Golden $1 coin treasure hunt birthday party

$25

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Love this idea and will definitely be doing this when kids are mid-elementary age!

But I am a mom still

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Chris Mueller4mo ago

Huge credit to @even*cleveland for this stellar idea. We ran it for a kids birthday recently and it was a smashing success. Kids absolutely loved finding real gold buried in the ground. Here's the way we structured the treasure hunt as a fun squad-based scavenger hunt with a big final reveal: (members-only)

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Golden $1 Coin Treasure Hunt Party

even*cleveland

“Most ingenious + sneakily thrifty child's birthday we've ever been to involved a collaborative backyard treasure hunt for a hoard of golden coins that turned out to be REAL money (cannily, the treasure could be split evenly and exactly among the kids, two coins each). Everyone got another golden dollar as a favor. The kids were thrilled and the parents were envious b/c it cost about $30 for ten ki”

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