How to Plan a Bachelor Party Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunts are quickly becoming one of the most popular options for bachelor party entertainment. They can range from quick, easy tasks that can be completed in just a few minutes to a weeks-long series of hints and clues that will all culminate in a dramatic ending at the party itself. Whichever style you choose, there are some important fundamental steps to take to make sure your bachelor party hunt goes as smoothly as possible.

Things You'll Need

• List of items or activities
• Copies of list
• Maps
• Written clues
• Prize

Instructions

1. Decide what kind of scavenger hunt you want to have at your bachelor party. Classic scavenger hunts involve finding items in specific locations, while a modern adaptation for special occasions involves activities that will need to be done in a certain time frame. How much work you need to do ahead of time will be determined by this choice.

2. Compile a list of items to be found or activities to be done. You'll want to do this well in advance so you have plenty of time to acquire any special equipment or permission from the bachelor party venue or any other location involved in the scavenger hunt. Try to keep all the items and tasks related to the bachelor party theme or to the groom.

3. Write out the rules for the scavenger hunt and print out enough copies for everyone who is participating to have a one. The rules should be simple but concise and cover any loopholes or ways to cheat.

4. Determine how long the scavenger hunt will take and allot the appropriate amount of time to the tasks. If you are doing a classic scavenger hunt with hidden clues in several locations, you'll want to time the drive between locations and make allowances for traffic or other holdups.

5. Pick a prize to be awarded to the winner of the scavenger hunt. This prize can be something fun, silly or some kind of quality memento of the evening. If you're planning a list-type scavenger hunt specifically for the groom, then you can buy him a drink for every task he accomplishes, or you can keep the prize a mystery until the end of the night.

6. Provide all the scavenger hunters with maps and detailed clues for classic scavenger hunts or printed cards to keep track of progress on for task-based hunts.

7. Plan to have everyone meet in one location for the start of the scavenger hunt. It's not as much fun or fair to the players when a few people have missed out on some of the action and have to catch up with the others.

Tips & Warnings

• Plan for inclement weather if your scavenger hunt is mostly outdoors. Seal up any items in waterproof containers if there is a chance of rain, or if anything must sit outside for more than 1 or 2 hours.

• Don't plan any tasks that will cause any extreme discomfort, are illegal or will put the groom in any genuine danger of ruining his relationship with the bride. Bachelor parties are supposed to be fun, not life altering.