has had a turn. Then read the next clue, go to the next spot, and sing a song.
You could add to the challenge to see who can remember the most words of the song they have chosen.
Select “water” locations from the Riddle Me home inventory list, for example: pool, bathroom sink, kitchen sink, sprinkler, watering can, or bathtub. Hide a toy water creature in each location.
Give the children the first clue. Once they have found the creature. Read them the second clue and so on.
At the end, the children could play with the creatures in the pool or sprinkler.
Select three locations from the Riddle Me home inventory list.
Make a “map” of the locations by putting the three clues on one page and drawing lines from one clue to the other.
Give each child a backpack to collect something from each location.
At each location set up a “problem” for the explorers to solve.
For example:
The first location could lead to the coffee table. Here they will have to put together a simple puzzle of an animal. They could then put that in their packs.
The second location could lead a pile of toy bugs. Here they will have to sort the bugs into ones that are alike and then sort them so each child gets one of each to put in their pack.
The third location could lead to the picnic table. Have some little toy birds. At this location, they have to make a nest out of playdough for the little birds to live in. Give each child a bag of playdough to put in their pack.
You remember the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Goldilocks found things that were “just right” for her. This is a game for you to find what is “just right” at your house.
Give the children the three clues for the first set. Tell them that they have to go find out where each clues leads. After they figure out all three clues, they have to return and tell which item best answers the question.
Set A. Clues to: 1. Fireplace 2. Freezer 3. Refrigerator
Question: What would be just right for a glass of milk?
Set B. Clues to: 1. closet 2. garbage can 3. toy box
Question: What would be just right for playing?
Set C. Clues to: 1. telephone 2. piano bench 3. pillow
Question: What would be just right for a nap?
There is a mystery to be solved. Who took the piece of the cake? And what room did they eat it in? Was it Mrs. Peacock in the bedroom? Or Mr. Mustard in the kitchen?
Choose the items for the children to look for from the Riddle Me home inventory list.
Give each child a printed page of all the Riddles Me clues (but blank out the locations above each clue). They should each have the same ones.
Let them choose which place they want to look and in what order.
They will be looking for a clue to help them figure out who it was and where.
In each location, you could hide a puzzle piece to a puzzle that once they put it together would give them the answer.
Or, they could find a paper with a letter on it which they could write down. Once they find all the clues, they can unscramble the letters to spell the answer to the mystery.
Help the princess find her gown, jewels, shoes, crown so she can get ready for the Ball.
Select locations from the Riddle Me home inventory list. Hide one of the princess items in each place.
Give the children the clues so they will be able to find all that the princess needs to be ready for the Ball.
