I was asked to post the entire scavenger hunt together to make it easier to follow -
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Happy Halloween !
Here is the invitation you should send out week + before:
The hour draws near -and this party comes but once a year.
Dear oh dear -I broke a mirror , Walked under a ladder to boot!
Sorry but your home is now bewitched, We need to find some friends to recruit!
The evening will bring a dire situation to light,
And some will receive their deserved reward; a heart-stopping fright!
We are sure to enjoy the antics of those brave enough to show,
All Hallow's Eve will be here soon ; soon ; Be here before you know........
Halloween Hunt Parents Clues :
1. You will know that I am coming
From the jingle of my bell,
But exactly who I am is not an easy thing to tell.
Children, they adore me
for they find me jolly,
but I do not see them when the halls are decked with holly.
My job often leaves me frozen,
I am a man that all should know,
But I do not do business in times of sleet or ice or snow.
I travel much on business,
But no reindeer haul me around,
I do all my traveling firmly on the ground.
I love the time of Christmas,
But that's not my vocational season,
And I assure that is because of a sound economic reason.
2. "Eye of newt, and toe of frog, "Wool of bat, and tongue of dog
"Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Find all of the ingredients & the cauldron on the double!"
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Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
3. The one who makes it doesn't need it , the one that buys it doesn't keep it the one that sells it doesn't use it, the one that's using it never knows it being used
What am I?
4. There's not a creature lives beneath the sky,
Can secrets keep so faithfully as I;
All things for safety are to me consigned,
Although I often leave them far behind;
I never act but by another's will,
And what he should command I must fulfill.
What am I?
5. Discovered in Africa, I spread like a tide
To become a hot staple known the worldwide.
A necessity to some, a treasure to many,
I'm best enjoyed among pleasant company.
Some like me hot and some like me cold.
Some prefer mild, others only bold.
Some take me straight, while some like to savor
My essence to which has been added a flavor.
So put down your cares and sit awhile with me;
I'll send you back refreshed and full of energy.
6. You are on your way to visit your Grandma, who lives at the end of the valley. It's her birthday, and you want to give her the cakes you've made.
Between your house and her house, you have to cross 7 bridges, and as it goes in the land of make believe, there is a troll under every bridge! Each troll, quite rightly, insists that you pay a troll toll. Before you can cross their bridge, you have to give them half of the cakes you are carrying, but as they are kind trolls, they each give you back a single cake.
How many cakes do you have to leave home with to make sure that you arrive at Grandma's with exactly 2 cakes?
7. Every dawn begins with me, At dusk I'll be the first you see,
And daybreak couldn't come without, What midday centers all about.
Daises grow from me, I'm told, And when I come, I end all cold,
But in the sun I won't be found, Yet still, each day I'll be around.
8. Well hello there, new friends, It's a pleasure to meet you
I wonder if you'd indulge, The unique way I greet you
You see, I'm a player , Of a great many games
So instead of just telling you, Maybe try guessing my name
Now to make this more fair, I'll give you some clues
For there are so many ways, That my name is used
My family is royal, Though as has oft been spoken
The headgear I once wore, Has since become broken
In my more playful moods, I might hide in a box
Or just run around, for I'm nimble as a fox
But please don't misjudge me; I'm not some lame slacker
I can work hard with a hammer To become a road cracker
If I see you in trouble, At the side of the road
I'll be right there to help, If it eases the load
I'm brave in the darkness, When it's black, call my name
But I get rather scary, When I'm high on a plane
All right, one last clue, Then let's call it a night:
I'll give you a grin As an October light
So now that we've ended, This fun guessing game
Now can you tell me, Just what is my name?
1. Card # 1 Handed to the Team
2. Card # 2 Placed in Freezer – HagenDaz Container.
3. Card # 3 Placed in the skeleton coffin
4. Card # 4 Placed in a locked box that needs a (key)
5. Card # 4 Behind the #2
6. Card # 5 Behind the Letter D
7. Card # 6 Behind the Picture of Jack
HALLOWEEN HUNT FOR THE KIDS
The very first clue will be found behind Jack Skeleton’s Picture- :
1. Good Evening my Friends, This is the start of the race
To find the all the clues you must look in the right place
Shiver me Timbers!
Stick to the Facts!
And always remember-
Opposites attract
2. Well, well, well, what do we have we here?
Take heed my fine friends, it is too soon to cheer,
That was too easy, we must have a show!
It will become harder the farther you go!
So all stick together, do not shed a tear…
For your next clue look carefully at the picture you’re near
(I’m not sure if I will hang pictures around the house for them to carefully look at or wallpaper so either way, I will change this some)
3. Over the river, and through the wood-
now Grandmothers cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!
(Inside the pumpkin pie of course)…….
Small Card on top of the pumpkin pie-
Don't be afraid of guts and goo… For in this pie is your next clue
4. Pronounced as one letter, But look and you'll see,
That really I'm written with three.
I'm read from both ends, The same either way. What am I?
5. So you think this is easy? Well, it just may become hard -
Read the next clue - it’s on the attached card.
5 little pumpkins Sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "Oh, my it's getting late!”
The second one said, "There are witches in the air!”
The third one said, "Well, I don't care!”
The fourth one said, "Let's run and run and run!”
The fifth one said, "I'm ready for some fun!”
Ooooo went the wind and out went the lights
And the five little pumpkins Rolled out of sight !
Find the five pumpkins and all of their friends… and you’ll find your next clue………. (I have the little pumpkins from last years party)
6. . Aww Rats! You found us, and all of my friends, our fun is over but yours just began- Riddle me this my fine friends!
"Stiff is my spine and my body is pale, but I'm always ready to tell a tale."
(The answer is a Book and we'll have to pick a good book to hide it in. Maybe Legend of Sleepy Hollow)
7. One little, two little, three little witches,
Fly over haystacks, fly over ditches,
Slide down moon beams without any hitches,
Hey ho Hallowe'en's here!
Horned owl's hooting, it's time to go a-finding,
outside deep in the shadows, a black cats a- hiding,
With gay little goblins, sliding, gliding,
Hey ho Hallowe'en's here!
(I have a black cat I made out of wood, from Martha Stewarts Halloween )
8. There's a goblin as green as a goblin can be.
Who is sitting outside and is waiting for me.
When he knocked on my door and said softly, "Come play!"
I answered, "No thank you, now please, go away!"
But the goblin as green as a goblin can be. Is still sitting outside and is waiting for me……
( I have the Goblin already)
9. Jack-o-lantern pumpkin head -He is a fearful sight.
If I were you, I'd be afraid, To meet him outside in the night.
By day he is a pumpkin, But just you wait 'til night.
When out of eyes and nose and mouth There shines a yellow light
(I need to carve a jacko' lantern)
10. The stars were gone, The night was dark,
When something strange took place,
I could not quite believe it, There was a gruesome face.
I don't believe in zombies, But that is what I saw,
A skeleton with corpselike face, I viewed it with awe.
11 . Out in the dark and maybe under a tree
Look for a graveyard then a skeleton key,
Don't be afraid of all hallows night,
not all ghosts choose to give you a fright!
(I have the tombstones and the skeleton key )
12. I can be quick and then I'm deadly,
I am a rock, shell and bone medley.
If I was made into a man, I'd make people dream,
I gather in my millions by ocean, sea and stream.
13. Remember always To smell the roses,
If you dig here Hold your noses
14 Boo!
B is for broomsticks witches to fly,
O is outrageous spooks that go by,
O is for orange pumpkins so bright,
These are the signs of a Halloween night
(I have the ghost we can hang on a tree or something)
15 Don’t despair; the END is very NEAR….
For a treasure hunt like this, you don’t show any fear!
Everyone around you is helping you search …–
Now go climb up a staircase where the bats like to perch.
(I have about a dozen bats and black sheets to help make a bat cave)
16
Down below the shining moon
Around the trees, a sacred gloom
Running with the midnight sky
Knowing the thing that makes you cry
Night is full with my essence
Eternal light betrays my presence
Soaring through my endless task
Shadows are my faithful mask
17. Congratulations! You’ve won the Hunt
Bring your booty inside to divvy it up!
Remember tonight is not all fright and fear -
A trick or treat is waiting near -
The kitchen holds a sweet surprise
Enter the house and claim another prize !
1. Card # 1 Handed to the Team
2. Card # 2 Placed under a fridge magnet
3. Card # 3 Placed in the Stretching Disney Posters
4. Card # 4 Placed in the Pumpkin Pie
5. Card # 5 Placed behind Twilight Eye Ball
6. Card # 6 Given with the Last piece of the Pumpkin
7. Card # 7 Hidden in the book, Legend of Sleepy Hollow
8. Card # 8 Hidden on the Black Cat silhouette
9. Card # 9 Hidden on the Goblin
10. Card #10 Hidden behind the jack O’ Lantern
11. Card #11 Hidden in the crawling zombie
12. Card #12 Key Hidden in the graveyard
13. Card #13 Buried in the Sand Box
14. Card #14 Buried under the roses
15. Card #15 Hidden in the Ghost
16. Card #16 Hidden In Bat Cave
17. Card #17 Hidden in Dark Corner – “Darkness “
18. Card #18 Hidden Behind Darkness sign