Fun Adventure Games for Kids

Hide and Go Seek

• The classic adventure game, "Hide and Go Seek," can be played indoors or outdoors with as many children as you want. The game starts with one player being declared "It". That person will then close their eyes and count to a specified number while the other players find a place to hide. When the "It" player counts to the specified number, he or she will declare, "ready or not, here I come." The "It" player will then attempt to find all of the hiding players. The last hiding player to be found is declared the winner.

Scavenger Hunt

• A scavenger hunt, or treasure hunt, is another adventure game that can be played inside or outside, and has no set number of players that can participate. The object of the game is for the participating children to find and use a series of clues that will help them find the desired objects, or treasures. The key to a good scavenger hunt is good clues. If the clues are too difficult to decipher the children will typically struggle, but if the clues are too easy the hunt will not be challenging enough. To pull off a good scavenger hunt, therefore, it is crucial to develop clues that the children playing will be able to understand. If you have children of varying age levels, it might be best to have different sets of clues for the younger and older children.

Wiglington &Wenks

• "The Travels of Wiglington &Wenks" is an adventure game that is based on a children's book series and can be played online. Claiming to be the world's largest virtual world for kids, the game features more than 100 educational real world and imaginary locations from the past, present and future. The creators of "Wiglington &Wenks" promote a safe site for children to learn about history, geography, landmarks, famous people, inventions, the environment, animals and more, according to the "Wiglington &Wenks" website. The game's main characters are two water rats from England who traveled the world to find a series of magic maps that can enable the bearer to travel through time and space. However, the evil Count Cannaregio stole the maps and accidentally created a time portal which transported famous historical figures to different times. Now "Wiglington &Wenks" need the help of young "Quest Travelers" to recover the stolen maps and transport the famous figures back to their proper places.