Mario Bros. Scavenger Hunt

I searched the internet for a pre-made Mario scavenger hunt but didn't have any luck.  Lots of sites suggested it, but no one posted it.  

So...I'm posting the one we did in the hopes that it will help someone else.  In desperation yesterday afternoon, I went to the site that was advertising Super Mario Bros. for the wii, and copied the descriptions for each world/level.  It all just came together from there.  

I wanted it to be fun, without a lot of clean-up...no way was I setting up an entire obstacle course in my house!  The boys collected a chocolate gold coin with every clue.

World 1

Bright sunny skies and mushroom hills greet you in this first region of the mushroom kingdom.  

Jump on the goomba's to find your next clue.

(Goomba's are the little brown guys. I couldn't find brown balloons and settled for orange)

World 2
The scorching desert is riddled with sand geysers and massive quicksand traps.  Can you keep cool long enough to make it to the castle?
There is a turtle sinking in quicksand in the oven...no wait! It's a penguin!

(I put cornmeal in a small Pyrex bowl in a barely warm oven. The next clue and a picture of the penguin suit were inside)

World 3
You won't be able to chill out too much in this wintry wonderland! Step lightly through icicle-ridden caves and use the penguin suit to slide down snowy hills (stairs) to find an ice flower in the freezer!

(I put the clue and the ice flower picture in a baby food jar, then put the jar in a ziplock container of water with the lid, and froze it.  They had to break the ice with a hammer)

World 4
You'll be dying for a swim once you reach this tropical island paradise, but watch out for the slippery and prickly creatures of the deep!  Use your ice flower power to throw ice cubes at the bad guys and find your next clue.  Don't forget to collect your star!

(I had a blue tub coloring tablet--not food coloring! The alphabet letters were the bad guys, and the clue was floating inside a plastic teapot.  On the edge of the tub, there was a Mario star and some starburst candy.  I told the boys that as long as they were chewing the starburst candy, they would be invincible while finding their next clue)

World 5
Piranha plants and poisonous swamps make a stroll through this forest more than a little treacherous!  Use a flashlight and go out to the garden to find your next clue.

(The star power wasn't enough for Dillon--he was too scared to go outside in the dark, so Caleb did this part for him.  The clue and gold coin were taped to a wooden block with a POW on it.)

World 6
Mountains!  You'll become a pro at scaling walls, and exploring caves by the time you climb to this peak.  Use your POW block to destroy the castle at the top of Mom and Dad's closet.  Collect your next clue, and a fire flower while you're there.

(Caleb knocked down the block castle, and collected fireball candy to throw at Bowser).

Last clue:
Bowser has Princess Peach in his lair.  Hit him with your fireballs to save the princess and collect your treat!

I taped Bowser (standing up) in a box with Princess Peach in the back.  The boys threw their fireballs at him until he was laying down, and collected their prize.

Not a great picture, but it's all I've got.  The prize was Mario fruit snacks that I found at Target last week.