10 Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Riddles

May 14, 2013 By
Outdoor scavenger hunt riddles

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If you want to plan a fun outdoor activity for your kids, here’s a set of riddles you can use.

These 10 outdoor scavenger hunt riddles will lead the players to various different objects and locations in your backyard and neighborhood.

You could therefore hide objects in each answer’s location if you want it to be like a treasure hunt, or the next riddle could be hidden at each location instead, leading them to their prize / surprise at the last location.

Answers

Some of the answers to the riddles might be a little tricky for younger kids, so you may need to give them some hints if they struggle to work them out.

For example, the answer to the final riddle is partly based on a homophone – “a horse’s movement” refers to its gait, while the second part of the clue (door) leads to the actual answer – gate.

With the 3rd riddle, they’ll need to work out that they need to remove “itch” from the word “switching”, as this leaves the answer – swing.

10 Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Riddles

  1. If you can’t make up your mind, this might be where you’re sitting (On the fence)
  2. This is where colorful plants go to sleep (Flowerbed)
  3. You might reach new heights on switching if there’s no itch (Swing set)
  4. Don’t be sappy! Stay rooted by branching out on this object (Tree)
  5. This is where you might bat away a precious stone (Baseball diamond)
  6. It’s not sharp even though there are thousands of blades (Grass)
  7. It’s something you press even though it sounds like something you should knock and ring (Doorbell)
  8. Somewhere you may be found guilty of making a racket (Tennis court)
  9. The White House has twice been home to this type of shrub (Bush)
  10. A horse’s movement might open this door (Gate)

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10 Pirate Scavenger Hunt Riddles

April 20, 2013 By
Pirate Scavenger Hunt Riddles

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If you’re looking for ideas to use for a pirate-themed birthday party for kids – or for any kind of fun pirate activities – here are 10 pirate scavenger hunt riddles.

There’s also a free printable list of all the rhyming riddles for you to use during the game – keep reading for more details.

Here’s how to plan this idea:

Resources

  • Riddles (see below)
  • Pirate items (also see below)
  • Scissors
  • Sticky tape

Preparation

Print off the worksheet and cut it up so that there are 10 separate riddles. Attach the second clue to the first item, the third clue to the second item, etc.

For example, the answer to the first clue is a pirate ship. You’ll therefore need to attach the second clue to the ship so that once they’ve found it, they can start searching for the second item (a skull and crossbones). The clue for the third item (an eye patch) will then be attached to the skull and crossbones.

The next step is to decide where to hide all the items. Write on each of the riddles the general location for where the next item can be found (e.g. kitchen, yard, garage, bathroom, etc).

Finally, hide all of the items around the house in the places you’ve written down.

Riddles

Here are the 10 pirate scavenger hunt riddles. Each one has the answer noted above it, along with a link to get the item from Amazon if you don’t already have it.

Beneath this list is a link to the free printable copy of the riddles that you can download.

1. Pirate Ship

To start a pirate adventure
You need this without fail
If you are to travel around
You need something on which to sail

2. Skull and Crossbones

The image used on your pirate flag
Is sure to give people a fright
It looks like parts of a skeleton
On a background as dark as night

3. Eye Patch

When you meet a pirate
You might say aye aye
But don’t stare too closely
At what’s covering his eye eye

4. Pirate Ship’s Wheel

You’ll end up crashing into rocks
If your ship you cannot turn
So use this important equipment
To control the rudder at the stern

5. Spyglass

Is that an island in the distance
Or other pirates coming your way?
Just look through this handheld telescope
And then you’ll be able to say

6. Compass

If you want to know where you’re going
There’s an item that’s the best
At helping you know which direction
Is north, south, east and west

7. Treasure Map

When looking for buried gold
This item helps a lot
As on this piece of paper
Is where X marks the spot

8. Anchor

Now you’re getting close to land
You need your pirate ship to stop
So you’ll take down all your sails
And this object in the water you’ll drop

9. Parrot

If you think there is an echo
A second voice that can be heard
It’s not a person causing this
But actually this bird

10. Gold Coins

If you find a treasure chest
The value of what’s inside is great
There’s lots of shiny currency
Also known as pieces of eight

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Prizes

If you’re using these ideas for a pirate birthday party, there’s a good chance you’ll be playing other games. You could therefore use all the items they find from the scavenger hunt as prizes for the other games.

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10 Bible Scavenger Hunt Riddles

April 9, 2013 By
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If you need ideas for fun activities to do with a church youth group, here are 10 Bible scavenger hunt riddles for kids.

There’s also a free printable worksheet you can download and use – keep reading for more details.

Here’s how it works:

Resources

  • Riddle worksheet (see below)
  • Post-it notes
  • Pens

Preparation

Write down the names of people from the Bible listed below on post-it notes and stick them around the room where you’ll be playing this church scavenger hunt.

If you’ll only have a handful of kids in the youth group, you could write out each name on several different post-its. That way, each kid can pick up a copy of the post-it, but this isn’t necessary if it’ll take too long to do.

  1. David
  2. Adam
  3. Zaccheus
  4. Noah
  5. Moses
  6. Jonah
  7. Daniel
  8. John The Baptist
  9. Paul
  10. Peter

Rules

Give each of the kids a copy of the worksheet and a pen. Have them look around the room for the post-it notes with names of characters from scripture.

They then need to match up each name with one of the rhyming riddles describing that person.

Winner

The first person to correctly match up all ten names with the correct riddle description.

Bible Scavenger Hunt Riddles

Here is the list of 10 riddles, along with the names of the Bible characters that each one relates to.

To make this Bible activity easier to plan, beneath the list is a link to download a free printable worksheet with all the riddles on it.

1. David

With a rock
And with a sling
He killed a giant
And became a king

2. Adam

This man was created
Out of the earth
Only person of whom
A woman didn’t give birth

3. Zaccheus

He was a short man
Jesus he wanted to see
And so he decided
To climb a sycamore tree

4. Noah

He lived on a boat
As the water started to rise
Looking at him
There were thousands of eyes

5. Moses

This guy built up courage
To go to Pharoah
And said to the leader
“Let my people go”

6. Jonah

Going to Nineveh was something
He didn’t wish to do
The person who ended up
In a fish’s belly was who?

7. Daniel

This man was set up
By over 100 men
And then he was thrown
Into a lions’ den

8. John The Baptist

Lived in the wilderness
On locusts and honey he fed
Eventually he died
After losing his head

9. Paul

Became a follower of Jesus
As to Damascus he went
He wrote half the books
In the New Testament

10. Peter

I don’t know him, I don’t know him
I don’t know him he said
Yet the early church
Is who he led

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If you liked this idea, check out all of our other Bible scavenger hunt ideas that are great for doing with kids in your youth group.

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10 Office Scavenger Hunt Riddles

March 2, 2013 By
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If you’re looking for a fun team building activity to use at your job, use these 10 office scavenger hunt riddles that are specially tailored for the workplace.

This scavenger hunt idea also includes a free printable list of the riddles that you can print off as many times as you need – keep reading for more details.

Here’s how to organize this game:

Resources

Nothing (other than the riddles below)

Preparation

Split your colleagues into teams. If you’re a small office this activity can be done individually, but this removes the team building element of it.

Ideally, you should start this from a central location away from all of their desks. If your workplace has several floors, the best option is to start on a completely different level to the one you’re normally based on.

How To Play

Give each team the first riddle on the list. Once they work out the answer, they have to go and find the item and bring it back to the person giving out the clues.

If they return with the correct item, they should be given the next riddle.

Rules

These additional rules don’t have to be included, but can be a good idea if you want to make the scavenger hunt a little harder:

  • Players aren’t allowed to get the items from a stationery cupboard – lock the cupboard if possible or have a colleague guard it to prevent cheating!
  • Every person on the team has to go and collect an item at least once (or twice if the teams are small enough) – this means the team with the fastest runner doesn’t automatically win

Riddles

Here are the 10 free office scavenger hunt riddles. There’s a link to download a free printable list of these riddles beneath them.

1 – Pencil

It’s sometimes sharp
And good at being lead
Using this will help
Things to be read

2 – Calculator

It may have pi
But eaten it can’t be
Use its root before nine
And you’ll get three

3 – Staple

It goes before “food”
For things we routinely eat
In an office it has two bent legs
But never any feet

4 – Highlighter

This type of pen sounds like
What you may put in your hair
If you need to mark things
This is what you’d use there

5 – Post-it Notes

Rectangular or square
It’s good for sticking
Somewhere on your desk
So you don’t forget that thing

6 – Pen

Its contents are wet
They sound like they come from a squid
When putting one in your pocket
Make sure you attach its lid

7 – Calendar

This item has a lot of dates
But a fruit it is not
Your plans for the year
Is what it has got

8 – Scissors

This item has handles
But it isn’t a car
It has pointy ends
But it isn’t a star

9 – Paper Clip

It isn’t a coat hanger
But is made of wire that’s bent
For attaching emergencies
This item’s heaven sent

10 – Eraser

If you make a mistake
This will wipe it away
But not with pens
Used that way ink will stay

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10 Easter Scavenger Hunt Riddles

February 28, 2013 By
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If you want a unique activity for helping your kids find their Easter eggs this year, Easter scavenger hunt riddles are a great way of doing this.

It can take some time to create your own riddles though – time which you don’t often have as a parent.

We therefore wanted to make your life easier, so here are 10 free riddles you can use for an Easter egg hunt.

These are all rhyming riddles and should be easy enough for younger kids to be able to answer too. The location where each Easter egg should be hidden is noted above the riddle that’s been written for it.

We’ve also produced a free printable sheet with all of these scavenger hunt riddles on that you can print off as many times as you like. That way, you can cut out each one and hide the clue for the second egg in the first one, the clue for the third egg in the second one and so on. The link to download and print the sheet can be found beneath the riddles.

Easter Scavenger Hunt Riddles

1. Taped under the kitchen table

How many eggs are you looking for?
You’re looking for a whole bunch
The one you need to hunt down first
Is under where you’ll have lunch

2. In the bath

When you find this next Easter egg
You’ll find your egg total doubles
So where can you locate this one?
In a place you might play with bubbles

3. Behind the TV

Will you find this next riddle harder?
I’m afraid I don’t really know
The egg is hidden behind the thing
On which you watch your favorite show

4. In the dishwasher

This item gets lots of water in it
But you’ll never see any fishes
Instead you’ll find all kinds of other things
Like forks and cups and dishes

5. In the mailbox

I hope you like this Easter scavenger hunt
And that the riddles aren’t too hard
The next egg that you’re looking for
Is where the postman would deliver a card

6. On a bookshelf

So where is the next one hidden?
Where do you need to look?
Look up and down and left to right
Where you would store a book

7. In the fridge

The best part of these Easter eggs
Are the items with which they’re filled
This next one that you’re looking for
Is where food is kept chilled

8. In the garage

You’re getting a good amount of Easter eggs
You’re getting a nice big heap
You’ll need to search now in the place
Where each night the car goes to sleep

9. Behind the sofa

Is this scavenger hunt wearing you out?
Do you need to rest your feet?
This next egg is hidden behind
Where you might take a seat

10. Under the bed

This final riddle’s not too hard
It won’t make you think too deep
Just go and look under the place
Where at night you go to sleep

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