Riddles for scavenger hunt?

Question

Hello,

I am looking into making a scavenger hunt for my boyfriend's birthday. I just can't wrap my head around making riddles. Anyway, here is what I want the clues to be.

1. I want him to wake up with a note (Not a clue) on his night stand saying Happy Birthday, no need to hurry, take a shower, have a coffee and the game will begin.

2. The first clue will be in the couch at his spot. 

3. The second clue will be in his toolbox.

4. The third will be in his mancave.

5. The fourth under the deck.

6. The fifth in his wallet.

7. The sixth clue I want him to call his co-worker/friend Scott.

8. The seventh I want Scott to tell him to go into his truck. (My boyfriend picks up Scott    for work every morning)
 
9. The eight will be at my parent's place, my dad will have it.

10. The ninth will be in our bedroom with all his presents.

Answer

It's a bit like looking at something and making it out of focus. After you start doing this, you'll get a feel for it. To get you started, there are various techniques you could use:

Refer to something not by itself but by something related to it. So, for instance, for his wallet, refer to money. You could say there is a clue near "paper of value" (banknotes). First he has to think what paper things of value are, then he has to work out where they'd be kept.

You can obliquely refer to anything in many ways (say by it's colour, or by a memory you two share, or by any association with a thing). You can make things rhyme as well. There are a whole world of options there for you.

Riddles for scavenger hunt?

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