Save the stones before you need them
The six optional treasures are spread through the first connected Skipping Stones lake. Plan for the final island from the beginning: two stones must be saved along the earlier route.
Near the boat, avoid committing immediately to the ordinary two-lily-pad crossing. Kick one stone east toward the map platform as a stop. From the right, send the other north into the gap so it stops and sinks into a bridge. After taking the map, kick the stopping stone west and leave it at the far left of the starting area.
Treasure stops in order
| Stop | Treasure | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sealed box containing blank paper | At the pink island above-right of the red island, send one stone east as a stop, then send another along the same line to sink into the one-tile gap |
| 2 | Chart-measuring ruler | At the far left of the second current loop, push the nearby stone down to start the lily pad west. Board during its startup pause, collect the item, and return the same way |
| 3 | Bag of needles | At the bottom tip of the gold-platform section, launch two stones in succession to fill the gap. Push the remaining stone back up afterward and preserve both stones |
| 4 | Portable sundial | At the red island right of the later vertical current, send the first lily pad into the flow and ride it to the item. Use the later-arriving second pad for the return |
| 5 | Bottle of ink | At the upper-left of the final section, use two stones. Send one left; sink the other as a step so you can recover it. Send them left again to a reachable lily-pad position, then collide them to fill the gap |
| 6 | Pen with a changing nib | Bring the two saved stones south toward the crescent island. Send the lily pad up, turn it left as it passes the edge, then use slow movement during its second upward launch to board for the treasure island |
The second stone to reserve
Before the gold platform, place the first stone and start the pad west. Time the second stone to send the pad south into the gap. After boarding the platform, send its stone north to the dark island and leave it there for the sixth treasure.
Do not assume an arbitrary stone later in the lake can replace either reserved stone. If you Reset, check both reserved positions before continuing.
Return after the ink and pen
After treasure five, use the extra stone sent from the upper island to change the current on the right. Use two stones to make the return route, travel past the Impeller objective, and head north toward the start.
For treasure six, use the saved stones and the crescent-island pad. Board promptly for the return. At the pink island with three stones, use two to make the one-tile current change and ride back to the starting area. Use your configured Interact action at the start.
Lily-pad timing is part of this route. Match the current and stone positions before each launch, and use Undo to retry a missed boarding window. A normal Impeller completion route is available in the main Skipping Stones walkthrough.