Are you wanting to plan a fun outdoor activity that’ll keep your kids entertained during the summer?
Well, look no further because we have the Ultimate Nature Scavenger Hunt List. This is a list of 100 items that your children have to find and – even better – it comes on a free printable worksheet.
This list isn’t just good for parents though – you could give it to school kids for a summer biology assignment or to a youth group who are on a youth retreat.
Here’s how to organize it:
Resources
- List (see below)
- Pen
- Camera (if planning it as a photo scavenger hunt)
Preparation
None, other than printing off the worksheet below.
Location
Outdoors! It’s doubtful that the children will be able to find all the nature items in one place though, so they’ll need to go to all sorts of different places in order to complete the list.
Time Limit
With 100 items to find, the players may need all summer to be able to complete the list!
Instructions
Give the kids a copy of the scavenger hunt list and set them the task of finding all of the items on it. It’s an observational hunt, which means that they only have to see the items – they don’t have to collect any of them.
Alternatively, you can organize it as a photo scavenger hunt, having them take photos of each of the items instead. This could be a good option if you’re a science teacher at school and are planning on setting this as an assignment for them to complete over the summer.
If that’s the case, you could also have them upload the photos into an online photo album, rather than making them print out all the pictures.
Ultimate Nature Scavenger Hunt List
Here’s the list of 100 nature-related items for the kids to find. Beneath this is a link to the free printable worksheet with these same items on it – please feel free to print as many copies of it as you need.
- Green leaf
- Red leaf
- Yellow leaf
- Brown leaf
- Leaf that’s bigger than your hand
- Leaf with holes made by an insect
- Tree with no leaves
- Tree that’s fallen down
- Tree with a hole in it
- Tree that’s shorter than you
- Tree with blossom
- Evergreen tree
- Deciduous tree
- Tree root
- Tree stump
- Tree sap
- Twig on the ground
- Branch on the ground
- Bark on the ground
- Pine cone
- Pine needles
- Acorn
- Seed
- Berries
- Mushrooms
- Fern
- Weed
- Dandelion
- Clover leaf
- Bale of hay
- Cornfield
- Grass
- Moss
- Algae
- Lily pad
- Reeds
- Thorns
- Ivy
- Bush
- Vine
- Red flower
- Yellow flower
- White flower
- Orange flower
- Pink flower
- Purple flower
- Sunflower
- Person’s footprint
- Animal tracks
- Animal hole
- Spider web
- Spider
- Squirrel
- Ant
- Fly
- Lady bug
- Mosquito
- Dragonfly
- Beetle
- Worm
- Deer
- Moth
- Butterfly
- Bee
- Horse
- Woodlouse
- Caterpillar
- Frog
- Lizard
- Snail
- Rabbit
- Duck
- Geese
- Turtle
- Fish
- Bird in the air
- Bird in a tree
- Bird on the ground
- Feather
- Puddle
- Stream or river
- Lake or pond
- Nature trail
- Shell
- Bird’s nest
- Rock with a hole in it
- Rock that’s larger than your hand
- Red rock
- Multi-colored rock
- Smooth rock
- Round stone
- Sand
- Mud
- Stars
- Moon
- Clouds
- Rain
- Rainbow
- Sunrise
- Sunset
Printable Ultimate Nature Scavenger Hunt List
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