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Activity Clues
For a treasure hunt that will encourage participants to take leadership, consider an activity hunt. Set up clues that require each team to convince a stranger to perform an activity before moving on to the next clue. Depending on the location and age of the participants, this could include getting someone on the street to sing a few bars from a specific song, perform their signature dance move or attempt to stand on their hands. To ensure that all teams are following the rules, require that everyone documents each task on photo or video.
Themed Hunts
If you are putting together a treasure hunt for a corporate event that has a specific theme, create clues that relate to the theme. A treasure hunt for a leadership seminar, for example, might include a clue that leads participants to the office of the CEO or to the leadership section of a library. If you have the time, each clue can ask treasure hunters to find out something new from each location.
Birthday Parties
Treasure hunts are great party activities for kids of all ages because you can customize them to the ages and tastes of guests. For small children, set up a treasure hunt in your house and backyard, and use clues that children will be able to guess with a few hints. At parties for older children, you might expand the hunt to the neighborhood or the local mall; enlist the help of shopkeepers or neighbors to hold different clues.
Educational
If you are planning a treasure hunt for a classroom, you can turn the experience into an educational tool. For a history class, the first clue might send students to the oldest building in your town; to get the next clue, students will have to research to find the building. A music class, on the other hand, might have to find a piece from 1812 in the school music library, and an English class could hunt for a library book about the evolution of poetry.