How to Devise a Scavenger Hunt for Kids
Kids love a good hunt - and this kind is limited only by your imagination.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Crayons
- Prizes
- Felt-tip Pens
- Notebooks
- Pads Of Paper
- Paper Bags
- Paper bags
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Divide the kids into even teams.
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Give each team a notebook, felt-tip pens or crayons, and a list of items to collect or to find and draw.
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Limit the game to a room, a building, a park or a playground.
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Assign each item a point value.
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Make it theme-oriented or random.
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Have them find just red items or things that are used by a farmer. Or have them bring an adult's shoe, a candle and a drawing of the tree farthest from the starting point.
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Give alternatives for some items. For example, a picture of the house across the street may be worth 1 point, and a drawing of the car parked in front of it could be worth another point.
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Stipulate that each team member must draw at least one thing.
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Set a time limit.
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Tally the points. The team with the most points wins.
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Award prizes - candy, a pizza party, a popcorn party or whatever you like.
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Tips & Warnings
Remember, you can have more than two teams. Smaller teams are more fun.
Have each team find different things or just some of the same items. They may run into each other on their quests.
Scavenger hunts for many topics are available on the Web if you'd like to have a hunt in a classroom environment.
Children should be accompanied by an adult if visiting neighborhood homes for the hunt.
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Comments
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Feb 21, 2006
Purchase large piece jigsaw puzzles (1 per team). Paint the back of each puzzle a different color. Hide the pieces and have the children search for their team color pieces. The first team to find all their pieces and assemble their puzzle wins! -
Nov 22, 2005
If the kids in your group don't know each other well, devise a scavenger hunt in which they have to find a person who has been a certain place, done a certain thing, or is wearing a certain costume/article of clothing. This is especially great for the first day of school.
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Nov 22, 2005
If the kids in your group don't know each other well, devise a scavenger hunt in which they have to find a person who has been a certain place, done a certain thing, or is wearing a certain costume/article of clothing. This is especially great for the first day of school.
