Grimm Scavenger Hunt Part III

It's been awhile since I've been at the library and actually had time to sit at my desk.  I've been meaning to update about the scavenger hunt that I did at the last lock-in.  The kids loved it and had a lot of fun completing the scavenger hunt.

As a bonus for the hunt kids had to earn extra gold leaves (which are featured in the first post about the scavenger hunt).  They completed different tasks such as avoiding having tea with Grandma by reading her a picture book and making her fall asleep.  Another challenge was dueling with a delusional knight( we used pool noodles as the swords).  I'm sure their favorite stop was at the Candy Cafe where the evil witch had a candy bar and juice.  The teens had to be careful not to eat too much candy or the witch would gobble them up like she wanted to with Hansel and Gretel.

Another way to earn gold leaves was a short Grimm Quiz.  This was a multiple choice quiz about the original Grimm Tales.  For each correct answer the teams were given half a point (gold leaf).  It took me awhile to find some Grimm trivia online.  Here is what I compiled for the quiz:

1) What were the first names of the Grimm brothers?

a) Josef and Gunter

b) Sigmund and Frederick

c) Werner and Karl

d) Wilhelm and Jacob

2) The traditional folktale Briar Rose is also known as: _________.

a) Cinderella

b) Rapunzel

c) Sleeping Beauty

d) Snow White

3) Brothers Grimm fairy tales are known for their beautiful princesses and ugly witches. What percentage of the stories make reference to physical appearance?

a) less than 25 percent

b) 50 percent

c) 75 percent

d) more than 90 percent

4) In the original version of Cinderella, the main character received her lovely ball gown from __________.

a) a kindly neighbor

b) a magic tree

c) a magical mouse

d) her fairy godmother

5) In the original version of the tale, what did Rumplestiltskin do when the queen guessed his name, freeing her child from the dwarf's clutches?

a) He disappeared, never to be seen again.

b) He held his breath until he exploded.

c) He placed a curse on the queen's family.

d) He tore himself in half.

Answers:

d) Wilhelm and Jacob

c) Sleeping Beauty

d) more than 90 percent

b) a magic tree

d) He tore himself in half.

Grimm Scavenger Hunt Part 2

Here's another peek at the scavenger hunt that the teens will be doing this Friday night.  As I scramble to pull everything together this week and double check my lists I keep reminding myself how much fun this will all be.  Whenever I plan a scavenger hunt I worry that it's not going to go smoothly or I've mixed up a group's clues, but every time it works out just fine.  It helps that I make several checklists as I prepare for an event like this.

I found some old, old cassette tape boxes that the library used to use to house the cassette tape collection.  This made me laugh because the teens will have no idea what these boxes were originally used for.  I thought it would be fun to have the first clue for each group to be presented in a book, so I made a fancy numbered cover and glued it to the cover.  Inside is a small compartment with the first clue rolled up.  Things like this just add a little fun to the game.

The yellow list is a Fairy Barter List.  Part of the game will be to find things in the library (mostly office supplies) that they can trade with the fairies for gold leaf money to purchase necessary items to complete the scavenger hunt.  This will also buy me and the other helpers sometime in between teams during challenges.

Here is what the inside of the case looks like with the clue.

Grimm Scavenger Hunt Part 1

Since I've been hosting lock-ins at the library I've included a scavenger hunt to help the time go by.  This year my Teen Advisory Board wanted to plan the scavenger hunt.  The theme is Grimm Fairy Tales.  I can't say too much yet since the lock-in is not until next weekend, but the basic gist of the game is:

Teens will be the bad guys from various fairy tales.  We branched out a bit from the Grimm tales so we could  have a few more characters involved.  The teens will be breaking out of the fairyland jail and must complete certain tasks to earn gold leaf money (pictured below) and obtain specific objects that will be needed in order to be freed. It's been fun to work with a couple of the teens on this scavenger hunt.  They are full of crazy ideas.  I think we've managed to make most of the ideas possible with a little fixing here and there. 

I will post more pictures from the different stations they will be visiting as I complete them.  

For now I'll leave the gold leaves as a teaser!