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The Ultimate Nature Scavenger Hunt List

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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:

Ultimate Nature Scavenger Hunt List

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.

  1. Green leaf
  2. Red leaf
  3. Yellow leaf
  4. Brown leaf
  5. Leaf that’s bigger than your hand
  6. Leaf with holes made by an insect
  7. Tree with no leaves
  8. Tree that’s fallen down
  9. Tree with a hole in it
  10. Tree that’s shorter than you
  11. Tree with blossom
  12. Evergreen tree
  13. Deciduous tree
  14. Tree root
  15. Tree stump
  16. Tree sap
  17. Twig on the ground
  18. Branch on the ground
  19. Bark on the ground
  20. Pine cone
  21. Pine needles
  22. Acorn
  23. Seed
  24. Berries
  25. Mushrooms
  26. Fern
  27. Weed
  28. Dandelion
  29. Clover leaf
  30. Bale of hay
  31. Cornfield
  32. Grass
  33. Moss
  34. Algae
  35. Lily pad
  36. Reeds
  37. Thorns
  38. Ivy
  39. Bush
  40. Vine
  41. Red flower
  42. Yellow flower
  43. White flower
  44. Orange flower
  45. Pink flower
  46. Purple flower
  47. Sunflower
  48. Person’s footprint
  49. Animal tracks
  50. Animal hole
  51. Spider web
  52. Spider
  53. Squirrel
  54. Ant
  55. Fly
  56. Lady bug
  57. Mosquito
  58. Dragonfly
  59. Beetle
  60. Worm
  61. Deer
  62. Moth
  63. Butterfly
  64. Bee
  65. Horse
  66. Woodlouse
  67. Caterpillar
  68. Frog
  69. Lizard
  70. Snail
  71. Rabbit
  72. Duck
  73. Geese
  74. Turtle
  75. Fish
  76. Bird in the air
  77. Bird in a tree
  78. Bird on the ground
  79. Feather
  80. Puddle
  81. Stream or river
  82. Lake or pond
  83. Nature trail
  84. Shell
  85. Bird’s nest
  86. Rock with a hole in it
  87. Rock that’s larger than your hand
  88. Red rock
  89. Multi-colored rock
  90. Smooth rock
  91. Round stone
  92. Sand
  93. Mud
  94. Stars
  95. Moon
  96. Clouds
  97. Rain
  98. Rainbow
  99. Sunrise
  100. Sunset

Printable Ultimate Nature Scavenger Hunt List

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