Quest script for children at home, ready-made quest with tasks from Questix

If you are looking for a quest scenario for children to conduct in your apartment or house, you can choose the appropriate game option by age and theme in our catalog of ready-made quests for children. Download and print the quest on your home printer, lay it out according to the instructions, and take a camera to capture the solution process. It's simple!

And in this instruction, “Questix” will teach you how to come up with and organize a quest for children at home on your own . Don't be scared, it's not difficult and interesting. You will need a little time a couple of days before the holiday (you don’t want to rush and twitch?) and simple props: paper, markers, scissors. Want to make it more complicated? Please! Add a couple of gadgets, a combination lock and a handful of coins - you choose the difficulty of the tasks.

The main advantage of such a quest is that it “conducts itself” - it is not necessary to “learn the role”, as in a school play, and be the leader, showing your talents, the main thing is to prepare all the tests in advance and place them in the chosen places. We also recommend watching our video about preparing a home quest yourself.

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How to come up with and arrange a quest for children at home with your own hands

Determine who the tasks will be for: the age of the children, how many there are, whether other adults will participate or, on the contrary, help you (older children are excellent helpers). If there are more than eight children, it is better to divide them into two teams according to ability and age and make two parallel chains of clues that will not intersect, so the seekers will not interfere with each other and there will be enough tasks for everyone. And at the end, prepare a surprise for each team! Until adolescence, it is advisable not to organize competitions and rivalries. Invite dad and grandmothers to join, do a couple of more difficult tasks - they will be pleased to participate, and the children will be prompted if in doubt.
Select a room. Prepare it: remove unnecessary, fragile, valuable - everything that players could accidentally damage in the excitement of the game. On the street, if the area is open (park, playground), figure out how to mark the boundaries of the search so that the children do not run away: stretch a string or draw with chalk.
Look around carefully and choose the places where the quest clues will be hidden: they should not be too obvious to avoid early detection of the clue - then the quest will be shortened and disappointment is inevitable. But not entirely difficult either - corresponding to the age and ingenuity of the child. Select pieces of furniture, small objects, something that appears many times (chair, cup, window sill) - there are several of them in any house, you will have to search everything! Use different rooms, do not forget about the height of children when choosing the height of the hiding place. In open areas (if there will be other people there), make sure that strangers do not accidentally discover parts of your quest. Be sure to provide for the opportunity to receive a hint - for some action (song, dance) or simply a limited number (4-5 for the entire quest).
From the selected places, create and write down a chain of tasks for yourself, from 5-6 hiding places for five-year-olds to 12-15 for teenagers and adults. Give the first clue personally, place it in a visible place, or your accomplice will deliver it to the door and ring the bell. Older children will be interested in receiving a mysterious SMS, a strange photo of some place in the house or a video message on their laptop, or even an envelope from the pizza delivery guy! Using the first clue, children will determine the location of the second, using the second - the third, etc. Example (in the house): lamp - backpack - chair - plant - bicycle - telephone - kettle - pillow - mug - mirror. Example (at the dacha): tree – stairs – swimming pool – sandbox – flower bed – shovel – fence – swing – wheelbarrow – firewood.
Determine the final destination where the gift will be hidden. If there are a lot of children, make sure that everyone gets a small surprise, not just the birthday boy. Badges, tokens, chocolate medals, keychains, slimes are perfect.

We figured out the procedure. For the first time, we recommend a linear quest, in which tasks are completed sequentially. Once you have successfully completed it, you can try other types:

Collection quest , such as the Mystery of the Hieroglyph: completing tasks, children collect puzzle pieces, having received them all, put together the dragon seal and learn the secret from the text on the back. In the pirate quest, it is possible to collect all the pieces of the treasure map only by completing all the tasks on the cards. Draw the map yourself (memorize it, burn the edges a little with a candle), mark the place with the treasure with a cross and tear it into pieces.
Quest code : at the very beginning, provide the children with a note that already says where to look, but the message is encrypted. And they will collect the key to the code by solving the tasks.
Quest with locks (coded or regular with keys). Give the gift right away, but it is locked (perhaps with more than one lock!). To unlock the locks, you need to complete all the puzzles. How to guess numbers? Questions (how many piglets were there in the fairy tale?), mathematical examples (according to the children’s knowledge), tasks with a trick (how many legs do the girl and her pets puppy, kitten, chicken and snake have in total?), props (count the pebbles in the bag, the amount of money in wallet) and even letters (pictures of Donkey, House, Needle and Sock are ONE).

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What kinds of tasks are there for children's quests at home?

The most interesting thing is to combine tasks under one topic (but this is not necessary). Does your child dream of space, loves superheroes, reads books about spies, and collects princesses? Does your teenager use Instagram and watch video blogs? Take advantage of this! Become a storyteller for a while (and also download thematic pictures from the Internet, decorate cards with them or include them in tasks!):

Detectives are investigating the theft of a birthday cake!
Quest – school of superheroes! Having solved all the tasks, children will prove that they also have “superpowers” - dexterity, intelligence and friendship!
Rapunzel is lost, the guys help other princesses find her (and the gift includes a doll of the same name!)
The quest is an expedition to the unknown planet Gryufosan, after which children are ordained as astronauts and receive beautiful tokens with the image of the planet.
The Kaput virus has infected your computer, and a group of friends must save important files...

The advantage of a themed quest is that you can easily include active tasks in it: the usual games with a ball, balloons, paper balls at a target or bucket, limbo, an extra chair and others. Children under 10 years old will find this interesting!

The second type of hint tasks is technological:

SMS : anagram (a word made up of another - from BAROQUE it turns out to be a BOX, RUBBING is a PICTURE, etc., there are services for composing anagrams on the Internet) or a set of letters PLSTLNAII - PLASTILINE.
Messages on social networks : suddenly the birthday boy had a message on his wall: Be as beautiful as an Alligator, Affectionate as a Crocodile, Be sure to be reliable and almost Invincible! The clue is in the first letters of the lines - BALCONY.
Photo riddles : print two photos of the same place from the same angle, but change something, there will be a clue in that place.
QR codes : the required hint picture is on the Internet, and the link is given in the form of a code that children will scan with a special program on their smartphone.
Audio tasks : record the text of the hint on a voice recorder, change it in the voice editor application. Or speed up the music track: children will listen to it, identify it, and the name will be a clue (the song of the crocodile Gena will point to a plush crocodile, and “A soldier is walking through the city” will point to a collection of toy soldiers).

The third (and most diverse) type of tasks in the quest are text, alphabetic, graphic, logical, encrypted, digital. Let’s look at their examples in detail (we deliberately drew them “quickly”; it took about 20 minutes, along with inventing them). Let's return to the sequence: lamp - backpack - chair - plant - bicycle - telephone - kettle - pillow - mug - mirror.

Friends (5 boys and girls) gathered for Vanya’s birthday (8 years old). After tea, Vanya’s mother invites all guests to inspect their chairs. Vanya saw a piece of paper with a rebus drawn on it (there are programs on the Internet for composing puzzles, and take into account the age so that children can solve them).

We solved the puzzle. This is a lamp! We searched the lamps in three rooms and found a note with pictures.

We thought, guessed - using the first letters of the words we made up the word - BACKPACK! There are two backpacks in the house, in Vanino there is a funny little man with a crossword puzzle.

We entered all the parts of the body and see it vertically - you need to look on a CHAIR! After examining dad's chair, we found pieces of the puzzle.

Collected PLANT, new potted clue! There are a lot of flowers, we carefully looked into everything and in front of the children - incomprehensible letters and a pocket mirror.

Let's look at the inscription through the mirror (write in one word or a whole phrase) and read - BICYCLE. On the handlebars of the bike in the corridor there is a piece of paper with abracadabra hanging.

We looked at it for a long time and found the word PHONE! At this time, Vanya’s phone beeps - dad sent an SMS. “Please make me some tea!” What does it mean? Look at the TEAPOT! Below it is a strange description of the item.

It's a PILLOW! We ran to the bedroom and found a code under the pillow! And under the other is the key to the cipher (find the cipher on the Internet or come up with your own).

They became decipherers and read the word MUG. They examined the kitchen cabinet and found a piece of paper with a riddle among the cups.

It's a mirror! We rush to him, from behind the frame Vanya takes out a gift - an envelope with movie tickets for all his friends, where they are going! The children are happy, and mom took less than an hour to prepare everything. We are sure that using these instructions you will be able to create your own unique quest and delight your children.

Outdoor quest games for children

Interesting games for quests in nature

Outdoors in good weather is a perfect place to play quest games with parents and children! Be sure to check out our selection of Outdoor Games for Kids. Remember that the main advantage is space, so we need outdoor games for the quest, and don’t forget search games, and a couple can be added for ingenuity and “to think.”

Child's birthday party in nature

The most fun way to celebrate a summer birthday is at the dacha or in the park. On the street, an adult presenter is needed to coordinate the process and conduct competitions. Choose a topic that captivates the birthday boy, is interesting to him and his friends, and select tasks that fit the theme: pirates will look for treasure, knights will rescue princesses, aliens will return to their planet, and wizards will disenchant an enchanted thing.

Sports outdoor quest games in nature

For active games, use logs, wheels, firewood, paths - everything that is available at the dacha. In the park, be sure to set up an obstacle course on climbing frames, slides and between trees. Oral games are also great (see selection): when children must perform some actions as instructed by the presenter, and answer funny questions quickly (what do you like to eat more for breakfast: pineapples or galoshes?), and the classic “I believe it or not” I believe,” “Edible is not edible.” Hints can also be given orally, or even better - with a catch: “A tree will help you!” What tree? How will it help? After searching, children find a hidden package with a task in the foliage, or an arrow is drawn on a tree pointing to a fence on which a clue is written in chalk. Another example: “Follow the tracks!” And the footprints are drawn with chalk on the paving slabs; in order to follow them, you need to find them. “Follow the string!” - the children find the end of the rope entangled in the garden bushes and loop along it to find the tip, and on it - a note.

Games for children at camp

The themes of street quest games in the camp can be very different, the big plus is that there are many children of about the same age and there is a large free area.

Ecological quest:

we collect natural materials and make crafts;
we remember the main environmental threats in the world;
we come up with ways to deal with them;
We collect garbage on the territory;
relay races: rescuing “animals” from contaminated areas, “eliminating hazardous waste” (throwing balls into hoops or rings), “collecting spilled oil” (a circle of children prevents oil particles from escaping – these are 5-7 children inside the circle).

Multi-quest:

we name our favorite cartoons with animals, cartoons about toys, cartoons about children, what old cartoons we know;
guess what cartoon the song is from and dance to it;
We look around the territory for portraits of cartoon characters hung in secret places;
We collect the name of a famous cartoon by letter on the camp grounds;
We run races in size 45 running boots;
we become a cartoon orchestra: we remember who played what in the cartoons, create instruments for ourselves and rehearse as loudly as possible.

Spy quest:

something has gone missing (a painting from the director’s office, a box of candy from the dining room), you need to find the “thief” (an adult accomplice) using the evidence;
we learn to be detectives, remember spy skills, films and books about detectives and detectives;
we look for evidence, collect evidence, examine the territory, interview witnesses;
we rehearse different types of chasing a criminal: running, crawling, on bicycles, somersaults;
We identify the “thief”, “extort” from him a clue where the thing is hidden, and find it!

And further..

And if the process of preparing a home quest seems too complicated for you, you can always purchase a ready-made quest for children in a special section on our website. This will save you a lot of time and help you avoid organizational mistakes, because the scripts have already been tested in “combat” conditions, are beautifully designed and are very inexpensive. We regularly update the catalog of quests so that you can choose the appropriate option for your children by age and theme. Each quest already contains a set of tasks, instructions and recommendations for conducting it; you just need to print the quest on your home printer.

Preparation

The tasks are written on seven princess scrolls: Cinderella, Belle, Pacahontas, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Snow White and Ariel. All you need to do is print them out, roll them into a tube, tie them with a ribbon and give them to the children in the order in which I suggest according to the script. In addition to the A4 scrolls, there are two more small cards with the letters AAZV and the seven dwarfs. Along the way it will become clear why they are needed.

More moving competitions can be included in the script. I did not describe them so that you can choose the appropriate fun yourself, using my large selections of children's competitions. “20 Ideas from an Animator’s Chest” is especially suitable.

The presenter should be dressed as a charming witch or a not-so-kind fairy. The hat and cape are very easy to find. All the presenter’s remarks are written in quotation marks after the red word “Witch”. In the invitations for guests, write that everyone should be a princess in beautiful dresses with crowns.

Set design

“Traces” (A4 sheet format). Traces can be used at the initial stage, for example, to find a postcard with the first clue. The organizer cuts them out in the required quantity and paves the way. Traces can also be used to give hints to players; they will help them find the right one among identical objects (for example, the right book).

A special postcard for starting a quest game , it is stable and takes only a few minutes to prepare (details included), in the middle there is the first clue; Postcard format - A4. When finished it looks like this:

completing assignments

First stage

We will prepare an envelope for him with the first task. The presenter opens the envelope and reads the task.

“Dear participants! We begin an adventure that will lead you to the treasure trove of the wise Owl. And the first task from Owl is to collect her portrait.”

Participants assemble a puzzle with an image of an owl. On the back of the puzzle there is a clue that will lead to the next task.

Hint text: “You were sitting on the clue, but didn’t notice it.” Children must guess that the clue is somewhere in the chairs and they must find it. The task is complicated by the fact that there are many chairs, and the next task is only under one of them.

Quiz

One or more questions, after solving which, participants receive a hint. It is advisable that the quiz questions be united by one topic. These can be phrases from fairy tales, from which you need to guess the fairy tale itself.

More quiz options:

we take several objects or pictures, we need to guess which movie or cartoon these objects are from;
Geographic quiz - guess countries, cities;
quiz with questions about animals, birds or insects;
a quiz with questions about household appliances or any items used in everyday life.

If the quest is carried out with schoolchildren, the quiz can be dedicated to any subject that they study at school. In this case, the task will be not only exciting, but also useful.

Present!

Game for children “Funny Daisy” (an interesting version of the game “Fanta”) - ready-made cards for making “Daisies” (pdf file)

56 “petals” with fun tasks (all task options are given below)
heart with a funny face

Task options:

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Draw a bee collecting nectar from a flower
Depict the gait of a person moving on a slippery road
Hide behind the back of a chair and shout loudly 3 times: “I’m completely fine!”
Sit down several times, holding your ears with your hands
Depict the movements and sounds of a playful kitten
Depict a boiling kettle with pantomime and sounds
Hold your nose with your hand and say the phrase: “I have the most pleasant voice in the world!”
Stroking yourself on the head and stomach at the same time, but in different directions
Looking in the mirror and not laughing, say the phrase 5 times: “What beautiful eyes I have!”
Portray an athlete so that others can guess the sport
For two minutes, be a “mirror” of another player and repeat exactly all his actions
You're lucky - the whole company takes the rap for you: everyone comes up to you and says nice words
Talk about elephants for 1 minute
Remember 10 words starting with the letter “B”
Wave your arms, spin around and at the same time shout out: “I am a butterfly!”
Blindfolded, determine by touch what object the presenter put in his hand
Draw a dancing robot
Approach any of the players, make a scary face and say: “Well, here we are!”
Explain how to make scrambled eggs without saying a word
Come up with an affectionate word for each of those present (for example, “chick”, “cat”...)
Sit on a balloon so that it bursts
Say the phrase: “I love to dance” in different intonations (joyful, sad, indifferent, surprised)
Walk on all fours around the room, squealing: “I’m the only lunar rover, peep, pip...”
Ask someone for food, pretending to be a cheerful mongrel.
Stand on a chair and tell about your life in three sentences
Sing any song with 3 matches held in your teeth
Choose any two players and perform an Aboriginal dance together with them
Bow to 5 players in different ways without repeating yourself
Walk around the room, taking three steps forward and two steps back.
Draw your portrait with your left hand
Draw a portrait of any player with eyes closed
Tell everyone: “I’m in a bad mood!” and sit for 1 minute with an angry expression on your face (other players should try to cheer you up)
Place nuts or caramels behind your cheeks and say a tongue twister: “Mom washed Mila with soap. Mila didn't like soap."
Play the pan pretending to be an African
Within three minutes, quickly answer questions from other players, but you cannot say “yes”, “no”, “I don’t know”
Portray a capricious child who demands his parents buy him a toy
Take water into your mouth and try to hold it for one minute (other players should make you laugh)
Draw a sculpture and stand for several minutes without moving. Other players can approach and change the pose of the “sculpture”.
Make at least one player laugh
Eat a piece of lemon and not wince
Pantomime an octopus
Draw a scary monster
Walk through the room like it's a minefield
Try to bite your elbow
Call your parents and crow into the phone 3 times
Portray a fairy-tale hero so that other players can guess
Use pantomime to portray an annoying fly
Praise yourself in a humorous manner - explain to other players why they should be friends with you
For several minutes, pretend to be an alien and try to talk to other players in the “alien” language
Show with pantomime how a chicken hatches from an egg and how it takes its first steps
Eat any fruit without helping yourself with your hands
Talk like a robot for three minutes, asking questions to other participants in the game
Praise your neighbors (players on the left and right)
Draw 2 objects starting with the letter “O” for other players to guess
Sing any song while holding your nose with your hand
Organize an “animal choir”: select several players and sing a well-known song together, replacing all the words in it with the sounds “woof-woof”, “oink-oink”, “car-car”. “kva-kva”, “quack-quack”, etc.) [collapse]