This was a kind of dry run for the kids birthday party activity next month. I tried my best to meticulously document all the prep work the night before on Instagram, so I'm going to try and let those pictures tell the story.
Neatly organized materials used.
Intro clue.
Zephyr reading the intro clue that morning
Clue #1 was in the fridge behind the ketchup
Zephyr and Lyric puzzle out clue #1
Found the Dodrio in the tomatoes
The Dodrio and its clue led to our Spanish-speaking skull, Señor Cranio
Clue #2 was on Señor Cranio
They looked in the wrong Pee Wee lunchbox at first
Eventually they found the right Pee Wee lunchbox, with Growlithe inside
Growlithe and its clue led to the sweater drawer
Clue #3 was in n the sweater drawer and led to the flower mug
Seel's rhyming clue led to under the dining room table
Lyric found clue #4
Clue #4 led to the Zingo box
Zingo searching
Mew and its clue led to the treasure in the laundry bin
Deluxe Japanese screaming Meowth and scotch tape dispenser Jigglypuff were in the treasure chest
Victorious treasure hunters
The one thing I want to correct for: The kids IMMEDIATELY starting fighting over who gets what Pokémon. Hopefully at the party there will be SO MANY POKÉMONS that this won't be as much of an issue? We'll see.
SELFGRADE: A. Mostly for remembering to meticulously document everything on Instagram, that was a big step for me. But it worked well, kids solved the puzzles entirely on their own, it was straight-up thrilling.