Stolen cake case

Detective quest description

A children's quest with ready-made tasks is a wonderful and unusual way to involve a group of children of different age or a whole class into the game. The script, as well as the host, is not needed here. This classic detective quest that consists of cards with tasks and hints "conducts itself" – children solve puzzles, ciphers and riddles, and the answers tell them where to go with the search further. An adult only needs to print out the task cards from our electronic set and arrange them along the chain – the quest is ready! This will work even for an inexperienced person who arranges a quest for the first time.

The legend behind the quest

You are at a party. It's time for tea and cake. But what’s happened? The cake has disappeared, but there is a letter from the cake thief who threatens to eat it! Now the children have to unite in a friendly team of true detectives to get the cake back!

The children need to find the cake by following detective tips. They need to act together (in one or two teams): read tracks, solve ciphers, study the elements of disguise, investigate the crime scene, look for bugs and deal with the photo robots. Finally, they’ll figure out who the criminal is and find out where they hid the cake!

Where to arrange the quest and who it is suitable for

The quest about detectives is suitable for children of 7-12 years old who can read and write at least a little. With the help of an adult or older children, children from 5 years old can participate in the quest as well – it will be very interesting to look for bugs, hints and differences!

The optimal number of participants is up to 5 people in one team, and 8 or more when playing with two teams.

Arrange a quest at home, at a party, at school or camp for a whole class or group of children.

Play with two teams

To do this, use 2 variants of cards: for each team, the tasks will be the same, but the answers and hiding places will be different (each card is made in two versions). Teams will be able to complete the quest at the same time. You will need 2 cakes – one for each team.

How to play at school

To play well with the whole class, you need to buy 2 cakes in advance, prepare two big tables for a tea party, and ask two adults to accompany the teams all the time. Before the game, hide the cakes securely in the closet and in the hallway.

• The closet may be in your classroom or in another one, and it should be locked. You can also keep the cake in a box under a pile of books – it shouldn’t be accidentally discovered before the quest finale.
• The hall may be in another part of the school (for example, not far from the security guard or the cloakroom attendant, or in the hall near another teacher's office).

Invite the children to drink tea with cakes, but instead of cakes, the pupils will find notes left by the cake thief on two tables. Let everyone sit down, divide them into two teams (call one team Private Investigators and the other one Detectives, so that the children remember who is who, do not get confused and play with their team). Then read the cake thief’s letter and divide the tasks.

Ask the children not to shout, not to confuse the other team and not to prompt and help them, because the tasks are similar, but the places where the teams will find their hints are different. If possible, use several rooms: radiators, windows, curtains can be used in the halls and wardrobe, there is a sink in the toilet and near the canteen, etc.

What stashes are used in the quest

We use convenient and simple places to hide the hints so you can organize the quest anywhere. The second option is given after a slash.

• door / lamp
• vase / curtain
• picture / mirror
• laptop / shoebox
• chair / backpack
• clock / table
• flowerpot / nightstand
• radiator / sink
• freezer / cupboard
• the place for the cake is a closet / hall.

Two hints suggest any place you choose yourself.

The task cards for the children's quest look like this:

What you need for the quest

Nothing special is needed to organize the quest:

• а сake (or two if two teams are playing)
• сolor or black-and-white printer, scissors
• felt-tip pens for children
• glasses according to the number of children, non-transparent juice or tea
• a phone with the Internet and a downloaded app for reading QR codes (explanation in the table in task No. 9).

The maximum prep time is 60 minutes.

What you get when you buy the quest script

3 electronic files in PDF format:

1. Detective hint cards for printing (in color or black-and-white version): 12 tasks. Each with two variants of answers (24 variants of where to hide the hints in total). This way you have what to choose from when hiding the hints.

You need to print 15 pages with tasks for one variant.

2. Answers. Make sure to read them through so that you know how to help the children and give them a leading hint.
3. Detailed instructions for preparing the quest.

How to buy the quest

To purchase a 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.