How to stage a treasure hunt...

[Ponine]

Okay... so Family Fun has a recipie for Treasure Stones
Treasure Stones These are made with plaster of Paris....


and a Treasure Cake



There is also a recipie out there for stones this way, but I cannot find a picture.:

Treasure Rocks

INGREDIENTS

1 cup flour
1 cup used coffee grinds
1/2 cup salt
1/4 cup sand
3/4 cup water

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix all dry ingredients together in a medium bowl. Slowly add water and knead until the mixture is the consistency of bread dough. Break off a piece of dough and roll it into the size of a baseball. Make a hole in the center of the ball big enough to hide treasures in. Fill the hole with treasures and seal with some extra dough. Let your treasure stone air dry for 2-3 days or until hard or bake in the oven on a cookie sheet at 150 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
If you want them colored add 1 Tbs. of powder tempera paint to tint your Treasure Stones different colors.

Now, I have seen the latter recipie, done similar to the first. In that you take the 'treasure' and wrap it in plastic wrap or foil and then use the coffee ground mixiture to cover it and shape into a rock...

Hmm... you could do part of the map with lemon juice ink...

so many fairly evil things to do with that age group.

Let me know if you need more... over zealous room mom here. I bought all the books the library owned.