Farm Scavenger Hunt – 60 Finds, Barn to Farm Stand

How it works

A farm visit has more to find than animals. This farm scavenger hunt holds 60 finds in the barn, the pens, the fields, the machine shed and the farm stand, scored 1 to 3 points.

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Pick the lists your farm can supply

A pick-your-own field suits Fields and crops and Farm stand and senses; a farm park suits Animals at work and Barn and yard. Choose one in the menu beside the main button, then press Print this list, or tick finds off on the phone.

The farmer's rules come first

Every find is scored by looking. Nobody climbs a machine, a bale or a gate, touches a fence, goes into a pen or feeds an animal unless the farmer says so, and everyone washes hands after the animals.

Tips

Ask the farmer for one find before you start: the answer to Something the farmer says you have never heard before is worth three points.

Questions and answers

What can kids find on a farm?

A sliding barn door, a hen sitting in a nest box, goats standing on something high, a scarecrow with a hat and a tractor with bigger back wheels than front. Most farms have many of them.

How is it different from the zoo hunt's farm list?

The zoo list looks at animal features in a petting zoo. This one covers the whole working farm: barns, crops, machines and the farm stand, with animals at work rather than on show.

How do you score it with a class or a big family?

Each line carries 1, 2 or 3 points at the start of its note. A find counts when the whole team has seen it; add up at the farm stand before you leave.

All 60 finds

Barn and yard 12

A barn door that slides instead of swinging 1 point. Watch it open, or spot the track above it.
A boot scraper or boot brush by a door 1 point. Use it before you go inside.
A cat that lives in the barn 2 points. Seen, not chased.
A farm dog at work or at rest 2 points. Admired from a distance unless the farmer says hello first.
A feed bin with a lid 2 points. Guess what is inside before anyone opens it.
A gate with a chain or a latch you have never seen before 2 points. Look how it closes; leave it the way you found it.
A hayloft door high up in a barn wall 2 points. Scored from the ground.
A horseshoe nailed up on a wall 3 points. Say which way its ends point.
A pile of straw and a pile of hay, side by side 3 points. Ask the farmer which is which if you cannot tell.
A pitchfork or a rake hanging on a wall 1 point. Spotted, not lifted.
A water trough 1 point. Say which animal drinks from it.
A weather vane on a roof 2 points. Say which way the wind is blowing.

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Animals at work 12

A calf or a lamb drinking 3 points. Watch quietly from outside the pen.
A cow chewing while lying down 1 point. Watch her jaw for ten seconds.
A duck on a pond 1 point. Count its ducklings, if it has any.
A hen sitting in a nest box 2 points. Quiet voices; she stays put.
A horse swishing flies with its tail 1 point. Stand well away from the back legs.
A pig with a curly tail 1 point. Say whether it curls left or right.
A turkey showing its tail feathers 3 points. Spotted from outside the pen.
An animal being led on a rope 2 points. Step aside and let it pass.
An animal with a tag in its ear 2 points. Read the number if you can.
An egg still in a nest 2 points. Scored by seeing it, not taking it.
Goats standing on something high 2 points. A rock, a box or a ramp built for them.
Sheep all facing the same way 1 point. Count them before they move.

Fields and crops 12

A bee visiting a flower 2 points. Watch, never swat.
A compost heap 3 points. Scored from a step back; do not dig.
A crop you have eaten but never seen growing 3 points. Ask the farmer its name.
A field of corn taller than your grown-up 1 point. Scored from the edge of the field.
A field that has just been plowed 2 points. Find the lines the plow left.
A greenhouse or a plastic tunnel 1 point. Look inside through the door or the sides.
A hose or sprinkler watering crops 2 points. Say which crop it waters.
A melon or a squash lying in its row 1 point. Find the stem that joins it.
A plant with its seeds showing 2 points. Sunflower heads count.
A scarecrow with a hat 1 point. Name it.
Rows planted straight enough to follow with your eye 2 points. Stand at the end and look down one row.
Strawberries, apples or berries growing 1 point. Pick only where the sign says pick-your-own.

Machines and tools 12

A fence with more than one kind of wire 2 points. Never touch: some farm fences carry a current.
A fuel tank on legs 3 points. Look only; stay back.
A hand pump or an old water pump 2 points. Try it only if the farmer says so.
A muddy tire track in the shape of a zigzag 1 point. Follow it with your eyes.
A rusty old tool kept for show 3 points. Guess what it was for.
A shovel, a hoe and a rake together 2 points. All three in one place.
A sign warning about a machine or a fence 1 point. Read it aloud.
A tractor with bigger back wheels than front 1 point. Look, never climb.
A trailer full of hay bales 2 points. Count the bales on the top layer.
A wheelbarrow 1 point. Spot it, do not ride it.
A windmill or a solar panel on the farm 2 points. Say what it might be powering.
Something that sprays, spreads or sows 3 points. Scored from a safe distance.

Farm stand and senses 12

A basket or a crate of just-picked food 1 point. Name everything in it.
A farm stand or a shop with things grown here 1 point. Spot it; buying is up to the grown-up.
A jar of honey from the farm's own bees 2 points. Spotted on a shelf.
A place to wash your hands 1 point. Use it after the animal areas.
A price board written in chalk 1 point. Read one line aloud.
A rooster crowing 2 points. Heard, not necessarily seen.
A sound no animal made 1 point. A gate, a tractor, a pump or the wind.
A spot where you can hear only animals 2 points. Everyone stands still for ten seconds.
The best view of the whole farm 2 points. Say what you can see from there.
The smell of the barn after rain or at feeding time 1 point. Everyone sniffs and agrees.
Something the farmer says you have never heard before 3 points. Write the word down.
Your favorite animal of the day 1 point. Everyone names theirs on the way out.

How this list was compiled: Written for this site by its editors in September 2026: 60 original finds for a visit to a working farm, a farm park or a pick-your-own field. Nothing was copied from another list, and no farm or brand is named. No outside page was read for it: the notes are judging rules, not facts. Every find is scored by looking unless the farmer invites more: nobody climbs on machines, bales or gates, touches a fence that might be electric, goes into a pen, or feeds an animal without the farmer's say; hands are washed after the animal areas; children stay with their grown-up. Points and levels are the editors' judgment. Licence: own work