You see each contestant was given a clue to start them off ans when they cracked that one, a new clue was texted to them. Ahh I can here the Robert Langdon wannabe’s now.

These hunts were seeing about 100 people participate. They were divided into groups of about 6 people. After registering and receiving the first clue you were sent into the halls to figure out your way through.

To add a little twist to the scavenger hunt, they place paper clues and maps in hidden locations and you had to find these to continue. Now once you had figured out the clue, you had to text in the answer to the central number and if it was right, a reply would come back with the next clue. Pretty cool hey.

The race ends once you have found all the clues and are back where you started. This is just one example of how an organization has taken the fun of a scavenger hunt and gave it a twist.

What other Scavenger Hunt Ideas can you think of? Submit a comment below with your best ideas. We will look to develop the hunt for you and share it here.

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People just love having scavenger hunts. I remember myself participating in one when I was a kid. But it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a kid, a teen or an adult. A scavenger hunt may be played by anyone, regardless of age. It’s really a fun way of bringing people together. A scavenger hunt may also be done during a bachelorette party to make the event more exciting. You and your girlfriends can bond and have fun at the same time with a bachelorette scavenger hunt. 

Doing a scavenger hunt will leave you with lots of stories to tell even when the party’s over. Gather all the bride-to-be’s closest female friends and family and start organizing this fun-filled activity. A good two or three hours is enough for you to have this game. Remember, the goal is for the participants to finish ahead of the others, but don’t forget to make the hunt pretty challenging as well.

Be sure to make a list of the tasks to do and give copies of the game sheets to all participants. You can make the lists on your own or download the ones available online. Put corresponding points for each task and agree on the finish time. Divide the participants into teams and send them off to start the hunt. 

Since most scavenger hunts are done outdoors, let’s say in a bar, it’s best that you have itinerary ready before proceeding. Keep your cell phone and digital camera ready just in case you have those unguarded yet funny moments that are worth remembering.

Once the teams are done with their tasks, you can now tally the points to see which team won. Give the prize to the winners and enjoy the rest of the evening.

Having a bachelorette scavenger hunt can really spice up the bachelorette party, especially if the tasks are really exciting. That will surely make the bride-to-be’s “last night out” as a single lady all the more memorable.

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If you like good, clean fun like the rest of us, then a good scavenger hunt is something that you can organize to keep everyone entertained. These games are not only for the kids. Adults will surely enjoy them as well, as long as you modify the hunt with the participants in mind. With a little bit of creativity and some resources, you can come up with a really interesting theme for your hunt. Here are some Scavenger Hunt Ideas that will keep you and your guests on their toes:

Scavenger hunts are best done outdoors. With the ample space, you can get everyone busy with their tasks and not bump into someone else. One good kind of hunt is a road trip scavenger hunt. This hunt is great for a big crowd. The more participants, the merrier. You can have the group divided into two: boys and girls. The group which scores the most points within the allotted time wins. 

Have a list of the things that the groups need to look for. Be wild with your ideas. Make sure that the tasks are not too common; otherwise, it wouldn’t be much of a challenge at all. You can include something like finding the smallest and least expensive item in a thrift shop, having the team’s photo taken in a vintage car shop while wearing period costumes and the list goes on. 

If you’re not going out of town, you can have a simple neighborhood house hunt. This one requires a little bit of prep in advance. You need to take note of the things that you can find in the neighborhood like a house with a red front door, a house with a Victorian theme or design, or a house with an animal door knocker. Just make sure that you don’t put in the list anything that may not be spotted on the day of the hunt (i.e. dog chasing water from the sprinkler). 

Be sure also that you don’t give clues like street address or having the items listed in order. Mix them up to double the fun. Divide the participants into teams and give them a copy of the list. Be clear with the parameters and give a reasonable time allowance for the teams to complete the task. This scavenger hunt may be played by both kids and adults. Remember to make this game fun but safe for everyone.

But what happens if you can’t go out to have your scavenger hunt outdoors? No worries. You can still have fun right at your own home. Again, creativity is the key here. An indoor scavenger hunt is great for kids and even teens. Prep up your home by putting little clues in different places. To make it even more challenging, you can even include the garage or the basement for an all-out spooky hunt. Imagine how much fun the kids would have even if they’re just doing a scavenger hunt indoors!

You don’t have to sweat it out when thinking of scavenger hunt ideas. You can get inspiration from the usual things around you. You can even modify the ideas to suit your preference. Just remember: the idea to have lots of fun while bonding together.

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Photo scavenger hunts put a new twist on the traditional scavenger hunt.  Instead of bringing back items you take pictures.  That means that you are no longer limited to items to collect but can have the participants take part in various activities while someone in their group photographs them with a digital camera.  The photos can then later be presented as a slide show.  Here are a few great kids Scavenger Hunt Ideas.

Alphabet scavenger hunts

Alphabet scavenger hunts are great fun.  Choose about 10 letters from the alphabet and have the children take a photo of each other doing an activity starting with that letter. For example, for the letter S the children might sled, snowboard, slide, or even swat a fly. For the letter C they could cartwheel, curtsey, or clean a counter top.  The ideas are endless. 

Holiday Scavenger hunts

No matter what the holiday, photo scavenger hunts with a holiday theme always work well. For Thanksgiving someone or the entire group could dress like a pilgrim, make and wear Indian headdresses, or pose with a pumpkin.  Imagine a group of teenagers wearing paper bunny ears and posing for an Easter themed party, or having their picture taken with the mall Santa for a Christmas party. 

Nature Scavenger Hunts

A great outside Photo Scavenger Hunt idea is a nature scavenger hunt.  Give the Kids of list of things found in nature such as trees, flowers, birds, animals, ants, anything they can find outside and have them take pictures of them.  Make a list of 20 or so items and have the children take about 10 pictures.  For an even more challenging twist assign points to the items on the list and the team with the most points wins.

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But there is another way to go – planning a scavenger hunt using photos from the original idea to the decision about who was successful and should get the prize. Even though you have narrowed the type of scavenger hunt to using photos there are many possible themes for this type of hunt as well.

Once you decide on a basic theme and come up with a list of items or locations to photograph, it’s time to divide the group into at least two teams. Each team should have a group leader and a small digital camera that will allow you to review the photos. Photo subjects can be signs in front of hometown businesses, specific landmarks around the city etc.

It may also be a good idea to award points for the photos. Some subjects may be more difficult to find or photograph so they can be given bonus points. Make sure that the point values and the method of winning is established beforehand, so the teams know what they are working toward.

Finally, as you plan your photo scavenger hunt make sure you have a time limit that makes the activity challenging. Have fun!

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If you are planning a scavenger hunt for the holidays, you can get really creative. Not only are there hundreds of items that you can send your party-goers after, there are also many different ways that you can word the list.

When dealing with younger players, or if you want to keep things really simple, you can just write the item. For older players or if you are playing in a small area, you may want to make riddles that have to be deciphered.

Before you get too far into this, figure out what the playing field is. Is it in your home? If so, you need to take into account how many different holiday items you have, and how many people are going to be playing. Is the playing area the neighborhood? If so, the list should be things that your players can get from willing neighbors. Your scavenger hunt items will really be determined by where you are playing.

Some ideas may include:

• An old sock to represent a stocking
• Something peppermint flavored or scented
• A sprig of a Christmas tree or wreath (given by someone)
• A gingerbread cookie
• Something with a star on it
• Holiday sprinkles or confetti
• A candle
• A packet of powdered cocoa or cider
• A piece of wrapping paper

Again, depending on the age of the players and where you are playing, the possibilities are really endless. With some guidance and some creativity, you can come up with all sorts of Scavenger Hunt Ideas.

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I actually wish everyone could spend a little less money on gifts this year and find a way to simply laugh together instead.

1. Hunting is not just for kids!

Most hunts are for the delight of the wee ones, but there can be a hunt going on that the kids know nothing about. Allow each adult to bring in one funny or novelty gift (make it cheap, it’s about the fun!) and hide it strategically. Everyone will be hunting through the day, finding things at odd moments.

2. Scavenger hunting with a time limit.

Collect a bunch of small gifts or perhaps gift cards and hide them all over the house. Collect everyone outside and set a timer, then blow a whistle and send everyone running in to find the goodies. When the time is up…everyone keeps what they were able to find!

3. The Secret Santa-Scavenger Hunt combo.

Many families do some version of Secret Santa where everyone selects a name to buy for, but no one knows who has their name. You can do this and then allow each person to hide their gift (wrapped and addressed for the chosen recipient) prior to the big day. The fun will be not only finding the gifts, but finding the one meant for you!

Here is one Shoestring Alternative that can be used with any of these Scavenger Hunt Ideas: hide holiday cards with funny or sentimental messages rather than gifts. Finders can read aloud to everyone.

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If you are in charge of putting together an evening of fun with family and friends you will find scavenger hunt ideas in books, magazines and online. If you need an activity that will be enjoyable and challenging, give some serious thought to a scavenger hunt, because there are dozens of ideas available.

This great party activity has been around for years, with both children and adults searching for everything from an apple to a photo of a zebra. In fact, that’s one of the great things about having a scavenger hunt instead of playing cards or using a ready-made board game – almost anything goes.

One of the first, and most important, steps in planning this activity is to understand who will be participating. Not only should you plan a hunt for an adult group or a children’s group, you should also take into consideration the interests of the adults, the age level of the children etc. A few minutes devoted to this step will go a long way toward ensuring that your hunt is a success.

At first glance, it may seem that planning and hosting a scavenger hunt will be too difficult. But with the scavenger hunt ideas available on the Internet, in magazines and in special guides written just for this activity, you will be able to find all the help you need.

One great idea that has been used during the holiday season is the scavenger-hunt clue list. For example, small gifts can be hidden in various places throughout the house and simple clues of one or two sentences can be written on separate pieces of paper. These clues are given to those who are to receive the gifts and they have to determine the location based on the clue. *This will be fascinating for children and great fun for adults.

Why not take this “clue” idea and apply it to a party or family gathering that is not associated with one of the major holidays? Even when you have an evening gathering of adult friends, clue lists are a great way to organize a scavenger hunt. You just have to make sure the clues are simple enough to figure out in a reasonable amount of time yet mysterious enough to be enjoyable. Make your clues rhyme or put them in riddle form!

Things to Find

In the past three or four years, scavenger hunts have made something of return to popularity. In the 1950s and 1960s, this activity was often first on the list of party possibilities, but interest dropped off for a time. Because of the increased interest enterprising individuals have developing lists and books of Scavenger Hunt Ideas.

Creating a list of items to find can be one of the more challenging parts of being the scavenger hunt organizer. Choosing a theme is one way to narrow the focus of a party, family gathering or even a company picnic. Establish a category for the hunt such as objects that start with a particular letter of the alphabet, items to be found only in the yard or outside the house or within 300 feet of the picnic site.

Go one step farther and give the activity a theme such as a birthday, a specific holiday or one of the many random themes that can be gleaned from party-planning magazines and Internet sites. If the children at your party are currently interested in a particular singer or movie star, use that as the idea that ties the scavenger hunt together. A group of adults might have music, books, sports or outdoor activities as a common interest. Build your day or evening around one of these themes.

Add a final twist to your scavenger hunt ideas by asking the players to not only find the objects but also have them photograph them. Then judge the photos and award an additional, “special” prize for good photos. The new technology of small, digital cameras makes it easy to view and judge photos immediately.

A free guide put together by Brad Younger, Scavenger Hunt Secrets, is designed to take the frustration out of putting together a successful afternoon or evening. This small guide offers assistance with the basic steps to planning a hunt and even offers suggestions for writing riddles and clues to be used as mentioned earlier.

Whether you are planning a children’s party, a company activity, an adult evening party or a few hours of fun for your church group, scavenger hunt ideas are literally everywhere. Just turn your imagination loose and have fun.

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Holidays are a great time for parties. Christmas is no exception. In addition to the typical gift giving exchange games, Christmas parties can include many other fun and exciting activities. One favorite game for many holiday get-togethers includes a scavenger hunt. Creating the perfect Christmas Scavenger Hunt List is the key to having the perfect Christmas hunt.

Christmas Scavenger Hunt List for Young Children

Younger children may need a list that is composed of pictures rather than words to help them find items. Remember to include items in which the small children are familiar with and that they associate with Christmas. Some great items to add to this list are:

This list can be more detailed and more specific than a list for younger children. Consider some the following:

These lists are best when they are challenging. Create a list of obtainable, but creative items to make the game the most fun! Try giving your party guests some of the following to find:

No matter what age group you are, you are sure to enjoy a little Christmas fun with a holiday scavenger hunt.

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