So for Christmas my family and I all went in together on one larger/more expensive gift for my sister Denise and Brother in Law Neal. I felt kind of bad that they would only have one gift to share to open on Christmas day when the rest of us would have several. So I volunteered to create a scavenger hunt of clues so that before they got and opened their gift there would be some fun. That way there was a little more focus on the love we have for them and not just on it being a solo gift. I ended up doing the clues in the form of a poem....
Twas the morning of
Christmas, all through the house
Presents are scattered, and
hiding about
The gifts they are hiding,
some here and some there
And clues they are
carrying, find them anywhere
The first is hiding snug in
a bed,
Where 4-legs are found while
Slenskers rest their heads
Denise in her ‘kerchief,
Neal in his cap
Kristie had just settled
down for a long winter’s nap
When out on the lawn there
arose a meal platter
Where this clue is hiding
you won’t need a ladder
Thru the dog window Koda
flew like a flash
Looks out the front
shutters at Frosty’s sash
Moon on the breast of
frosty’s wife made of snow
Gave luster of hidden
objects below
When, what to your
wandering eyes should appear
Near a miniature sleigh,
and tiny reindeer,
A little old driver, so
lively and quick
Your next clue is hiding
near Ol Saint Nick
More rapid than eagles,
This clue’s not the same
For where it’s hiding
represents your name
Now Dasher, now Dancer! Now
Prancer, and Vixen
On Comet, on Cupid, on Donder
and Blitzen
Near the top of the stairs,
not the top of the wall
Now Dash away, dash away,
dash away all
As Nerf bullets before the
wild hurricane fly
When they meet with an
obstacle, they shoot for the sky
So up to the stair-top the
nephews they flew
With a room full of couches
and Nintendo Wii too
And then, in a twinkling, I
heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of
each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and
was turning around
Down the chimney St.
Nicholas came with a bound
He dresses all classy, from
his head to his foot
His clothes are a polo, and
pants rarely have soot
A backpack of electronics,
he flings on his back
He’s clearly a nerd, as
seen if you open his pack.
Her eyes how they twinkled,
His dimples how merry
Her cheeks were like roses,
his nose like a cherry
Honeymoon photos with
mouths drawn up like bows
The water was clear, no
sign of white snow
You won’t really crack any
nuts in his teeth
A ring it encircles his
feet like a wreath
He has a moustache, and
wears a belt around his belly
I don’t know what to say
for bowl full of jelly
We’re all chubby and plump,
like a jolly old elf
I laughed when I read about
visitors on your “love” shelf
Windex in hand and a twist
of his head
Neal took care of the
problem, Denise had nothing to dread
Neal spoke not a word, but
went straight to his work,
Denise took a shower, then
turned with a jerk.
Around the corner Koda
poked his nose
After Denise says no, away
he goes
You don’t have a sleigh,
there’s a horn not a whistle
Away you shall fly like the
down of a thistle
But ill hear you exclaim,
if you drive out of sight
Happy Christmas to all,
hope it’s not a cold night!
In case you're wondering here is where the gifts/clues were hidden:
1) wrapped under the tree
2) Koda's bed (their dog)
3)BBQ in the backyard
4)Snowwoman on the front porch
5)A Santa in sleigh decor they had by their staircase
6)On their landing upstairs they have a decor "S" in the hallway
7)In the loft with the dvds/wii games
8)Fireplace
9)Neal's Closet (but they checked his backpack first hehe)
10) In their "relax" room where they have honeymoon photos
11)On their Nutcracker statue
12) They have a shelf in the living room where they write notes to each other
13)Master bathroom in the shower
14) the gift was wrapped and left in the bed of their truck in the garage
