Clue 1 of 6
Stars
Count only the star shapes. Write that number on your Stars badge.
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Shapes, in reading order: star, circle, star, triangle, star, circle, triangle, star, circle. Target: star.
Birthday Starship
Find the birthday supplies at the moon base.
6 clues, gradual hints and a complete paper finish. Choose a reader, a recorder and a checker, then work through the mission together.
Your mission
Find the birthday supplies at the moon base.
The birthday team has arrived, but one important part of the celebration is missing. Find the birthday supplies at the moon base. Collect five named badge digits, then use the final sheet to finish your mission. All the clues you need are printed here. Work together and ask for a hint whenever you want.
Set up in one room
- Print one player pack and two prop sheets per team. Keep all host and hint pages with an adult.
- Put clue pages 1–5 at the table. Place the final sheet face down until the five badges are collected.
- Share pencils and choose a reader, recorder and path finder. Swap jobs after each clue.
Bring to the table
- One complete player set and record set per team
- One pencil per child
- One adult host with the answer and hint pages
Look before you print
See all 6 player clues
These are the actual figures and instructions from the player pack. Read the final page’s rule along with the earlier clues.
Clue 2 of 6
Navigation
Start at S. Follow open squares without moving diagonally. Which numbered exit can you reach? Record its label for Navigation.
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Grid rows, top to bottom. S means start; dot means open; # means wall. Move one cell up, down, left or right. S.##8 #.### #...# ###.# 7##.E Exits: row 1, column 5: label 8; row 5, column 1: label 7; row 5, column 5: label 2.
Clue 3 of 6
Log
Use the BEFORE rules to put the four cards in order. Take the number on card 3.
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Cards: Pack bags [9]; Board ship [1]; Lift off [7]; Land on moon [5]. Rules: Pack bags BEFORE Board ship; Board ship BEFORE Lift off; Lift off BEFORE Land on moon. Read card position 3.
Clue 4 of 6
Rocket
Use the symbol key to decode the message. Use the word-to-number table to turn the word into a digit.
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Key: triangle means T; square means H; circle means R; star means E. Message: triangle, square, circle, star, star. Conversion: THREE means 3.
Clue 5 of 6
Moon
Choose the card that matches BOTH required properties. Copy its digit.
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Rule: craters = yes Rule: tail = no Moon — digit 6 craters: yes / tail: no Sun — digit 8 craters: no / tail: no Comet — digit 1 craters: yes / tail: yes
Clue 6 of 6
Final
Read your badge digits in the printed order below. Join them without spaces to finish the mission.
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Badge order: Rocket, Stars, Moon, Navigation, Log.
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