Looking for the Snowguys

Quest description

This New Year / Christmas quest for chidlren is not just a set of ready-made cards with tasks, but a short fairy tale in itself. You can easily and quickly prepare it yourself. All the tasks in "Tracking the Snowguys" are already incorporated into the plot, you only need to print out the cards, cut them, arrange them around the house (or in the school classroom) and follow the adventures of the children.

There is no need to conduct this quest: if children do not know how to read, they will just need some help with reading and solving some tasks. Children who can read will cope on their own.

The legend behind the quest

Where have the Christmas gifts disappeared? They’ve just been lying under the Christmas tree – and now there is nothing! Look, but there's some kind of note here…

"We are Snowguys, small and naughty winter creatures! People made us and left us in the street all alone, while they went to celebrate Christmas. We got very offended and hid all your gifts! Find all our hints, solve the tasks, and maybe then you’ll find your presents!"

Isn’t it exciting? The children will certainly want to find playful Snowguys, reveal the secret of their naughty nature and return their gifts.

This quest develops lots of skills: while doing it, children not only search for clues (which is noisy, active and fun on its own), but also make logical conclusions, draw, write, read, sing, dance and guess! Here's how some tasks look like:

Who is this quest for?

The quest can be played by one child aged 5 to 10, several children or a whole class together as a team (suitable for boys and girls both). Just make sure that all children participate in solving tasks. The quest is designed for children aged from 5 to 10 , but both younger children and adults can join the game as well. Important: children who cannot read and do not know the letters will definitely need the help of older children or an adult - some tasks contain letter answers that need to be written in the cards.

The duration depends on the age and number of children: on average, the quest takes from 40 minutes to 1.5 hours. The play time can be adjusted by hiding the hints more simply or in a tricky way, giving children hints (if they need them or there are children younger than the recommended age). This quest is suitable for Christmas day or the New Year's Eve, or you can also do it in the morning of January, 1st. Choose the time when it’s convenient for you to organize everything. And why not play during the holidays as well?

See how Eve (6 years old) passes this quest at home:

What you need for the quest

1. A color or black-and-white printer, some paper, scissors.
2. Snowmen’s figurines – cut them out from the last sheet of the "Cards for Printing" file or take any toys in the shape of snowmen. You can make them out of snow (then they will wait for the children in the freezer) or a sock in 15 minutes (see the workshop at the end of the instructions).
3. Felt tip pens and glue.
4. Gifts or sweets that children will receive in the end of the quest.
5. Bluetooth speaker that connects to your smartphone or laptop / computer with speakers (it’s optional).

What is included in the package

The set includes 3 files in PDF format:

1. 11 hint cards with tasks (for printing on a black-and-white or color printer): letter games, logical tasks, creative tasks and questions for attentiveness and ingenuity. No puzzles and crosswords! You choose which tasks to include in the quest.
2. Instructions for preparing the quest: detailed instructions about what and where to hide plus 4 extra games.
3. The envelope template (for your convenience, if you want to hide hints in envelopes).

Hiding places used in the tasks

There are 2 variants of cards in the quest: the first option is for home, the second is for elementary school. The quest uses instructions for such hiding places (hiding places for school are given after slash, but you can take the task from any option):

• window / crayons
• spoon / shelf
• lamp / door
• sofa (or cushion, armchair) / picture (or plant, a table)
• clock / soap
• sneakers / backpack
• radiator / hallway
• kettle / computer (laptop)
• 3 hints suggest that you will choose and write three places that are convenient for you.

How to buy the script

To purchase the quest, make an order by clicking on the big orange button on this page and fill in the fields. Then you can choose a convenient payment method. After that, the link for downloading the quest script will be automatically sent to the email address you gave – you need to click on it to download the materials.

If you don't find the script in the Inbox, be sure to check the Spam, Mailing Lists or Notifications folder.