How to Create a Spy Club for Kids
Spy clubs are secret groups in which kids gather together to solve mysteries and have fun. Children of many different ages enjoy being in a club that uses secret passwords and handshakes, deciphering codes and using clues to find answers. Introducing a spy club is a great way to encourage children how to use power of observation, deduction and reasoning skills to arrive at a logical answer. Spy clubs also give children a sense of belonging to a special and secret group.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Small coiled notepads
- Pencils
- Plastic magnifying glasses
- 1 Stamp pad
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Listen for secret password.
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Purchase the correct amount of coiled notepads, pencils and plastic magnifying glasses based on the number of spy club members. Invite the club members to a meeting where they must enter with either a secret password or handshake. Depending on the age level of the kids, the password can be as simple as "fuzzy bananas" or as complicated as decoding an encrypted message.
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Every good spy knows each fingerprint is unique.
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Hand out the notebooks, pencils and magnifying glasses once all spy club members are admitted into the meeting area. Have each member put his thumb on the stamp pad and then roll a thumbprint into his personal notebook. Have her examine her thumbprint with the magnifying glass and make observations about which direction the swirls go.
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What is the key to the mystery?
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Send the spy club out on a first assignment after comparing thumbprints. Scout out any potential mysteries in your neighborhood. Following a hungry pet looking for food makes for a great case to investigate. Almost any simple question can become a large mystery for the spy club to solve.
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There are mysteries waiting to be solved all around us.
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Alert the spy club members that when they regather to assess the information, they will need to give the secret password or handshake again. Let the kids come to their own conclusion about the mystery they set out to solve. If different theories are presented, ask the group which answer is the most plausible. Conclude the meeting with spy snacks and arrange for a future meeting of the Spy Club.
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Tips & Warnings
The level of supervisory involvement will depend on the age of the children.
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