Birthday Bash: Treasure Hunt

Ben and I devised a "treasure hunt" in the backyard in order to create time and space for cleaning up from the pizza-making and set up the table for cup-cake decorating. We had each child pick an index card - on each card, we had written a color. The color on each card corresponded to a colored ribbon that each child had to follow to a "surprise clue" at the end. The ribbons wound through the backyard, woven around each other and through the swingset. At the end of each ribbon, the kids found a different topping for decorating cupcakes. It was a flurry of activity (both outside and inside as Elissa and I traded out pizza toppings for cupcakes and frosting)!