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Ages 8–10 · Est. 30–45 minutes · 2–6 players

Kite Festival Forecast

Find the kite route shown by the fair weather records.

Six clues, three hint levels each, and a paper-only finish. No locks, apps or cutting required.

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Kite Festival Forecast: Supply desk: A return entry lost its amount. Use the opening and closing stock to find the missing return. Apply DONE entries; ignore the CANCELLED plan.

Your mission

The kite fair needs one checked route. Compare the ribbon records, inspect the supplies log and find the complete forecast word among near matches. Collect five named badge digits and use the final sheet. Every clue is on the table; ask the host for one hint at a time.

Set up in one room

  1. Print one player pack and two record sheets per team. Keep the host answers and all three hint levels with the adult.
  2. Keep every clue as a full sheet at one table. Put the final sheet face down until all five results are recorded. Nothing needs cutting, folding or hiding.
  3. Give each child a pencil. Choose a reader, recorder and checker, and swap jobs after each clue. Use one team for 2–4 children or two teams for 5–6.

Materials

  • 6 player sheets and 2 prop sheets per team
  • One pencil per child
  • One adult host with the answer and hint pages

Designed ages and estimated time have not yet been calibrated in a live child playtest.

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1. Supply

Supply desk: A return entry lost its amount. Use the opening and closing stock to find the missing return. Apply DONE entries; ignore the CANCELLED plan.

Kite Festival Forecast: Supply desk: A return entry lost its amount. Use the opening and closing stock to find the missing return. Apply DONE entries; ignore the CANCELLED plan.
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Opening stock: 10. Closing stock: 15. Received: +2 DONE Planned: +7 CANCELLED Issued: -1 DONE Returned: ? DONE Missing return = ? units. Ignore cancelled plans.

2. Keeper

Keeper desk: Each person has ONE different item. Use all four NOT rules. Find Elm's item and copy its digit.

Kite Festival Forecast: Keeper desk: Each person has ONE different item. Use all four NOT rules. Find Elm's item and copy its digit.
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Kite digit 7 Reel digit 0 Flag digit 3 People: Ash, Elm, Oak Ash does NOT have Kite. Elm does NOT have Reel. Elm does NOT have Flag. Oak does NOT have Reel. Find Elm's item. Each item is used once.

3. Ribbon

Ribbon desk: Compare the two records at matching numbered positions. Count different pairs once each; ignore box outlines.

Kite Festival Forecast: Ribbon desk: Compare the two records at matching numbered positions. Count different pairs once each; ignore box outlines.
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Strip A: diamond, heart, cross, hexagon, triangle, square, circle, star. Strip B: diamond, heart, cross, hexagon, circle, square, circle, heart. Compare the same numbered position.

4. Wind

Wind desk: Find the exact word WIND, reading RIGHT only. Reject near matches and reversed words. Copy the digit immediately after it.

Kite Festival Forecast: Wind desk: Find the exact word WIND, reading RIGHT only. Reject near matches and reversed words. Copy the digit immediately after it.
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Find WIND; only read to the RIGHT. W I N X 8 A B C D N I W 2 A B C W I N D 4 D E F C A M P 9 S U N Answer = digit in the next square after the word.

5. Route

Route desk: Read the letter at each coordinate, in order. Letter = column; number = row. Convert the complete word using the printed table.

Kite Festival Forecast: Route desk: Read the letter at each coordinate, in order. Letter = column; number = row. Convert the complete word using the printed table.
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Columns: A, B, C, D. Rows: 1, 2, 3. 1 W R U D 2 T I Z C 3 Y B N H WIND = 7 MAIL = 0 LAMP = 3 READ COORDINATES IN ORDER: A1 > B2 > C3 > D1

6. Final

Copy each badge digit into its named slot. Read the slots in the printed order; join all five digits.

Kite Festival Forecast: Copy each badge digit into its named slot. Read the slots in the printed order; join all five digits.
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Slots: A1 holds Supply; B1 holds Keeper; C1 holds Ribbon; D1 holds Wind; E1 holds Route. Read E1, B1, C1, A1, D1.

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