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How to Create Your Own Scavenger Hunt

Create a scavenger hunt in almost any location. A scavenger hunt can contain any amount and type of items. Some scavenger hunts require the players to bring back items, while others ask for a checked off list. If you hide specific items, there should be plenty for each person or group. You can also use vague items, like animals or items outside. Have each person start their hunt in a different area to avoid working together.

Things You'll Need

Paper
Pen
Watch or stopwatch

Instructions

- 1
  Make a list of the items used in the scavenger hunt. Some examples of items are: leaves, bugs, ball, buttons, coins, toys, books, crayons, markers, clothes, shoes, hats, plastic bugs, playing cards, plastic animals and toy cars.
- 2
  Hide the items around the area used for the hunt, if needed. Write down a small clue on the list as a hint. For example, if you hide rubber balls in a classroom, say "Learning room" or "student spot." Because you are hiding more than one of each item, the hint may be different for each answer sheet. Hide the items where participants can find them easily without disturbing an area. For example, if you hide a playing card between two books on a book shelf, let the top inch stick up. This makes it easy to grab without removing books from the shelf.
- 3
  Write down the hiding place of each item on a master list. Keep this list hidden from participants.
- 4
  Copy the main list, without answers, and hand out to the participants. Give the participants a time limit. Base the time limit on how many items they need to find. Give about a half an hour for every three items. For example, if there are 12 items on the list, give them two hours to complete the hunt. Whoever completes the hunt first wins.

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