Treasure Hunt Clues

photo credit: Willie Lunchmeat

Scavenger hunt ideas seem hard to find under pressure. With a little bit of guidance creating a good list of object to collect is not too difficult. Creating any old list is easy but create a clever list requires a few tricks. Here are a few ideas.

The list itself can have a theme. For example it can be based on a location, time of year or a colour. Locations such as the mall, a historical location, all around town or a neighbourhood. Holidays such as Xmas or Halloween provide a great theme for your list. Colours are really useful too. Take an old list and make it harder by asking for everything to be in one colour.

One common list tactic is to create an A-Z list. So the first item begins with A etc. You still need to create a list but it at least helps your thought process in creating the list.

Alternatively, you can do clever things with the individual items. Ask for two objects that have contrasting properties such as one hard and one soft. Combined properties for one object is another object – Try find something that is both blue and white or both soft and rough at the same time.

Lots of fun to be had with your scavenger hunt. Any ideas you want to share? We would love to hear them below.