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How to Plan a Fun Scavenger Hunt

This is not your average scavenger hunt. It is not merely a seek-and-find object hunt from a printed list of tasks. This scavenger hunt will take longer to plan and set up but will yield rewarding results for the participants. A little brain power will be needed from both the planner and the scavengers. This is best suited for a location where your group will be the only ones around or in a low-traffic area. Great for team building!

Things You'll Need

Thinking caps
Paper and markers
Or computer word processor
String and/or tape

Instructions

- 1
  Scout out your location ahead of time so you have a fresh view of it in mind.
- 2
  Start by determining where your scavengers will receive their first clue. This can also be where the last clue will lead or you can determine a different ending point.
- 3
  Plan out the other locations where your scavengers will receive their clues. How many you include will depend on how big your space is and how much time you have alloted for this activity.
- 4
  Randomly order all points between the start/end. I once sent a youth group criss-crossing a camp which makes it a little harder because the clues aren't in a predictable order.
- 5
  Write out your clues and instructions for each location using. (My group had to collect items that we planted with each clue and make something using all objects at the end of the hunt.) A clue can be as simple as "Go here..." or something more cryptic.
- 6
  I like to mark a corner of the paper with where the clue will be RECEIVED to make it easier to plant them later. For example, a clue marked "3" will be planted where clue "2" sent them and will lead to clue "4".
- 7
  Plant your clues and other objects, if necessary, by using string or tape. Don't plant the first clue!
- 8
  When your group is ready to go, you give them the first clue. You can go around with them if you want or meet them at the ending location. Enjoy the scavenger hunt!

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