My mom loves the adventure I made for mother’s day, so big thanks for all who gave me advice! I’m so glad it went well and that she enjoyed it! Here’s what I did:

First she got a card that said I had a little game for her. Included was a drawn floor plan of her house with a bunch of locations marked cut into puzzle pieces that she needed to put together. Her first hint was in the card. She would need to “dig” in the “sand” for her next clue. In a gift bag was a shovel and pail filled with mini Hershey bars.

The clue in the pail was a riddle: “how do you signal hello with a tiny hand?” It took her a while to get this one (and my sister too). Eventually she did and we moved to the microwave for the next clue!

In the microwave was a bag of peanut m&ms. I suggested that she open the bag and she found the next clue! “Even when I’m dead, I’m right twice a day”. She got the answer right away, a clock!

Behind the clock was a photo frame with selfies from myself and my siblings, and the next clue! “Time to take a break with a chilled sweet treat”. She got it right away again – to the fridge!

Inside the fridge I had put a container with homemade chocolate-covered strawberries. Yum! The next clue was “185 miles is a long way to drive… can you believe it’s only the distance from here to the bottom of the state?”. I suggested she look at the map I made her. I had brought a map of my state and taped it on the wall in another room. After a couple moments looking at the drawn house-map, she noticed I added “map” in another room (oh, that doesn’t belong there!).

On the state map was the final clue taped to a road trip/vacation checklist. The clue read “you’ll find your Mother’s Day gift if you flip ahead to July”. With a big smile she answered correctly – the calendar.

Mom flipped the calendar to July and found a “ticket” I made for her with the details of our vacation on it as well as a list of some activities we can do on vacation.

She absolutely loved the gift and the “adventure” to get to it. I only had a couple days to plan – and it was the first one I’ve ever done – but it’s easy to say I’m going to be doing these much more often with how much she enjoyed it! Thanks all for your help and I look forward to planning bigger and more interactive adventures in the future!