If you are like me, sometimes you just need some time to yourself with no kids climbing all over you. It was out of this desparation that I came up with the Treasure Map! This little gold nugget can keep your kids busy for an extra 1/2 hour of pure bliss! All you need is a paper and a pen. (or a printer if you are truly lazy) Now Im no picasso, but I still managed to throw together a pretty impressive treasure map that led them through landmarks in the home (its amazing what you can come up with for a moment of peace). If that seems too hard, just draw an elaborate x with dots leading to it. Throw in a couple of palm trees ocean and wrinkle up the paper to throw in that extra finishing touch if you feel so inclined. If you have a Dora the explorer fan puting a smiley face on the outside for when the map is rolled up will make all the difference. And if it ever gets old with your kids, just hide some suckers you get at the bank somewhere to re kindle the maps magic pull! For those of you who still think this is too much work I threw together a map in Gimp you can print off. Just left click the image and select "save image as", save it to your computer and print it.
