My children are counting the days, I am sure yours are too.
And no, it’s not only because they’re looking forward to the gifts. There’s so much more than that. Here’s how we get the Chanukah festivities started!
With 8 precious nights ahead of us, my family likes to kick-off the Chanukah festivities with a…
Family Treasure Hunt!
My children wait for this treasure hunt from Kislev to Kislev. And it makes me laugh, because it is so simple, yet so much fun.
I take a few moments and think about all the things that happened in our house this past year, and where in the house they happened. Then I create a treasure hunt. It goes something like this:
“Find your first clue in the spot where Tatty found Izzy’s glasses after he was missing them for two weeks.”
Everyone remembers that they were found under the baby’s crib because that’s where he fell asleep while playing hide-and-go-seek.
“Your second clue is where the baby spilled the entire bottle of Elmer’s glue.” and off they run. Who could forget that day??
“Find your next clue in the spot where Hindy sits every day after supper.”
“Your next clue is where Mommy hides Shabbos nosh and thinks nobody knows it’s there.”
“Your next clue is in the spot where Zeidi hangs his hat when he visits.”
Add any clues you know your family will enjoy.
At the end of the hunt, I leave a treasure for each kid in the form of vouchers: a voucher for breakfast with Mommy at the bagel shop before dawn (yawn), a voucher for baking sugar cookies , a voucher for staying up 1 hour later than usual, and so on.
This is a great game and we have lots of fun reminiscing and laughing all the while.
Adorable idea! Gotta start a notebook with clues for next Chanukah!
Great idea! What does it say in each clue they look for ?
Do you make a different hunt for each child or its one hunt and they complete it together? If its the latter, they each get their own prize in an envelope with their name on it?
Thanks for creating a fun family tradition. We’ve been doing this since one of the first years it was posted. Hard to believe it’s the better half of a decade already and is the highlight of our family’s Chanukah- even for the teens. I always add surprises and twists to make it fun, but it’s more traditional and important at this point than donuts!