This was a how-to slideshow that introduced a scavenger hunt inspired by visiting artist and Lemony Snicket illustrator, Brett Helquist, in 2005. My friend Karen and I devised a 20-page common book that participants used "in the field" all over Topeka to solve visual clues. Count Olaf is the Lemony Snickett series villain.

1. TEDIOUS TOPEKA SCAVENGER HUNT Count Olaf's

2. Welcome, Cakesniffers. Now go home. Count Olaf's Tedious Topeka Tedious Topeka SCAVENGER HUNT SCAVENGER HUNT

3. What you’ll need: What you’ll get: COMMON BOOK NAME SUBJECT Count Olaf's Olaf © Tedious Topeka Scavenger Hunt HELLO my name may or may not be

4. Decoding Clue Pages A how-to tutorial! REMEMBER! Every clue is important. Where am I? Book title clue Photo clues Anagram clue Standing at the top facing north, which building can you see that most likely makes its beds 1,000 times a day? page 100 Where am I? Unscramble the anagram to find a frozen playground where many Topekans get their first broken bone: HEN QUOTING HITS A: Q: The Slippery Slope

5. MY NOEL CAN VERGES TUNER OF TUNA Who is Anna Graham? And what does she have to do with me? An anagram is a word puzzle. You must rearrange the letters you see to spell something new. s olving anagrams

6. I am amazingly handsome. Hey–that’s Prince. Count Olaf's Questions? SCAVENGER HUNT SCAVENGER HUNT TEDIOUS TOPEKA TEDIOUS TOPEKA

7. Count Olaf's Why are you still here? You have three hours to outsmart Count Olaf. See you at 5:00 PM! SCAVENGER HUNT SCAVENGER HUNT TEDIOUS TOPEKA TEDIOUS TOPEKA