Gift Venture

Whether it’s Christmas morning and they’re hunting for their gifts like the Magi searching for baby Jesus or whether they create their own treasure hunt for grandma, my children love treasure hunts. They love making them, but more so they love going on a treasure hunt.

So when I heard about Giftventure.com and how their purpose is creating fun treasure hunts for parents to give to their children, I knew I had to try it out and they were generous to let my family test their product! They have several hunts to choose from including an Easter hunt (so stay tuned for how you can get 10% off during the month of March.) Signing up is relatively painless and after you choose your character ( a pirate, fairy, unicorn or dragon) and the location of where you will hide the treasure, you are then your first letter to start the journey.

Because of time restraints, I choose to have the letters sent directly to me all at once, but you can opt to have them come in the mail several days apart. Each letter is from one of the characters above and depending on the age of your child, it contains age appropriate clues, puzzles and codes that lead your child closer to the treasure which has been previously purchased by you. Our treasure was a single candy bar, (Stay tuned to hear about how THAT went over) but the treasure can be used as a birthday gift or Easter hunt. I can definitely see this becoming a pre-birthday tradition!

When the first letter arrived I got the expected questions: “Who’s Gunther?” I chose the send to be a dragon. “Mom, is this for real?” But the excitement was unanimous and my 10, 7, and 5 year old enthusiastically dug into the puzzle. They each did their part and figured out a number equaled a symbol. It wasn’t until my 13 year old saw the symbol and said, “That’s an ‘A’!” Duh! Why couldn’t we see it?

I slipped the next letter in the mail box the next day and asked one of the kids to get it. They were very excited and tore open the envelope and figured out the maze and another code. Then a day passed and no letters from Gunther. My five year old still wasn’t sure if it was for real or not, but her brothers told her it was for fun!

The last letter came today and everyone was excited. They read the letter, figured out the code which led them to the location of the surprise. UNDER MOM’S BED. They each went to a corner, but my five year old found the candy bar. My seven year old got really upset. He threw up his hands and started to tear up. “That’s it? A candy bar?” He’s my real sensitive one and though he had fun figuring out the clues he was expecting MORE. Everyone else loved it and had a piece of candy. I felt bad for Timmy (7) so we hid another prize under the bed, but there was no consoling him.

I guess one good thing out of Timmy getting upset is that I think I figured out his love language. GIFTS! Next time I’ll make sure the gift is a bigger deal!

Now is a great time for your kids to go on their own Giftventure.com because they’re offering 10% off to MY READERS who make a purchase during the month of March! Just use the promo code: MOMCENTRAL. Please note, the Easter Giftventure has a deadline to sign up by March 14 (necessary to arrive in time for March 23 Easter).
for reduced shipping cost.

So what are you waiting for. A Giftventure awaits for you and your child!