When you decide to get some friends together for an evening or if you need an activity that will challenge a group for an hour or two, create a scavenger hunt list. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.
Begin your scavenger hunt planning with a number of general lists. For example, you can have teams go to homes in the neighborhood and ask for a kitchen utensil from each home. (These should always be returned, of course!) Another easy one that requires a bit of travel around time involves making a list of 12 stores in town and asking team members to photograph the group in front of each one. With the small inexpensive cameras available today these can be reviewed and even voted on when the groups return to base.
One the really enjoyable ideas for a Scavenger Hunt List focuses on various holidays. These hunts can be conducted within the home, as teams search for items that represent each of a certain number of holidays. Teams may also want to take the game to a shopping center to search for objects that are holiday related. This can be particularly challenging at certain times of the year, when the stores don’t have their holiday inventory on display!
A final example: Have teams made up of small numbers (three or four people) go to a local food store and find particular items. But to add an extra level of challenge, have the team keep a list of items, comparing and recording prices of two or three brands within each category. Make the items a bit unusual or hard to find and set a time limit!
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