We’ve had some great treasure hunts with teenagers. At the most recent one, I was told I should make an ebook of all that is involved in making a great hunt. I had been thinking the same thing, wondering if it would be a good idea or not, so with that encouragement I proceeded.

The new freebie ebook is 22 pages in length, and discusses in detail all the steps involved in coming up with locations, how to place items, what kinds of items you can use, how to approach businesses, creating a master list and doing the clue layout so you know which team should be at which location next. I even included several pages of poem clues that can be adapted to your particular area. I hope a lot of people give it a try!

Treasure hunts aren’t just for teenagers. They can be used with homeschool groups and coops, adult Sunday school activities, young couple activities, and even for family reunion activities. Some reunions last for a couple days – this is a great way to spend a few hours in a car, driving around solving riddles and finding clues, and getting to know some of your more distant relatives, or relatives you’d like to spend a little more time with outside of just eating burgers and fries together!

I’d love to have comments posted on here after you have tried your hand at having a treasure hunt and let everyone know how it went!

I have a correspondent who would LOVE some help on saving money on her budget. She lives in Alaska and has no access to discount groceries and some of the stores (like Aldi’s) that we have here. I would love for anyone to comment who knows someone living in Alaska who can suggest some money-saving ideas for her. Thanks!

It seems to me that as I get older, I meet more and more folks who grew up in a fundamental Christian home but now embrace much more contemporory church settings in their adulthood.

Conversely, I meet a lot of folks who were not raised in a Christian home at all, got saved in their late teens or early 20’s, and they are seeking to establish traditional fundamental Christian homes.

I find these two situations intriguing, perhaps because they represent opposite ends of a pendulum.

I would be interested to hear the whys and wherefores of these decisions from people in both camps.

I’ve already begun doing some research into this topic, but I imagine this is going to be a while in the works. Depending upon what my research finds and what responses I get to my questions, I may at some point compile my findings into a book format. Any and all comments would be kept anonymous – I wouldn’t want to use anything that could in any way be attributed to a specific person or be hurtful to anyone. But I think knowing why people make the decisions they do could prove useful to church leaders trying to reach their communities.

It’s just an idea.

Certainly, you do not have to post anything on here if you do not want to. You may email me at kapandpen@bellsouth.net. I am very interested in your opinions and comments.

Thanks!