(This
was submitted by CW who made up the instructions and the Treasure Hunt Clues for finding
the envelopes throughout the church and said, "it really is a great
activity! CW The Value Choices questions come from Valuable Ideas for Personal Progress
by Gayla Wise & Joanna Lewis. Because of copyright, they are not posted here but the
book can be purchased in most LDS bookstores.
Materials needed:
- Envelopes
- one per girl (to hold her slips of paper) and
21 more for the questions/clues.
Sheets of paper in each of the seven Values colors
(white, blue, red, green, orange, yellow, and purple) - approximately one sheet in each
color for every five girls.
Masking tape - to hang the question/clue envelopes around
the building.
To Do Ahead of Time:
1. Cut colored paper into 1½ inch squares. You will need six squares of every color for
each girl. ( I did this with a large paper cutter, and really saved a lot of time! If your
ward library doesn't have one, try a store that makes copies. They are usually sitting out
for use at no charge.)
2. Cut out each of the 21 Value Choices listed below and mount it onto the front of
an envelope.
3. Into each of the envelopes, place the two colors of paper indicated by the question you
mounted on front. You need one of each color for every girl. For example, if you have ten
girls, the first envelope should have ten blue squares and ten red squares.
4. Mount each of the clues on the back of a question envelope. The clues should
lead from one to another, and eventually back to where the girls started. There is no
"right" or "wrong" order for the questions or the clues. The
clue on the last envelope should direct the girls to the location of the first question.
5. Before the girls arrive, place the clues around the building. Remember, the clue
on the back of an envelope should lead to the next clue ... for example, don't
place the envelope that says, "Need chalk and eraser?" at the Library. It should
be placed somewhere else so when the girls read it, they know to find the next clue at
the Library. Does that make sense? Another note, if there are other youth in your building
at the same time you are having this activity, be sure to advise their leaders, and
request that they instruct their youth not to touch (or move) the envelopes you have so
carefully placed into specific locations! This can really throw a kink into things ...
6. Tell the girls to bring a flashlight, their scriptures, and a jacket or coat (if
necessary) with them to the activity.
To Begin the Treasure Hunt:
1. Give each girl an empty envelope.
2. Explain that they will go from one clue to the next. When they find a question
envelope, they should do three things:
a. Read the question on the front of the envelope.
b. Take a piece of paper from inside the envelope that corresponds with their answer to
the question. Remind the girls that each of them should answer the question individually,
not as a group.
c. After they have made their choice, read the clue on the back of the envelope that will
lead them to the next question. Emphasize that it is important for them to follow the
clues in order, so that they are able to answer all of the questions. They may pass by one
envelope on their way to another and be tempted to stop, but if they do so, they will more
than likely mess themselves up. At the end, each girl should have 21 pieces of paper if
she followed the route correctly.
3. Divide the girls into small groups. Each group should have at least one flashlight and
set of scriptures. Although they should answer the questions individually, they can help
each other find the next clue.
4. Start each group at a different location. Remember, the clues should lead from one to
the next and back to where they started. When they reach their starting point again, they
are finished, as long as they have 21 slips of paper! If they don't, they got off track
somewhere, and you may need to help them figure out where.
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