It was time to fill the treasure chests. We went to the place where we layed them out to dry and they were missing. All that was left was a scroll and a puzzle piece. It was time for a treasure hunt. I bought a puzzle game that looked like a treasure map and had several pieces that came out. For each piece I made a clue on a scroll that looked just like the invitations. The frist scroll read : Attention all pirates, we've stolen your loot, its time for a treasure hunt, we're sure you'll have a hoot. Here is your first clue: If you were real pirates you'd sail the seven seas for your transportaion you'd need one of these. We looked around and the kids finally spotted a blue boat we had out in the back yard. We all ran over to the boat and there was our next puzzle piece and another clue that read: A pirates fort not need be grand, just as long as it is built on land. They quickly figured out it was the club house. So we all ran over to the club house to find our next puzzle piece and another clue that read: A message in a bottle was a great way to send a letter you pirates today you've got it much better. This was the mailbox, the next clue was: We pirates need to stay warm when the weather gets cold, we like to light a fire in a copper bowl. This lead us to our copper fire pit where we found our next clue: When pirates get tired this is where they lay, they rock back and forth in the sun all day. We figured out this would be a hammock. It took a while since we didn't have a hammock, but the kids finally figured out it was the swing. Here we found our last clue: Now that you've searched high and low and had lots of fun, go back to the place were you begun. The treasure was with you all along, right under your noses, under the song. The older kids figured out it was under the table with the CD player. While we were playing games I had my husband and mother fill the treasure chests up with pirate loot: pirates of the carribbean fruit snacks, candy necklaces, candy gem rings, small telescopes, small pirate treasure map, lots of gold coins and lots of different colored gems. The boys got each a small pirate figure and a composs, the girls got a big gem ring and a pearl necklace, and the babies got a pirate rubber ducky and a bottle of pirate bubbles ( the babies didn't get gems and coins as they posed a chocking hazzard). These were placed in the wooden trunk along with the pirate ship pinata and a few helium balloons. When we lifted the table cloth there was the trunk with a big red X and the last puzzle piece. We pulled it out, opened it up and out came the helium ballons.