Scavenger Hunt Ideas, Lists and Clues
A hunt list for the place you are in, ready to print.
A scavenger hunt needs three things: a list, a boundary and a finish time. The list is the slow part, so that is what these pages do. Each one is written for a single place, season, occasion or crowd. The beach list stays with things that wash up and get left where they lie, the office list stays inside the building, and the grown-up list gives points for a paper map and a team photo with no feet on the ground. Open the page that matches your hunt and a list of ten is already dealt. Lock the items you like, replace the rest, then print the sheet or share the same list with every team. Clue pages come as rhymes, with the hiding place shown for the adult who sets the trail. Every list is printed in full at the bottom of its page.
By crowd 7
Lists written for who is playing: adults, teens, families, students, colleagues and teams on a video call.
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Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Adults
150 scored tasks to find, photograph, do or solve, for a house party or a hunt on foot.
For example I am full of holes and I still hold water. · Something older than the oldest player · A…
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Photo Scavenger Hunt Ideas
120 scored prompts: team selfies, camera tricks, photography skills, things to spot, video clips and poses.
For example A sign with a word of ten letters or more · A teammate as a pure black silhouette against a…
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College Scavenger Hunt Ideas
100 scored orientation tasks in six campus zones, 36 of them first-week essentials, every answer read from a sign.
For example A hallway bulletin board, and the theme it has this month · The front desk of your hall, and…
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Virtual Scavenger Hunt List
100 grab-it prompts for video calls, one at a time on a 30-second timer, with a 64-prompt set for remote teams.
For example Something from a junk drawer that you cannot explain
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Office Scavenger Hunt Ideas
138 scored tasks for a team day: desk finds, safe 'find a colleague who' questions, building facts, photos, riddles and challenges.
For example A calculator with real buttons · A photo of every teammate's shoes under one desk · Agree on…
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Teen Scavenger Hunt Ideas
100 scored tasks for ages 13 to 18: campus and town finds, photo poses, video clips and team challenges.
For example Headphones with a wire · A sign that gives the distance to another town · Write down all 50…
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Family Scavenger Hunt Ideas
121 indoor finds, read-aloud riddles and reunion tasks, split for ages 3 to 5 and ages 6 to 10.
For example Someone who remembers a house phone with a cord · I hold shelves of stories and have never…
By place 10
Lists that only hold what that place really has, from a beach to a grocery store.
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Mall Scavenger Hunt Ideas
142 scored tasks for a shopping mall: corridor finds, price-tag finds, funny team photos, food court finds and riddles. Nothing is bought.
For example A photo of a teammate sizing up a sofa like a serious buyer · A team photo lined up by shoe…
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Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Ideas
158 nature finds sorted by woods, park, garden, pond and campsite, each with a note on what you are looking at.
For example A cattail · A firefly · A cicada shell clinging to bark
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Zoo Scavenger Hunt Printable
145 animals, features and signs to spot at any zoo or farm park, each with a checked fact or a spotting hint.
For example A trunk · A comb and wattles · An animal whose sign says desert
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Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt Ideas
124 things to see, hear or smell from the sidewalk, from a blue front door to a house number that adds up to ten.
For example A front door painted blue · A bee or a butterfly on a front-yard flower · A dog barking
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Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Printable
198 roadside sights for passengers, worth 1 to 5 points by rarity, from an odd Interstate shield to a house on a trailer.
For example More than 20 round hay bales in one field · More than 10 wind turbines in one view · A scenic…
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Classroom Scavenger Hunt Printable
176 first-week tasks: room finds, a seated desk hunt, find a classmate who, a whole-class school walk, rhyming clues and high school orientation.
For example Shelves of stories, row on row. Whisper here, then borrow and go. · The schedule for today ·…
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Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt Printable
80 look-and-point finds for a child shopping with an adult, sorted by department, 40 of them with no reading needed.
For example A five-digit produce sticker that starts with 9 · Yogurt in the smallest cup and in the…
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Beach Scavenger Hunt Printable
79 beach finds scored by rarity, from sea foam to a mermaid's purse, all left where they lie.
For example A stone with a hole right through it · A snail, a limpet or a mussel holding on to a rock · A…
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Church Scavenger Hunt Ideas
127 scored tasks for a youth group: finds around the building, Bible and hymnal look-ups, a quiet list for the service and 32 acts of service.
For example A hymn book or a Bible in a language other than English · The cornerstone or foundation stone…
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Cruise Scavenger Hunt Ideas
143 scored finds for any ship: on deck, inside, in the cabin, at sea and in port, with an adults list and a family list.
For example The ship's shadow on the water · The outdoor movie screen · The ship's wake from the stern rail
Seasons and holidays 8
Finds and clue trails for one date on the calendar.
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Easter Scavenger Hunt Clues
80 rhyming clues in two age sets, 48 for indoors and 32 for the garden, each with its answer for the adult.
For example Chocolate eggs are sweet to eat. Look where you brush to keep teeth neat. · Splash in puddles…
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Halloween Scavenger Hunt Ideas
142 finds for trick-or-treat night: yard decorations, costumes, the candy bag, things to hide indoors and team photos.
For example A miniature chocolate bar · A teal pumpkin · An inflatable costume
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Christmas Scavenger Hunt Clues and Answers
93 rhyming clues with answers in easy, teen and adult sets, plus 9 final clues with a blank for the gift.
For example Whipped cream, sprinkles, the cocoa bar. The clue is under the marshmallow jar. · Stories of…
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Fall Scavenger Hunt Ideas
142 autumn finds sorted by leaf color, leaf shape, seeds, fungi, animals and signs of the season, each with a fact underneath.
For example A squirrel digging a hole or patting one down · A leaf skeleton with only the veins left · A…
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Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt Ideas
60 finds for kids before the meal: the table, the kitchen doorway, the yard, and questions to ask the guests.
For example A calendar showing November · A bird or a squirrel having a feast of its own · The biggest pot…
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Winter Scavenger Hunt Printable
104 winter finds scored by rarity, from a lone mitten to a sun dog. 65 of them work without snow.
For example Grass stiff with frost, or grass showing through snow · A hawk or an owl perched in a bare…
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Earth Day Scavenger Hunt Printable
108 finds, counts and small actions for April 22: recycling symbols and their numbers, living things, signs of care, and 53 lines that work indoors.
For example Count the lights left on in empty rooms · A recycling symbol with a number inside it · Build a…
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St Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt Printable
79 green, Irish and rainbow finds with checked facts, plus 36 rhyming clues that end at a pot of gold.
For example Cereal and oatmeal, a spoon and a cup. Look where the breakfast bowls stack up. · A fork with…
Parties and surprises 4
Clue trails that end at a present, and guest hunts for showers and receptions.
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Birthday Scavenger Hunt Ideas
80 rhyming clues sorted by room, each with its answer, plus 9 final clues with a blank for the present.
For example Buttons and thread in every shade. Lift the lid where repairs get made. · Pens that don't work…
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Wedding Scavenger Hunt Ideas
138 scored tasks for reception tables, the wedding party and a shower bag hunt, none aimed at other guests.
For example In your bag: something borrowed and not yet returned · In your bag: a coin from the year the…
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Baby Shower Scavenger Hunt List
146 scored items for three shower games: a bag hunt, baby things hidden around the room, and guests to find.
For example In your bag: a lint roller · In your bag: a flashlight that is not your phone · Find a guest…
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Scavenger Hunt Clues for a Surprise Vacation
61 rhyming clues sorted by kind of trip, each with its hiding place, plus 11 reveal clues with blanks for the destination and date.
For example Roads and towns on every page. Open the atlas and turn to your age. · Far-off birds look close…
First hunts for small children 3
Colors, letters and shapes to find around the house.
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Color Scavenger Hunt Printable
120 finds in 12 colors for ages two to six, indoors and out, with a rainbow chip for red through purple.
For example Something brown: a teddy bear · Something yellow: a rubber duck · Something blue: a bucket, a…
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Letter Scavenger Hunt Printable
156 letter finds from A to Z, two each for indoors, outdoors and the car, for ages three to six.
For example H: your own hand, traced on paper · T: a tree taller than a house · G: a capital G and a…
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Shape Scavenger Hunt Printable
155 everyday objects sorted into 16 shapes, from circles to cones, for ages three to seven.
For example Cube: a sugar cube or a stock cube · Circle: the drain in a sink or a tub · Diamond: a patch…