Riddle Generator for Scavenger Hunt

Pick an age, press the button and print ten clues that each lead to a different hiding place.

Riddle Generator for Scavenger Hunt

  1. After your bath I dry you off. Check the bath towel, big and soft.Answer: the bath towel. Fold it into the towel on the rail, so it falls out when the towel is lifted.
  2. Pages of cakes and soups and stew. Open the cookbook to find your clue.Answer: the cookbook. Let a corner of the clue stick out of the pages like a bookmark.
  3. Pencils and folders ride on your back. Unzip the pocket of your backpack.Answer: the backpack. Zip it into the small front pocket.
  4. Low and flat in front of the couch. Check the coffee table, bend down and crouch.Answer: the coffee table. Tape it to the underside, so the hunter has to crouch to see it.
  5. Tip me and I rain on each flower and plant. Peek in the watering can. You can, you can!Answer: the watering can. Empty the can first, then drop the clue inside.
  6. Quack, quack, I float in the tub. Find the rubber duck. Rub-a-dub-dub!Answer: the rubber duck. Tape it under the duck and leave the duck on the dry edge of the tub.
  7. Homework and drawing happen here. Look on the desk, then give a cheer.Answer: the desk. Tape it under the desk top or lay it in the top drawer.
  8. Sneakers and boots stand in a line. Check the shoe rack for the next sign.Answer: the shoe rack. Push it into the toe of the hunter's own shoe.
  9. Cans and pasta and snacks in rows. Open the pantry and follow your nose.Answer: the pantry. Stand it on a low shelf in front of the boxes, facing out.
  10. Who is that kid with the great big grin? Check the bathroom mirror you are looking in.Answer: the bathroom mirror. Tape it to a bottom corner of the mirror, within reach from the floor.
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Riddle Generator for Scavenger Hunt: how it works

This riddle generator for scavenger hunt trails holds 240 original clues for 60 hiding places in a home and its yard, four for each place. It opens on ten easy rhymes, with every answer shown for whoever hides the clues.

How to use the scavenger hunt riddle creator

Choose an age on the Clue list, then press Pick 10 new clues. Under one age, every clue in a deal leads to a different place. If your home lacks a place, open More options, press Lock rows and swap one, and Swap that row. Press Print for the answer key. Then press Hide all answers, print again and cut the second sheet into strips.

Laying the trail

Number the strips before you cut them. Hand over the first strip, hide the second at the answer to the first, and carry on down the sheet. The prize waits at the last answer.

Tips
  • For a mirror clue, hold a strip face down on a bright window and trace the letters on the back.
  • Swap out the mailbox clue if your mailbox stands at the road. Every other place is inside the home or its own yard.
  • One word puzzle between rhymes slows a fast reader down. Backward spelling is the easiest kind and the number code is the hardest.

Questions and answers

Can I get a riddle for one hiding place?

Yes. Open More options, choose the place on the Hiding place list and set Clue to Any clue. All four clues for that place appear: an easy rhyme, a trickier rhyme, a riddle and a word puzzle.

What does the hardest kind of riddle look like?

It never names the place. For the watering can: I am a cloud you carry by hand. I rain wherever you choose to stand. The easy rhyme for the same spot names it outright: Peek in the watering can.

What puzzles for scavenger hunts need no props?

The four kinds here need only a pencil: missing vowels, a place spelled backward, the first letters of a word list, and a number code where A = 1. There are 15 of each, and every hiding place has one.

What are good treasure hunt ideas for kids at home?

Lay a trail of clues, each hidden at the answer to the one before, with a small prize at the end. Five or six easy rhymes suit ages 4 to 7. From age 8, deal ten and swap in a word puzzle or two.

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Kitchen 48

  • A sandwich and a snack ride to school in me. Open the lunch box. What do you see? Answer: the lunch box. Leave the lunch box where it is kept on school days, zipped, with the clue inside.
  • A shop in your home where nothing has a price. My shelves hold pasta, beans and rice. Answer: the pantry. Stand it on a low shelf in front of the boxes, facing out.
  • Apples, bananas, an orange or two. Look in the fruit bowl, this clue is for you. Answer: the fruit bowl. Tuck it under the top piece of fruit, not at the bottom of the bowl.
  • Cans and pasta and snacks in rows. Open the pantry and follow your nose. Answer: the pantry. Stand it on a low shelf in front of the boxes, facing out.
  • Colder than the fridge next door, I keep the peas and popsicles in store. Answer: the freezer. Put the clue in a zip bag first, so frost cannot smudge the ink.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 12 21 14 3 8 / 2 15 24 Answer: the lunch box. The letters spell LUNCH BOX. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 13 21 7 19 Answer: the shelf of mugs. The letters spell MUGS. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 6 18 21 9 20 / 2 15 23 12 Answer: the fruit bowl. The letters spell FRUIT BOWL. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: C_R__L Answer: the cereal box. The letters spell CEREAL. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: D_SH T_W_L Answer: the dish towel. The letters spell DISH TOWEL. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: FR__Z_R Answer: the freezer. The letters spell FREEZER. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: PL_C_M_T Answer: the placemat. The letters spell PLACEMAT. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Find me draped by the kitchen sink. I dry wet dishes faster than you think. Answer: the dish towel. Fold it into the towel that hangs by the sink, away from the stove.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: fish, rain, igloo, dog, goat, egg Answer: the refrigerator. The letters spell FRIDGE. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: pig, apple, nest, tree, rain, yarn Answer: the pantry. The letters spell PANTRY. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • Four legs I have, yet I never walk. Around me the family eats and talks. Answer: the kitchen table. Tape it under the table top, near a corner a child can reach from the floor.
  • Hands sneak into me when nobody looks. I guard what was baked from the recipe books. Answer: the cookie jar. Tape it under the lid, where it stays free of crumbs.
  • Hot cocoa fills me on a snowy day. Peek inside the mugs, then be on your way. Answer: the shelf of mugs. Use a cool, empty mug on a low shelf, never one beside the kettle.
  • I am a book, but I tell no story. Follow my steps to dinner glory. Answer: the cookbook. Let a corner of the clue stick out of the pages like a bookmark.
  • I am laid down before every meal and wiped off after. I save the table from splatter. Answer: the placemat. Slide it under the placemat at the hunter's own seat.
  • I am set every evening and cleared every night, yet I never move left or right. Answer: the kitchen table. Tape it under the table top, near a corner a child can reach from the floor.
  • I catch the crumbs and the drips of stew. I lie under plates. Look under me too. Answer: the placemat. Slide it under the placemat at the hunter's own seat.
  • I dry the cups and I dry each plate. Unfold the dish towel, do not wait. Answer: the dish towel. Fold it into the towel that hangs by the sink, away from the stove.
  • I end each job more soaked than I began. Find me near the sink. I wipe every pan. Answer: the dish towel. Fold it into the towel that hangs by the sink, away from the stove.
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Kitchen, continued

  • I go to school but never learn a thing. I hold what you eat when the noon bells ring. Answer: the lunch box. Leave the lunch box where it is kept on school days, zipped, with the clue inside.
  • I have a mouth with no teeth and one ear that cannot hear. Morning drinks steam in me. Answer: the shelf of mugs. Use a cool, empty mug on a low shelf, never one beside the kettle.
  • I have one handle and no door. Grown-ups fill me each morning, then ask for more. Answer: the shelf of mugs. Use a cool, empty mug on a low shelf, never one beside the kettle.
  • I hum all day and light up inside. Behind my door the leftovers hide. Answer: the refrigerator. Tape it to a shelf edge inside the door, low enough for the shortest hunter.
  • I leave home full and come back light. I carry your noon meal, zipped up tight. Answer: the lunch box. Leave the lunch box where it is kept on school days, zipped, with the clue inside.
  • I wear a lid but I am not a pot. What I hold gets counted, and sneaked quite a lot. Answer: the cookie jar. Tape it under the lid, where it stays free of crumbs.
  • Ice cream sleeps here, and ice cubes too. Open the freezer, a clue waits for you. Answer: the freezer. Put the clue in a zip bag first, so frost cannot smudge the ink.
  • It is winter inside me in every season. Open me hungry, or for no reason. Answer: the refrigerator. Tape it to a shelf edge inside the door, low enough for the shortest hunter.
  • Lift my lid for a round, sweet snack. The cookie jar has a clue at the back. Answer: the cookie jar. Tape it under the lid, where it stays free of crumbs.
  • Loud when dry and soft when wet, I am the first meal that many people get. Answer: the cereal box. Tape it to the back of the box. Nothing goes inside with the food.
  • Milk and cheese and juice stay cold. Open the fridge door, brave and bold. Answer: the refrigerator. Tape it to a shelf edge inside the door, low enough for the shortest hunter.
  • Pages of cakes and soups and stew. Open the cookbook to find your clue. Answer: the cookbook. Let a corner of the clue stick out of the pages like a bookmark.
  • Pour me in a bowl with milk each day. Find the cereal box and look that way. Answer: the cereal box. Tape it to the back of the box. Nothing goes inside with the food.
  • Put water in me and it turns to stone. I am the coldest box you own. Answer: the freezer. Put the clue in a zip bag first, so frost cannot smudge the ink.
  • Read me to the end and you get dinner, not a tale. My pages count in cups and spoons. Answer: the cookbook. Let a corner of the clue stick out of the pages like a bookmark.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: ELBAT Answer: the kitchen table. The letters spell TABLE. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: KOOBKOOC Answer: the cookbook. The letters spell COOKBOOK. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: RAJ EIKOOC Answer: the cookie jar. The letters spell COOKIE JAR. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Shake me and I rattle, tilt me and I pour. I am breakfast in a box by the cupboard door. Answer: the cereal box. Tape it to the back of the box. Nothing goes inside with the food.
  • Shelves of boxes, bags and tins. Behind this door the snack hunt begins. Answer: the pantry. Stand it on a low shelf in front of the boxes, facing out.
  • Sweet things rest here with no wrapper at all, yellow and red, some big, some small. Answer: the fruit bowl. Tuck it under the top piece of fruit, not at the bottom of the bowl.
  • We sit right here to eat our dinner. Look under the table and be a winner. Answer: the kitchen table. Tape it under the table top, near a corner a child can reach from the floor.
  • What I hold grew on a tree and wears its own skin. Lift the top one and look in. Answer: the fruit bowl. Tuck it under the top piece of fruit, not at the bottom of the bowl.
  • Your plate sits on me when it is time to eat. Lift up the placemat at your seat. Answer: the placemat. Slide it under the placemat at the hunter's own seat.

Living room 48

  • A big soft seat that is made for one. Check the armchair, then off you run. Answer: the armchair. Tuck it down the side of the seat cushion.
  • A hundred tales sit on my back, spines facing out in a colorful stack. Answer: the bookshelf. Slide it between two books on a low shelf with a corner showing. Nobody climbs.
  • Arms that never hug and a back that never bends. I seat three when you sit with friends. Answer: the couch. Push it between two seat cushions with one corner showing.
  • Closed at night and open by day, I hang by the window and gently sway. Answer: the curtains. Pin it to the hem at floor level, on a ground-floor window.
  • Cozy and warm for a chilly night. Unfold the blanket and hold on tight. Answer: the blanket on the couch. Fold the blanket once around the clue, so it drops out when the blanket is shaken.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 16 8 15 20 15 Answer: the family photo. The letters spell PHOTO. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 18 21 7 Answer: the rug. The letters spell RUG. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 18 5 13 15 20 5 Answer: the TV remote. The letters spell REMOTE. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Faces you know, all frozen in place. Peek behind the frame with the family's face. Answer: the family photo. Pick a frame that stands on a low table and tape the clue to its back. Leave hung frames alone.
  • Family night starts when my lid comes off. Winners cheer and sore losers scoff. Answer: the board game box. Lay it on top of the folded board, inside the box the family plays most.
  • Feet cross me a hundred times a day. Lift one corner. What does it say? Answer: the rug. Slide it under one corner only, so nobody rolls up the whole rug.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: _RMCH__R Answer: the armchair. The letters spell ARMCHAIR. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: BL_NK_T Answer: the blanket on the couch. The letters spell BLANKET. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: C_FF__ T_BL_ Answer: the coffee table. The letters spell COFFEE TABLE. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: cat, lion, owl, cup, kite Answer: the clock. The letters spell CLOCK. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: cat, owl, umbrella, cup, hat Answer: the couch. The letters spell COUCH. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: pig, lion, apple, nest, tree Answer: the houseplant. The letters spell PLANT. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • I am always lost between cushions, it seems. I flip through channels and wake up screens. Answer: the TV remote. Wrap the clue around the remote with a rubber band and leave it in its usual place.
  • I am called a throw, but nobody throws me. Wrap up on the couch, that is where I will be. Answer: the blanket on the couch. Fold the blanket once around the clue, so it drops out when the blanket is shaken.
  • I am covered in numbers but cannot add. Lose me and movie night turns bad. Answer: the TV remote. Wrap the clue around the remote with a rubber band and leave it in its usual place.
  • I am drawn every evening, yet never with a pen. At sunrise I am pulled apart again. Answer: the curtains. Pin it to the hem at floor level, on a ground-floor window.
  • I am green and leafy and I live in a pot. Look by the houseplant, that is the spot. Answer: the houseplant. Rest it on the soil or tape it to the pot. Skip any plant that sits on a high shelf.
  • I am named for a morning drink I never taste. I stand knee high, and mugs rest on my face. Answer: the coffee table. Tape it to the underside, so the hunter has to crouch to see it.
  • I drink water but have no mouth. I lean toward the window, north or south. Answer: the houseplant. Rest it on the soil or tape it to the pot. Skip any plant that sits on a high shelf.
  • I have no fire, yet I keep you warm. I am folded by day and spread for a storm. Answer: the blanket on the couch. Fold the blanket once around the clue, so it drops out when the blanket is shaken.
  • I hold you up while you sit down. I seat only one, the best chair in town. Answer: the armchair. Tuck it down the side of the seat cushion.
  • I lie down all day but never sleep. I get vacuumed when the dust gets deep. Answer: the rug. Slide it under one corner only, so nobody rolls up the whole rug.
  • I live indoors but I eat sunlight. I never move, yet I grow in plain sight. Answer: the houseplant. Rest it on the soil or tape it to the pot. Skip any plant that sits on a high shelf.
  • I run all day but stay in one place. Ask me when, then read my face. Answer: the clock. Choose a clock the hunter can reach from the floor, or tape the clue on the wall below it.
  • Inside me is money that no shop will take, and races where nobody runs. Lift the lid. Answer: the board game box. Lay it on top of the folded board, inside the box the family plays most.
  • Knee high I stand where the family sits, holding cups and books and puzzle bits. Answer: the coffee table. Tape it to the underside, so the hunter has to crouch to see it.
  • Lost coins and crumbs slip into my cracks. The family sinks into me to relax. Answer: the couch. Push it between two seat cushions with one corner showing.
  • Low and flat in front of the couch. Check the coffee table, bend down and crouch. Answer: the coffee table. Tape it to the underside, so the hunter has to crouch to see it.
  • One person fits me, with a book and some tea. The best seat in the room, most agree. Answer: the armchair. Tuck it down the side of the seat cushion.
  • Open me up to let in the sun. Look behind the curtains, this one is fun. Answer: the curtains. Pin it to the hem at floor level, on a ground-floor window.
  • Press my buttons to change the show. Find the TV remote and then you will know. Answer: the TV remote. Wrap the clue around the remote with a rubber band and leave it in its usual place.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: EMAG DRAOB Answer: the board game box. The letters spell BOARD GAME. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: FLEHSKOOB Answer: the bookshelf. The letters spell BOOKSHELF. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: SNIATRUC Answer: the curtains. The letters spell CURTAINS. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Roll the dice and move your piece. Open a game box for the next clue, please. Answer: the board game box. Lay it on top of the folded board, inside the box the family plays most.
  • Sit on me for a movie night. Check the couch cushions, left and right. Answer: the couch. Push it between two seat cushions with one corner showing.
  • Smile! Everyone you love is here. Look at the family photo, the clue is near. Answer: the family photo. Pick a frame that stands on a low table and tape the clue to its back. Leave hung frames alone.
  • Soft on the floor beneath your feet. Peek under the rug's edge, nice and neat. Answer: the rug. Slide it under one corner only, so nobody rolls up the whole rug.
  • Spines but no bones, jackets but no sleeves. Look where stories wait between the leaves. Answer: the bookshelf. Slide it between two books on a low shelf with a corner showing. Nobody climbs.
  • Stories stand here in a tidy row. Check the bookshelf, the shelf down low. Answer: the bookshelf. Slide it between two books on a low shelf with a corner showing. Nobody climbs.
  • Tick, tock, I tell the time. Look by the clock for your next rhyme. Answer: the clock. Choose a clock the hunter can reach from the floor, or tape the clue on the wall below it.
  • Two hands race around my face all day. The long one always gets away. Answer: the clock. Choose a clock the hunter can reach from the floor, or tape the clue on the wall below it.
  • We smiled for one second and never stopped. No one has aged since the shutter dropped. Answer: the family photo. Pick a frame that stands on a low table and tape the clue to its back. Leave hung frames alone.

Bedroom 48

  • A bear who never growls or hunts, I guard your bed and I keep your secrets. Answer: the teddy bear. Tie it around the bear's neck with a ribbon, like a letter it is holding.
  • A rainbow of sticks in a cardboard bed. We shrink as we color the page blue and red. Answer: the crayon box. Roll it up and stand it among the crayons like one more color.
  • At clean-up time everything lands in me. Lift my lid and you will see. Answer: the toy box. Lay it on top of the toys, so nobody has to empty the box.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 20 15 25 / 2 15 24 Answer: the toy box. The letters spell TOY BOX. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 3 12 15 19 5 20 Answer: the closet. The letters spell CLOSET. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 3 18 1 25 15 14 19 Answer: the crayon box. The letters spell CRAYONS. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Feed me silver through a slot in my back. I get heavier with every snack. Answer: the piggy bank. Roll the clue and stand it in the coin slot, or tape it underneath.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: B_CKP_CK Answer: the backpack. The letters spell BACKPACK. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: P_GGY B_NK Answer: the piggy bank. The letters spell PIGGY BANK. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: S_CK DR_W_R Answer: the sock drawer. The letters spell SOCK DRAWER. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: SL_PP_RS Answer: your slippers. The letters spell SLIPPERS. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: dog, egg, sun, kite Answer: the desk. The letters spell DESK. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: pig, igloo, lion, leaf, owl, web Answer: the pillow. The letters spell PILLOW. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • Fluffy and soft at the top of your bed. Lift up the pillow, then race ahead. Answer: the pillow. Slip it inside the pillowcase with a corner poking out.
  • The harder we work, the shorter we get. We leave wax trails, the brightest yet. Answer: the crayon box. Roll it up and stand it among the crayons like one more color.
  • Homework and drawing happen here. Look on the desk, then give a cheer. Answer: the desk. Tape it under the desk top or lay it in the top drawer.
  • I am a dark room with a mattress for a roof. Lost toys live here, and that is the truth. Answer: under the bed. Keep it within arm's reach of the edge, so nobody crawls all the way under.
  • I am fluffed and punched and never complain. A lost tooth left under me turns into change. Answer: the pillow. Slip it inside the pillowcase with a corner poking out.
  • I am full at bedtime and empty by noon. My treasure is plastic and covers the room. Answer: the toy box. Lay it on top of the toys, so nobody has to empty the box.
  • I am stuffed, but I never ate. Hug me at bedtime when it gets late. Answer: the teddy bear. Tie it around the bear's neck with a ribbon, like a letter it is holding.
  • I catch your dreams and I wear a case. Each night I cradle your sleepy face. Answer: the pillow. Slip it inside the pillowcase with a corner poking out.
  • I have drawers but wear no clothes. Pencils and paper sit on me in rows. Answer: the desk. Tape it under the desk top or lay it in the top drawer.
  • I ride on your shoulders five days a week. Unzip my front and take a peek. Answer: the backpack. Zip it into the small front pocket.
  • I work the night shift and rest all day, folded up or tossed away. Answer: your pajamas. Fold it into the pajama top, wherever the pajamas are kept by day.
  • Legs and a top with a drawer between: I am where homework is done, or at least seen. Answer: the desk. Tape it under the desk top or lay it in the top drawer.
  • My diet is metal and my belly rattles. I guard your savings and I never tattle. Answer: the piggy bank. Roll the clue and stand it in the coin slot, or tape it underneath.
  • No monsters live here, that is just a tale. Get on your knees and follow the trail. Answer: under the bed. Keep it within arm's reach of the edge, so nobody crawls all the way under.
  • Oink! I eat your coins all day. The piggy bank is not far away. Answer: the piggy bank. Roll the clue and stand it in the coin slot, or tape it underneath.
  • Open me up and the hangers swing. I hold your shirts and everything. Answer: the closet. Hang it on a hanger at the hunter's eye level, like a very small shirt.
  • Pencils and folders ride on your back. Unzip the pocket of your backpack. Answer: the backpack. Zip it into the small front pocket.
  • Pull me out and push me in. I keep the pairs your toes go in. Answer: the sock drawer. Use a low drawer and leave it a little open, so no one climbs the dresser.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: DEB EHT REDNU Answer: under the bed. The letters spell UNDER THE BED. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: RAEB YDDET Answer: the teddy bear. The letters spell TEDDY BEAR. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: SAMAJAP Answer: your pajamas. The letters spell PAJAMAS. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Sharp or stubby, we color your art. Open the crayon box for the next part. Answer: the crayon box. Roll it up and stand it among the crayons like one more color.
  • Shirts and dresses hang in a row. Open the closet. Go, go, go! Answer: the closet. Hang it on a hanger at the hunter's eye level, like a very small shirt.
  • Soft and cuddly with button eyes. Your teddy bear holds a surprise. Answer: the teddy bear. Tie it around the bear's neck with a ribbon, like a letter it is holding.
  • Straps but no shoes, zips but no coat. I carry your homework and the teacher's note. Answer: the backpack. Zip it into the small front pocket.
  • Too small to live in, with a rod but no fish. I keep what you wear as neat as you wish. Answer: the closet. Hang it on a hanger at the hunter's eye level, like a very small shirt.
  • Two of us wait where your feet land at dawn. We never see rain and never see lawn. Answer: your slippers. Push it into the toe of one slipper.
  • Warm and fuzzy for your toes. Look in your slippers, that is where it goes. Answer: your slippers. Push it into the toe of one slipper.
  • We are shoes that never go outside. We wait by the bed, side by side. Answer: your slippers. Push it into the toe of one slipper.
  • We go in pairs, yet one always strays. Slide out the drawer where we spend our days. Answer: the sock drawer. Use a low drawer and leave it a little open, so no one climbs the dresser.
  • Where do the toys go at the end of play? Look in the toy box, they are put away. Answer: the toy box. Lay it on top of the toys, so nobody has to empty the box.
  • Where dust bunnies and lost socks go. Look under the bed, down below. Answer: under the bed. Keep it within arm's reach of the edge, so nobody crawls all the way under.
  • You put me on when it is time for bed. Check your pajamas, that is what I said. Answer: your pajamas. Fold it into the pajama top, wherever the pajamas are kept by day.
  • You wear me to go nowhere at all. My shift starts at bedtime, down the hall. Answer: your pajamas. Fold it into the pajama top, wherever the pajamas are kept by day.
  • Your feet wear us, two by two. Open the sock drawer for your clue. Answer: the sock drawer. Use a low drawer and leave it a little open, so no one climbs the dresser.

Bathroom and hall 48

  • A bird with no feathers that never lays an egg. I sail the tub without a wing or a leg. Answer: the rubber duck. Tape it under the duck and leave the duck on the dry edge of the tub.
  • After your bath I dry you off. Check the bath towel, big and soft. Answer: the bath towel. Fold it into the towel on the rail, so it falls out when the towel is lifted.
  • Brush, brush, morning and night. Look by your toothbrush, shiny and bright. Answer: the toothbrush cup. Stand the rolled clue in the cup beside the brushes.
  • Bubbles and splashes wash off the mud. Your next clue waits at the dry bathtub. Answer: the bathtub. Only with the tub dry and empty. Tape the clue to the outside rim.
  • Click! The room goes from dark to bright. Look by the switch that works the light. Answer: the light switch. Tape it to the wall under the switch plate. Choose a switch the hunter can reach.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 13 9 18 18 15 18 Answer: the bathroom mirror. The letters spell MIRROR. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 23 1 19 8 5 18 Answer: the washing machine. The letters spell WASHER. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 3 15 1 20 19 Answer: the coat hooks. The letters spell COATS. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Dirty clothes go round and round. At the washing machine your clue is found. Answer: the washing machine. Tape it to the outside of the door while the machine is empty and off. Nobody opens it.
  • Dirty shirts and socks get tossed in me. Check the laundry basket, one, two, three. Answer: the laundry basket. Tape it to the inside wall of the basket, above the clothes.
  • Each visit makes me thinner till a cardboard tube remains. Look where the spare ones wait. Answer: the toilet paper roll. Tuck it into the cardboard tube of a spare roll.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: T__L_T P_P_R Answer: the toilet paper roll. The letters spell TOILET PAPER. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: T__THBR_SH Answer: the toothbrush cup. The letters spell TOOTHBRUSH. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Fill me up and climb right in. I wash the mud from toes to chin. Answer: the bathtub. Only with the tub dry and empty. Tape the clue to the outside rim.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: dog, umbrella, cat, kite Answer: the rubber duck. The letters spell DUCK. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: sun, hat, owl, egg, sock Answer: the shoe rack. The letters spell SHOES. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: sun, web, igloo, tree, cat, hat Answer: the light switch. The letters spell SWITCH. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: tree, owl, web, egg, lion Answer: the bath towel. The letters spell TOWEL. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • Hang up your jacket when you come in. Look by the coat hooks, the clue is pinned. Answer: the coat hooks. Put it in the pocket of the hunter's own coat, with a corner showing.
  • I am fed each night with what you peel off. On wash day I am emptied and start again. Answer: the laundry basket. Tape it to the inside wall of the basket, above the clothes.
  • I am yellow and I squeak and I never fly away. I float beside you at the end of the day. Answer: the rubber duck. Tape it under the duck and leave the duck on the dry edge of the tub.
  • I catch what you shed as you walk through the door. With me, coats stay off the floor. Answer: the coat hooks. Put it in the pocket of the hunter's own coat, with a corner showing.
  • I copy your smile and each move you make. Find me above the sink, make no mistake. Answer: the bathroom mirror. Tape it to a bottom corner of the mirror, within reach from the floor.
  • I fill up all week with the things you wore. When I overflow, it is time for a chore. Answer: the laundry basket. Tape it to the inside wall of the basket, above the clothes.
  • I greet every guest and get stepped on for thanks. I lie by the door as flat as planks. Answer: the doormat. Use the mat inside the front door, so the trail stays in the house.
  • I hang on a rail and wait for you, wrapped around when the bath is through. Answer: the bath towel. Fold it into the towel on the rail, so it falls out when the towel is lifted.
  • I have a head of bristles and I dance on your teeth. Look by my cup, the clue is beneath. Answer: the toothbrush cup. Stand the rolled clue in the cup beside the brushes.
  • I have a round window with no view, and I eat socks, one out of two. Answer: the washing machine. Tape it to the outside of the door while the machine is empty and off. Nobody opens it.
  • I hold a lake at night and nothing by day. One pull of my plug and it all drains away. Answer: the bathtub. Only with the tub dry and empty. Tape the clue to the outside rim.
  • I hug you the moment you step out cold. Then back on my rail I go, in a fold. Answer: the bath towel. Fold it into the towel on the rail, so it falls out when the towel is lifted.
  • I say welcome without a sound. Muddy shoes stamp me into the ground. Answer: the doormat. Use the mat inside the front door, so the trail stays in the house.
  • I sit by the doorway, small and square. One flick of a finger and light is there. Answer: the light switch. Tape it to the wall under the switch plate. Choose a switch the hunter can reach.
  • I spin on a holder beside the seat. I am square after square of a soft white sheet. Answer: the toilet paper roll. Tuck it into the cardboard tube of a spare roll.
  • I spin your shirts in soapy rain. Muddy goes in, clean comes out again. Answer: the washing machine. Tape it to the outside of the door while the machine is empty and off. Nobody opens it.
  • In me your left hand is your right. I fog when the shower steams at night. Answer: the bathroom mirror. Tape it to a bottom corner of the mirror, within reach from the floor.
  • In winter I am heavy, in summer I am bare. I hold your sleeves up in the air. Answer: the coat hooks. Put it in the pocket of the hunter's own coat, with a corner showing.
  • Quack, quack, I float in the tub. Find the rubber duck. Rub-a-dub-dub! Answer: the rubber duck. Tape it under the duck and leave the duck on the dry edge of the tub.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: BUTHTAB Answer: the bathtub. The letters spell BATHTUB. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: TAMROOD Answer: the doormat. The letters spell DOORMAT. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: YRDNUAL Answer: the laundry basket. The letters spell LAUNDRY. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Sneakers and boots stand in a line. Check the shoe rack for the next sign. Answer: the shoe rack. Push it into the toe of the hunter's own shoe.
  • Soft and white, I sit on a roll. Check the toilet paper, that is your goal. Answer: the toilet paper roll. Tuck it into the cardboard tube of a spare roll.
  • Twice a day I wear a hat of mint and polish your grin. Look by the cup that I stand in. Answer: the toothbrush cup. Stand the rolled clue in the cup beside the brushes.
  • We have soles but no spirit, and we travel in twos. We leave when you leave. Who are we? Answer: the shoe rack. Push it into the toe of the hunter's own shoe.
  • We have tongues that never speak and laces tied in bows. We sit by the entrance in rows. Answer: the shoe rack. Push it into the toe of the hunter's own shoe.
  • Who is that kid with the great big grin? Check the bathroom mirror you are looking in. Answer: the bathroom mirror. Tape it to a bottom corner of the mirror, within reach from the floor.
  • Wipe your feet, wipe them clean. Under the doormat a clue can be seen. Answer: the doormat. Use the mat inside the front door, so the trail stays in the house.
  • With one click I bring daylight at midnight. I wait by the door at elbow height. Answer: the light switch. Tape it to the wall under the switch plate. Choose a switch the hunter can reach.

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  • A home for a flower, round and brown. Tilt the flowerpot and look down. Answer: the flowerpot. Use a pot small enough for a child to tilt, and put the clue in a zip bag under it.
  • Back and forth, up to the sky. Check the swing where you fly high. Answer: the swing. Tape it under the seat of the swing.
  • Birds nest in my arms and squirrels race up my side. Behind my trunk is a place to hide. Answer: the big tree. Tie it around the trunk with yarn at child height. Nobody climbs.
  • Climb the ladder and whoosh, you glide. Look at the bottom of the slide. Answer: the slide. Tape it at the bottom of the slide, never at the top of the ladder.
  • Coiled like a snake, I never bite. I spit cold water, clear and bright. Answer: the garden hose. Tuck it into the coils, with the tap turned off.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 19 12 9 4 5 Answer: the slide. The letters spell SLIDE. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 2 9 18 4 / 6 5 5 4 5 18 Answer: the bird feeder. The letters spell BIRD FEEDER. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Crack the code, A = 1 and B = 2, to find the next clue: 23 1 20 5 18 9 14 7 / 3 1 14 Answer: the watering can. The letters spell WATERING CAN. Write out the alphabet and number it, A = 1 to Z = 26. A slash starts a new word.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: B_CYCL_ Answer: the bicycle. The letters spell BICYCLE. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • Fill in the vowels to find the next clue: M__LB_X Answer: the mailbox. The letters spell MAILBOX. Each blank is one vowel: A, E, I, O or U.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: ball, apple, lion, leaf Answer: the soccer ball. The letters spell BALL. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: hat, owl, sun, egg Answer: the garden hose. The letters spell HOSE. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: sun, web, igloo, nest, goat Answer: the swing. The letters spell SWING. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • The first letters spell where the next clue hides: tree, rain, egg, elf Answer: the big tree. The letters spell TREE. Read only the first letter of each word.
  • I am a beach with no waves or sea. Bring a shovel and dig in me. Answer: the sandbox. Bury it in a zip bag with one corner showing above the sand.
  • I am a cloud you carry by hand. I rain wherever you choose to stand. Answer: the watering can. Empty the can first, then drop the clue inside.
  • I am a desert that fits in the yard. My castles fall when it rains hard. Answer: the sandbox. Bury it in a zip bag with one corner showing above the sand.
  • I am a hill with a ladder that needs no snow. Up on your feet, then down you go. Answer: the slide. Tape it at the bottom of the slide, never at the top of the ladder.
  • I am a restaurant where nobody pays. My guests have feathers and visit most days. Answer: the bird feeder. Tape it to the pole or the trunk below the feeder, at child height. The feeder stays where it is.
  • I am a seat that lives outdoors. I get stacked and stored when the cold wind roars. Answer: the patio chair. Tape it under the seat.
  • I am packed with dirt and still kept on display. A hole in my base lets water drain away. Answer: the flowerpot. Use a pot small enough for a child to tilt, and put the clue in a zip bag under it.
  • I am round with no corners to hide in. Everyone chases me and nobody keeps me. Answer: the soccer ball. Tape it to the ball and leave the ball on the grass, away from the fence.
  • I drink through my toes and I eat the sun. I drop my clothes when summer is done. Answer: the big tree. Tie it around the trunk with yarn at child height. Nobody climbs.
  • I fall over when I stand still. Pedal me hard to climb the hill. Answer: the bicycle. Use a bike parked in the yard or on the porch, and thread the clue through the spokes.
  • I fly for hours yet never leave the yard. I go nowhere fast when you push me hard. Answer: the swing. Tape it under the seat of the swing.
  • I have a little door and a flag to raise. I get fed paper on most weekdays. Answer: the mailbox. Only a mailbox on the porch or beside the door. If yours stands at the road, swap this clue out.
  • I have a long spout and a handle on top. I make my own rain, drop by drop. Answer: the watering can. Empty the can first, then drop the clue inside.
  • I have leaves and branches and rough brown bark. Find the big tree before it gets dark. Answer: the big tree. Tie it around the trunk with yarn at child height. Nobody climbs.
  • I hold dirt and nobody minds. Roots curl inside me and a bloom climbs. Answer: the flowerpot. Use a pot small enough for a child to tilt, and put the clue in a zip bag under it.
  • I stay outdoors all night and nobody minds. Grown-ups sit on me when the sun shines. Answer: the patio chair. Tape it under the seat.
  • I wear a chain but I am nobody's pet. I stay up only while moving. Found me yet? Answer: the bicycle. Use a bike parked in the yard or on the porch, and thread the clue through the spokes.
  • Kick me hard and I never cry. Black and white patches, watch me fly. Answer: the soccer ball. Tape it to the ball and leave the ball on the grass, away from the fence.
  • Kick me, bounce me, roll me too. The ball in the yard has news for you. Answer: the soccer ball. Tape it to the ball and leave the ball on the grass, away from the fence.
  • Letters and cards come here each day. Check the mailbox without delay. Answer: the mailbox. Only a mailbox on the porch or beside the door. If yours stands at the road, swap this clue out.
  • My diners arrive by air and never leave a tip. Seeds are all I serve, bit by bit. Answer: the bird feeder. Tape it to the pole or the trunk below the feeder, at child height. The feeder stays where it is.
  • Pump your legs and up we go. I hang on two ropes and sway to and fro. Answer: the swing. Tape it under the seat of the swing.
  • Put on your helmet before you ride. Look at your bicycle, the clue is tied. Answer: the bicycle. Use a bike parked in the yard or on the porch, and thread the clue through the spokes.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: RIAHC OITAP Answer: the patio chair. The letters spell PATIO CHAIR. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: TOPREWOLF Answer: the flowerpot. The letters spell FLOWERPOT. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Read this backward to find the next clue: XOBDNAS Answer: the sandbox. The letters spell SANDBOX. Start at the last letter and read toward the first.
  • Scoop it, pour it, pat it down. Dig in the sandbox, the best beach in town. Answer: the sandbox. Bury it in a zip bag with one corner showing above the sand.
  • Sit outside in the sun on me. Look under the patio chair, down on one knee. Answer: the patio chair. Tape it under the seat.
  • Sprinkle, sprinkle, the grass gets wet. Find the garden hose. You are not done yet! Answer: the garden hose. Tuck it into the coils, with the tap turned off.
  • Stuffed with words, I cannot read a line. Bills and birthday cards are how I dine. Answer: the mailbox. Only a mailbox on the porch or beside the door. If yours stands at the road, swap this clue out.
  • Tip me and I rain on each flower and plant. Peek in the watering can. You can, you can! Answer: the watering can. Empty the can first, then drop the clue inside.
  • Turn the tap and I come alive. I help the thirsty garden thrive. Answer: the garden hose. Tuck it into the coils, with the tap turned off.
  • Tweet, tweet, the birds come to eat. Look by the bird feeder for a treat. Answer: the bird feeder. Tape it to the pole or the trunk below the feeder, at child height. The feeder stays where it is.
  • Up is slow and down is fast. My ride is short, it does not last. Answer: the slide. Tape it at the bottom of the slide, never at the top of the ladder.

How this list was compiled: Written for this site by its editors in September 2026: 240 original clues for 60 hiding places in an ordinary home and its own yard, four for each place. 60 easy rhymes name the place or come close to it, 60 trickier rhymes describe it, 60 riddles never name it, and 60 word puzzles spell it with missing vowels, backward letters, first letters or a number code. Nothing was copied from another clue list. Every place is one a child can reach from the floor: no stove, oven, medicine or cleaning cupboard, garage, pool or road. The format, a series of clues followed in order to a single prize, is the treasure hunt described at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scavenger_hunt (checked 2026-09-19). Licence: own work