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🍷 Passover afikoman hunt

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Instead of just hiding the afikoman, turn the search into a journey. The clues start by the seder table and end at the afikoman, and whoever finds it wins a prize, as tradition goes.

Before you start

  • Print the clues, fold each one, and hide it in the spot the clue before it points to. Hand the first clue to the kids to start.
  • Wrap the afikoman in a napkin or a clean bag and hide it in the final spot before you begin.
  • Never hide clues near lit candles or the holiday hot plate.

The clues (cut along the dashed lines)

  1. Clue 1
    We sing the Four Questions, our cups to the brim, Look under the table, where the light's a bit dim!
  2. Clue 2
    The charoset and eggs are all chilling in me, Check on my door, on the outside, you'll see!
  3. Clue 3
    We dressed in our best for this holiday night, Look in the closet, where clothes hang just right!
  4. Clue 4
    At the seder we lean on a pillow to rest, Lift the one on the bed and continue your quest!
  5. Clue 5
    We open me wide to let Elijah come through, Look just behind me, he left you a clue!
  6. Clue 6
    Through the desert they walked for so very long, Look by the shoes, where they all belong!
  7. Clue 7
    After four cups we're all full and we yawn, Dig through the sofa cushions before the dawn!
  8. Clue 8
    The afikoman's wrapped in a napkin of white, It's behind the curtain! The finder wins a prize tonight!
Show the answers (for the grown-up)
  1. Under the seder table
  2. On the fridge door
  3. In the clothes closet
  4. Under the pillow on the bed
  5. Behind the front door
  6. By the shoes at the front door
  7. Between the sofa cushions
  8. Behind the curtain (where the afikoman is waiting)

Answer key (for the grown-up)

  1. Under the seder table
  2. On the fridge door
  3. In the clothes closet
  4. Under the pillow on the bed
  5. Behind the front door
  6. By the shoes at the front door
  7. Between the sofa cushions
  8. Behind the curtain (where the afikoman is waiting)

The treasure

An afikoman gift: a book, a small game, or a promise of a day trip during the holiday week.

Questions and answers

When do kids look for the afikoman?

Traditionally after the meal, before dessert and the end of the seder. A clue trail keeps younger kids busy and awake until then.

Who hides the afikoman?

In many families a parent hides it and the kids search. In others, the kids "steal" it and bargain for a prize to give it back.

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