This Valentine's Day scavenger hunt involves youth finding a series of valentine cards hidden around a house or other area based on clues. When they find the final valentine, they will also discover a special Valentine's Day gift. The document provides instructions on preparing the hunt, including buying valentines, writing clues on the cards, hiding them in different locations, and having the youth search for them within a time limit. The first group to return with all the cards and gift wins.

1. Valentine's Day Treasure
Hunt
In this Valentine's Day Scavenger
Hunt, youth must find a series of valentine's
by following a set of clues. When they reach
the final Valentine the youth will also find a
very special Valentine Gift.
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2. Resources
Buy a packet of inexpensive Valentines.
These usually include a variety of simple
valentines for youth and children to share
with their school friends. If you want to
have more than one hunt, you can
different Valentine's day cards in different
themes or different colored envelopes
and hide more than one set of cards. (i.e.
great for more than one youth or teams of
youth)
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3. Preparation
1. If you have more than one set of
Valentine's cards be sure the different
themes are easily distinguishable from
each other or indicate different teams
with a different colored envelopes.
2. Write a different love note on each
valentine card (ten to 15 cards). You
can also write one word per card and
number them to form a single message
of love.
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4. 3. Hide the Valentine cards throughout
the house or in other suitable places.
As you hide each card, write a clue on
the outside of the card to direct the
youth to the next hidden card. These
can be simple clues or riddles.
4. Along with the last Valentine, include a
small love gift like a box of
chocolates, etc.
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5. An important Rule
If you are hiding more than one set of
Valentine's day card, be sure to tell the
youth that they may only touch their own
cards. They may not take cards that
belong to another team if they happen to
find them.
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6. What to do
1. Divide everyone into two or more
groups and give them a time limit
with which to find the Valentine's Day
cards.
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7. What to do
2. Give the kids the clue to the first
valentine and let them search until
they have found all of them.
Remember to tell them there is
something special hidden with the
last Valentine.
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8. What to do
3. The first group that returns with the
all the cards AND the final gift within
the limited time wins.
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