How to Prepare for a Scavenger Hunt
A scavenger hunt is an amusing way to use your house or backyard to play a fun game on birthday or other event. You can even use your neighborhood for the hunt if the kids are older. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Buy a selection of small prizes and hide them in your backyard if you have younger children. They might not be able to find some of the items listed or may not yet have the reading skills to read the list, so tell them how many prizes there are and tell them if they're getting warmer or hotter or colder as they search your yard.
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Color code if you have multiple prizes. One child might be finding all the orange items, another the purple flags and so on. Color coding is an easy way to signify which child's prize is which in the melee of hunting.
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Create a full list of items to find in the house if your children are slightly older. It can include a blue shoe, cotton swabs, DVDs and so forth. Make it fun and identify items that are somewhat unique to make it a bit harder.
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Create a more extensive list of items if your children are in their early teen or teen years. Warn your neighbors that the children might come by and be sure to define clearly the parameters of how far they may travel to search (two neighbors' houses in each direction, for example). You can include fun things like a canoe paddle, life jacket, swim ribbon and yesterday's newspaper in the list.
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Avoid teams. You want the children to work as a group rather than in competition with one another, so create a group listing or have the kids search together for groups of items in the house or yard to ensure fun for everyone.
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Tips & Warnings
Chaperone the children if they are leaving your house.
