Math Treasure Hunt

Forget drilling, this is one activity that could make your kids fall in love with multiplication. 

For a start, you need empty boxes or envelopes. I am feeling a little bit fancy, hence these colourful boxes. Inside these boxes, are clues that will lead the kids to a specific area in the house. There, they will find a multiplication problem which needs to be solved. The answer will help them decide which box should they pick next. They will continue doing that until the clues lead them to the final box.

 

 A little note to start the game, complete with the first clue. 

One look inside the box. 

Some of the clues. 

Tawaf leads to a painting of Kaabah. Meanwhile, the right clue requires the kids to look under our hand sanitizer spray. I have to say that if we are doing this again, I really need to step my game up. I thought that the clues are pretty subtle, but the kids were really quick to solve them.

Halfway through the activity. More and more empty slots.

All the boxes thrown aside.

 All the clues that they managed to solve.

The last box! I can't believe that they did it in less than 15 minutes.

These are the notes inside the last box. They get to watch their favourite cartoon show, eat some chocolates while they are at it and RM1, extra pocket money for the week. Sure, it is not much but what is more important is they had lots of fun throughout the activity.