Codebreaker treasure hunt

A simple way to make treasure hunts more interesting and last longer.

How to try it:

• Create a simple cipher key and write it on a sheet of paper.

• Start easy: A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc. You can make it trickier once they’ve cracked it a few times.

• Write your clues using the cipher, each one pointing to the next hiding place.

• Hide the clues around the house or garden, with some kind of ‘treasure’ at the end.

• Hand over the cipher key and the first clue and let your children start decoding.

(Credit: thanks to Granny Catherine for this one.)