Create a scavenger hunt with clues for every hiding spot
A treasure hunt route with clever clues for each hiding spot, sized for your players' ages and your space.
The prompt
Create a scavenger hunt for me.
Occasion: [e.g. "Easter morning", "8-year-old's birthday", "anniversary surprise for my partner"]
Players and ages: [WHO]
Where: [e.g. "house and backyard", "a park", "our neighborhood"]
Hiding spots available: [LIST - e.g. "fridge, mailbox, under the doormat, dog bed"]
Number of clues: [e.g. 8-10]
Final prize: [WHAT]
Style: [rhyming riddles / picture clues for non-readers / puzzles to solve / mix]
Rules:
- Each clue points clearly to exactly one spot from my list. Match the difficulty to the youngest player who will read it.
- Order the route so players don't run back and forth across the space.
- For teams, give a parallel route with different clue orders so teams don't just follow each other.
- Offer a backup hint for each clue.
Return:
1. A table: clue number, the clue text, where it is hidden, and the hint.
2. The starting clue to hand over.
3. A quick setup checklist (hide clues in reverse order).
4. Optional: a small challenge at a few stops (e.g. "do 5 jumping jacks") to keep energy up.
For outdoor or public routes, keep clues within a safe area, avoid roads and private property, and make sure young children have an adult with them.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- WHO
- e.g. "house and backyard", "a park", "our neighborhood"
- LIST - e.g. "fridge, mailbox, under the doormat, dog bed"
- e.g. 8-10
- WHAT
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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