Hobbies And Interests
Gift Scavenger Hunt
When a child receives gifts for a birthday or holiday, they are often presented at the same time and often the child will scan the pile looking for that special present. A fun way to build the suspense up to the final gift, as well as ensuring your child appreciates each and every gift he receives, is to create a scavenger hunt.
To start the scavenger hunt, give your child a birthday clue, directing him to a location somewhere in the house. Once he figures out where that location is, he finds a gift. After unwrapping the gift, he notices another clue either attached to or nearby the first gift. This clue leads him to another location in the house where another present awaits. This process continues until he reaches the final clue. Since the suspense has been building, the final clue should lead to the special gift he has been hoping for most, or the one that will be the biggest surprise. If your child is only receiving one gift as a present, you can leave multiple clues leading up to the final present.
New Employee Scavenger Hunt
The first few weeks in a new job can be intimidating. Not only do new employees not know their co-workers, but they often don't know where to find things or who to ask when questions arise. A new employee scavenger hunt helps alleviate all of the worries for the new employee, and can end in a nice surprise as well. Have an administrator accompany the new employee on her scavenger hunt.
The hunt starts with a list of items or people, each identified with a photograph. The photograph can be of an office object, an office location or an office colleague. Accompanied by the administrator, the new employee sets off to find each object or person in the photos. Upon finding the objects, the administrator will explain their significance and any additional information that might be useful to the new employee. If the photo is of a person, that person will explain his job role and how they can be of assistance to the new employee. The final item on the list leads the new employee to the conference room, where the rest of the office or department surprises her with an introductory meet-and-greet lunch. This is a nice way to welcome a new employee to the office, and ease her new-job stress.
Educational Scavenger Hunt
Depending on the classroom subject, educational scavenger hunts can take on a variety of forms. In science classrooms, an outdoor scavenger hunt that requires students to find objects of nature can be exciting and fun. A history class scavenger hunt may include a list of dates or names of famous events or people in history. After perusing a textbook or other sources, students write a short description of each item found on the list. Math scavenger hunts can be a bit more abstract and creative. Challenge students to find examples of different polygons throughout the school or within a classroom. An art or music scavenger hunt might ask students to recognize examples of different artistic styles.
Scavenger hunts can also be made into reading exercises. In any given reading assignment, ask students to identify examples of certain grammatical usage or contents of a story. The possibilities for educational scavenger hunts are endless, but when students feel that they are participating in a game, it often inspires them to try harder.