Treasure Hunt 2018

Clara explains her strategy.

Ben seems to be employing a "let the hunted come to you" approach.

The clue having eventually emerged from among the daffodils, it is read out and the next steps are plotted.

In which your intrepid photographer captures the exact moment a clue is found.

The clue is inspected.

It turned out be to a map, sending our brave band out into the woods.

Another map is found by the foundations of an old cabin – by which I hope to pass on my knowledge of how to find old house sides – and consulted. It points the way to a hollow tree.

Making treasure hunts is one of the few fantasies that I had about parenting that I have been able to make real, so I love this Easter tradition all the more.