An educational treasure hunt game provides for teaching young children or others the basics of writing and reading, by conducting a physical search for cards placed or concealed throughout a predetermined area in accordance with clues provided. A series of cards include pictorial representations of various articles or objects on the front face thereof, with the cards having one or more written clues on the reverse face thereof. Each clue corresponds to a pictorial representation shown on the front face of the next successive card in the series, with all of the cards being arranged in alphabetical order according to the first letter of the name of the object or article pictured. The back faces of the cards may include more than one clue, with a corresponding number of cards being provided in order to provide sufficient pictorial symbols. The game is played by placing or concealing the cards adjacent to articles or objects corresponding to their pictorial representations. The game supervisor then reads the first clue, and players engage in a physical search for the object or article corresponding to that clue. When the object and its associated card are found, the supervisor reads a clue from the discovered card, and the process continues. Players are provided with a board and marker to record the first letter or the name of the object depicted on each card found. One or more prizes may be provided at the end of the search, if desired.
The present invention comprises an educational treasure hunt game, in which young children or others may learn the basics of writing and reading. The game apparatus includes a series of cards corresponding to the letters of the alphabet, with each card having one or more clues provided thereon describing an object or article found in the household or game area. The opposite side of each card includes a pictorial representation of the article described in the clue of the previous card, and the name of the article. (The first card has no specific pictorial representation, and the last card has no written clue.)
The cards (excepting the first card) are placed or concealed in various areas of the household or game area, in locations corresponding to the object or article of the object or article pictured thereon. An adult or other supervisor reads the first clue provided on the first card, and players seek out the card which has been placed or hidden with the object or article to which the first clue is directed. When that card is located, the players note and write the first letter or the name of the article on erasable boards which have been provided with the game. The supervisor then reads the clue provided on the just located card, which leads players to the next object or article and card which has been placed or hidden therewith. The game continues as desired, either through the entire alphabet, or perhaps for some predetermined number of letters or time period. The last card clue may direct players to one or more prizes provided with the game.
Accordingly, it is a principal object of the invention to provide an improved educational treasure hunt game for teaching young children or others, beginning writing and reading skills in an enjoyable manner.
It is another object of the invention to provide an improved educational game having a series of cards, with each of the cards corresponding to a letter of the alphabet and (excepting the first card) having a pictorial representation of an article or object thereon and corresponding first letter of the name of the article, and (excepting the last card) having a clue describing the article or object corresponding to the next letter of the alphabet.
It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved educational game in which the cards (excepting the first card) are placed or concealed with an object or article corresponding to the article or object pictured on the card.
An additional object of the invention is to provide an improved educational game in which a first clue is read and players conduct a physical search for the object corresponding to the first clue to find the corresponding card, with the next clue then being read from the discovered card, and so on to completion of the game.
Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved educational game including means for players to record the first letter of the object or name of the object corresponding to each card found, and one or more prizes which are located at the end point of the game.
It is an object of the invention to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof in an apparatus for the purposes described which is inexpensive, dependable and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purposes.
These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent upon review of the following specification and drawings.