Backyard Safari Treasure Hunter

My 4 and 5 year old love to play with this set. You hide the plastic containers with little treasures in them and make a map using a tape measure (we used the one we use in the house) and compass (the compass comes with the set). The compass isn’t survival quality or anything but it’s decent for a toy. The entire kit could have been made with better quality but it won’t fall apart anytime soon. The girls love working with their dad to hide the treasure and make a map for their sister to then follow and find the treasure. They take turns doing it. It’s a fun and educational activity and I like the fact it gets them active outdoors (although you could use it in the house as well). You could technically bury the containers but I wouldn’t recommend it. Overall this is a great kit that combines fun, physical activity, and education. Great combination.

Three items were shown to be shipped in single box with tracking number. Only one item was in the box, this item was missing.

It's not bad, but there's not too much here. It's a compass and a couple plastic containers and trinkets. To be honest, I'm surprised it's more than ten bucks. The charms are just plastic and there's nothing to put the charms on. The graph paper to create your map is a really good idea. The compass isn't bad, but the shovel bottom just doesn't work.I don't know. I just think I wish I would have gotten a really nice compass and gotten separate things to hide. There are tons of quality compasses on Amazon for not too much. Why buy a toy when you can have something nice?

Fun little set, there are 4 multi colored little containers, some little treasures, compass, notebook and a few other items. The containers themselves all stack together which is kind of nice. We just got a surprise winter storm so lots of snow outside, so these were used for an inside treasure hunt. our kids are a bit young to use the compass, but we drew them a map and had them navigate.

I will do almost anything to get my grandsons, ages 5 and 8, to play outside. In addition, I like activities that stimulate them, keep them focused, and also provide some sort of learning opportunity (yeah, that "teacher" in me never dies). My husband and I used to create complicated treasure hunts for our daughters when they had friends over, and this little kit provides the means without having to take a lot of time to produce the same sort of activity.The kit comes with a rudimentary compass, a tiny notepad, 4 Treasure Pods, 4 Charms, something called coordinate strips and instructions. I got another compass so that both children would have one and set about creating the "treasure hunt" for them. Honestly, their map skills and orienteering weren't so good, but they are getting better as we help them learn basic N, E, W and S directions and we write pretty detailed maps. Theirs are very basic, and they prefer following ours to creating their own, but I think that will come in time. We bury the little "pods" with candy, coins or other clues, and then give them a map to follow (along with a garden trovel and rake for digging), and send them on their way. They really enjoy finding the treasures and following the instructions. It's even more fun when you let them out at night with flashlights! It does require a bit of adult supervision, but they are doing pretty well now. We'll expand on it in time.The boys recently joined Boy Scouts and this is a great skill set for them to develop. I like geocaching myself, and this is a fun introduction!