4th Of July Scavenger Hunt Ideas – DIY

June 18, 2013 By
4th Of July Scavenger Hunt

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If you’re wanting to plan some activities for Independence Day this summer, here’s a fun 4th Of July scavenger hunt idea that requires the players to use their creativity.

This idea can be used for kids, teenagers, youth groups and adults, or a mixture of these! It’s also a great scavenger hunt to organize as there’s no preparation involved.

Resources

None

Preparation

None

Instructions

Explain to the players that they’re going to be playing a DIY scavenger hunt – Decide Items Yourself.

This means that you won’t be giving them a list of specific items to find; instead, they have to decide what items to collect. There are three rules though:

  1. They have to find 12 items
  2. The first letter of each item has to spell out ‘Fourth Of July’
  3. As best as they can, the items they collect should have something to do with 4th Of July

Example

For example, the 12 items they decide to collect might be:

  • Flag
  • Orange
  • Umbrella
  • Rice
  • Tea
  • Hot Dog
  • Onion
  • Flower
  • Jalapeno
  • Uniform
  • Leaf
  • Yo-yo

Points

There are three ways players can score points:

  1. Award one point for each item that they collect, so up to 12 points
  2. Award one bonus point for the team that collects all 12 items first
  3. Award one bonus point for each item they collect that has something to do with 4th Of July

It’s up to you how you decide if an item has something to do with the holiday. Using the 12 example items listed above, they’d earn bonus points for ‘Flag’ and ‘Hot Dog’.

You might also decide that ‘Onion’ and ‘Jalapeno’ are allowed as they might get added to a hot dog. If the ‘Uniform’ is a military one, that could earn a bonus point, as might an ‘Umbrella’ if it’s a cocktail umbrella. ’Tea’ might also be accepted if the players argued of its role in Boston prior to the American Revolution.

Winner

The winning player / team is therefore the one that scores the most points once all the bonus points have been taken into account.

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Ikea Scavenger Hunt Ideas – All The Small Things

June 15, 2013 By
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One of the best things about Ikea is that they have so many small items for sale that don’t cost much.

You can take advantage of this the next time you visit by planning a fun Ikea scavenger hunt based on these small items.

Here are some ideas for how you can organize it:

Resources

  • Scavenger hunt list (see below for item ideas)
  • Pen
  • $25 per person / team

Preparation

None

Teams

This could be played individually or in small teams.

Ages

This Ikea scavenger hunt can be played with people of any age. It’s great for younger kids and teenagers to help keep them entertained while you look for furniture for the home, or with a youth group for an afternoon’s activity.

It’s also a fun game to play with friends if you’re shopping at Ikea with other adults.

Instructions

Give the players / teams each of the resources listed above. Explain that their task is to find each of the items on the list.

The additional part of the challenge is that they have to buy all these items and stay within a $25 limit. This therefore means they only have approximately $2 to spend per item.

Winner

The winning player / team will be the one that manages to buy all of the items on the list and stay within their budget.

If more than one team manages to do this, the winner will be the team that spent the least amount of money overall – they therefore need to make sure they keep a copy of their receipt as proof.

No Money Version

If you don’t have $25 for each team to spend on random items, you can play it with a zero budget by making it a photo scavenger hunt.

To play this version, make sure every player / team has a camera – the one on their cellphone is fine to use. Give them the list of items to hunt for and when they find each one, take a photo of them along with the price tag.

This means that the prices can be totaled up at the end to see who managed to find the items for the lowest cost.

List

Here’s a list of possible items you could have players find – all of them should be available at Ikea for between $1 – $3.

  • Picture
  • Something made of glass
  • Kitchen utensil
  • Food item
  • Mug
  • Child’s toy
  • Picture frame
  • Cushion
  • Storage box
  • Clothes hanger
  • Mirror
  • Silverware tray
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50 London Scavenger Hunt Ideas

June 13, 2013 By
London Scavenger Hunt

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If you’re planning to travel to London, why not make the visit even more fun by organizing a scavenger hunt for you to play with the people you’re going with.

To help you out, here are 50 London scavenger hunt ideas, as well as some different ways that you can organize the activity depending on who you’re travelling with.

Group Options

First of all, here are some of the different ways you can plan the game:

  • With your own family – Make a list of things that your kids should keep an eye out for as you explore the city. If you’re concerned that your kids might get bored by some of the activities that you have planned, do a little bit of research beforehand and include items from those activities on the list – this should help keep their attention and make that part fun.
  • With other families – If you’re visiting London with friends who also have kids, you could make it a friendly competition between families to see who can see all the items first.
  • With adult friends – Compete against them to see who can complete the scavenger hunt list first.

London Scavenger Hunt Ideas

Here’s a list of 50 different things to see, hear, visit, do, eat, drink and collect while in London. If you want to add an extra element to the game, you could make it a photo or video scavenger hunt where players have to take photos or video footage to prove that they’ve completed all the tasks.

The list is split into various different categories based on how you’d complete each item. We usually provide printable scavenger hunt lists whenever we publish a list. However, as each trip to London will be unique based on who’s going – and you may not have time to do all 50 things – we’ve just made this list for you to pick and choose what activities to include.

Things to see in London

  1. Black cab
  2. Street performer
  3. Pigeons in Trafalgar Square (don’t feed them though like they sing about in Mary Poppins – it’s illegal now)
  4. Banksy graffiti
  5. People playing cricket
  6. Rowers on the Thames
  7. Wild deer in Richmond Park
  8. The Changing of the Guard
  9. Illuminated signs at Piccadily Circus
  10. Red postbox

Things to hear in London

  1. Big Ben chiming on the hour
  2. Tube announcer saying ‘Mind The Gap’
  3. A busker at a tube station

Places to visit in London

  1. Natural History Museum
  2. London Zoo
  3. Harrods
  4. Buckingham Palace
  5. Tower Of London
  6. Tower Bridge
  7. Madame Tussauds
  8. Hyde Park
  9. Westminster Abbey
  10. Houses of Parliament
  11. Science Museum
  12. St Paul’s Cathedral
  13. HMS Belfast

Things to do in London

  1. Visit Abbey Road and recreate the famous Beatles album cover
  2. Go on the London Eye
  3. Travel on a red double decker bus
  4. Go on a Jack The Ripper walk
  5. Buy something from a stall in Camden Market
  6. Watch a West End musical
  7. Walk on the Millenium Bridge
  8. See the view from The Shard
  9. Take a ride on a Boris Bike
  10. Find your way out of a HintHunt room

Things to eat and drink in London

  1. If you’re feeling adventurous, eat at Dans Le Noir – you eat in pitch black darkness and don’t find out what you’ve eaten until the end of the meal!
  2. Get some traditional fish and chips – bonus points if it’s takeout that comes wrapped in newspaper
  3. Have a pint of real ale in a pub
  4. Eat roast beef with Yorkshire puddings
  5. Have a full English cooked breakfast
  6. Have a cup of tea the English way – PG Tips with milk and sugar
  7. Eat a doner kebab
  8. Go for a cream tea – scones, jam and clotted cream
  9. Eat a Cornish Pasty
  10. Eat a pack of Worcester Sauce flavor Walkers potato chips (n.b. potato chips are called crisps there)

Souvenirs to collect in London

  1. Something that says ‘Keep Calm And Carry On’
  2. An item that says ‘I ♥ London’
  3. Paddington Bear stuffed animal
  4. Something with a Union Flag on it
  5. Red telephone box keyring

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Indoor Scavenger Hunt List

June 11, 2013 By
Indoor Scavenger Hunt List

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If you want to plan an indoor scavenger hunt, here’s a free printable list containing 40 items for players to find.

Here’s how to organize it:

Resources

  • Scavenger hunt list (see below)
  • Pens

Preparation

None

Idea

Give each of the players a copy of the list and a pen. Explain that all of the items on the list are things that they should be able to find indoors, then send them off to hunt for them.

Options

The way you organize this indoor scavenger hunt will vary depending on who’s playing it and how many players there are.

Here are ideas for a few different options:

  1. One kid – Make it a bit more exciting by putting a limit on how much time they have to collect all of the items
  2. Two or more kids – Make it a competition between them by seeing which of them can collect all the items first
  3. Youth group – Split them into teams (or individuals) and have them go to their houses collecting the 40 items. Depending on if they can drive, you might need to arrange transport for them

Indoor Scavenger Hunt List

Here’s the list of 40 common indoor items for the players to hunt for. Beneath this is a link to a free printable copy of the list – please feel free to print as many copies as you need when you play the game.

  1. Fork
  2. Candle
  3. Coaster
  4. Dice
  5. Book
  6. Envelope
  7. Washcloth
  8. Pen
  9. Sheet
  10. Fridge magnet
  11. Knife
  12. Christmas ornament
  13. CD
  14. Cookie cutter
  15. Magazine
  16. Towel
  17. Hairbrush
  18. Deck of playing cards
  19. Toothpaste
  20. Water bottle
  21. Phone charger
  22. Tape
  23. Napkin
  24. Apple
  25. Key
  26. Spoon
  27. Coin
  28. Umbrella
  29. Plastic bag
  30. Soap
  31. Box
  32. Toilet paper
  33. Photo frame
  34. Paper clip
  35. Cushion
  36. Sock
  37. Spatula
  38. Stuffed animal
  39. Mug
  40. Plastic container and lid

Printable Indoor Scavenger Hunt List

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Office Scavenger Hunt Ideas – Post-It And Spell-It

June 8, 2013 By
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If you want to plan a good team building activity for your workplace, here’s an office scavenger hunt idea that uses post-it notes.

Here are some ideas of how it can be played:

Resources

Preparation

First of all, you’ll need to decide on a word or phrase. This could be something completely random or something more company-specific like your vision or mission statement.

Once you’ve decided on the word or phrase, write out each of its letters on separate post-it notes that are all the same color.

Once you’ve done one set of these, do another set using a different color of post-its. Continue creating sets using a different color for each set until you have as many colors as you will teams.

Next, stick the post-its all over the office – anywhere and everywhere. Make sure that each team has a couple of their post-its placed in harder to find locations, like on the underside of chairs and desks or on light fixtures (bearing in mind safety in the workplace!)

Finally, print off some sheets that indicate – hangman-style – how many words there are in the phrase and how many letters are in each word.

For example, the first part of Starbucks’ mission statement is ‘to inspire and nurture the human spirit‘. This would therefore be set out as follows:

_ _    _ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _ _

Rules

Split the office into teams – one team for each color of post-its that you’ve prepared. Explain that you’ve organized an office scavenger hunt and that they have to search the workplace for all of their team’s post-its.

Advise them how many notes they should be looking for in total and also let each team know which color is theirs.

Tell them that once they’ve found all their letters, they need to collect a sheet of paper and a pen from you. Don’t give them the sheet in advance, as they might be able to work out what the word or phrase is while they’re still searching for the letters.

When they reach the point in the scavenger hunt where they collect the sheet from you, explain that they need to rearrange all the post-its to make a phrase.

Winner

The team that works out the phrase first.

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