Escape Room (sort of)

 We decided that we wanted to do an escape room competition for the YW.  I spent some time a lot of time researching pinteresting ideas.  I even got some on line plans but then I decided it was way to hard, and kind of expensive to put together.  So then I had to think some more.  Finally I came up with a good plan.

Charlotte, Kelly and Camille

The girls had a series of tasks to do that gave them clues or keys to the next task.  They were timed and all used different kinds of skills.

So the set up was they were sister missionaries who were locked in their apartment and had to get ready for an appointment to teach.   They only had an hour to get ready.

On the table was a note from their mom encouraging them to look up (as in have a good attitude, look to God, look forward not back etc.).  When they got all the look up references they actually looked up and there was an envelope tucked into the light fixture.  

Inside it was a sudoku puzzle.  

Once solved they got a clue saying the key was under a chair and then they looked under 20 chairs to find it.  The key unlocked a suitcase that had a puzzle in it.  

After they put the puzzle together they had to flip it over and read the message which said they had to pay their tithing and the money was hiding in the piano.  I had made senines and senums and a story problem about a judge named Mocumo.  They had to find the verse in the BoM that told the conversion between the two types of money and then figure out 10%. 

That gave them a cipher that they had to solve to get the password to the lap top (abinidi) and a note telling them where to go once on it.  They learned our camp song and sang it for their leader and got their last key.  

After a search of the room they unlocked a box with treats and a little cake and frosting.  They were given a scripture reference and had to make a visual aide out of the cake to teach the scripture story.

 This is King Benjamin (Emily is always fun and silly) preaching from the top of the tower.  See the licorice tents and the multitude and the tower and temple?!  They did great!

Hannah's group had to make Capt. Moroni and the title of liberty.

When we got our groups back together they told each other the story, sang the song, did some processing about lessons learned and ate the cake.

Everyone had a super fun time.  

Heather, Brynn and Patty

While Rachel and I were setting up the room our two Grace's were tasked with making signs of encouragement for Paige.  Then we took a picture of the whole group wishing her well.

Bub had his first tennis match.  It was a scrimmage.

Wednesday is a busy day for him .  He has seminary, then school, the after school tennis (today was a game but usually it's practice.  Then straight to soccer practice.  Then straight to mutual.  Busy boy. He has tennis every day.  Soccer twice a week and scouts/YM once a week.