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Pirate Treasure Hunt

Modified: May 23, 2020 · Published: Jan 9, 2015 by Emma Vanstone · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

We do love a bit of code cracking here at Science Sparks, so couldn’t resist linking codes and secret messages into our pirate themed activities with this pirate treasure hunt.

This would also be a great activity for practising using directional language, over, under, above etc.

Pirate Treasure Hunt

First we made some old looking pirate paper, by staining it with tea and drying in the oven. I then created a code on one sheet and a code to crack on the other.

code cracking for kids

The code led the children to another puzzle, and finally some treasure.

To create the crayon resist secret message I just used a white crayon to write on white cardboard, you’ll need to press down very hard and go over it a few times for it to work, like in this guest post we did for Red Ted Art.

pirate themed treasure hunt for kids
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Crayon resist message for pirate treasure hunt

More Pirate Science Experiments for Kids

Leave a message in a bottle for a friend to crack the code.

Maybe the hidden treasure could be fizzy pirate rocks.

Don’t forget to check out my other themed Early Years Science ideas too!

Fun pirate treasure hunt for kids. Make an old map stained with tea or coffee, write secret messages and lots more pirate themed activities for kids #scienceforkids #piratescience

Last Updated on May 23, 2020 by Emma Vanstone

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These activities are designed to be carried out by children working with a parent, guardian or other appropriate adult. The adult involved is fully responsible for ensuring that the activities are carried out safely.

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