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.
