1Indoor Scavenger Hunt
Hey Let's Make Stuff Don't fear the next rainy day. Instead, keep this on hand, which challenges kids to find objects that are probably already around the house. The list is flexible, with categories like something "squishy" or something "that lights up," so they can do it over and over again and never have it be the same twice.
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2Road Trip Scavenger Hunt
Makes and Takes Keep fresh copies of this one in the car for those long car rides — it's full of things that kids can see out the window, which will keep them occupied during your next road trips.
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3Backyard Insect Scavenger Hunt
The Soccer Mom Blog Arm them with a magnifying glass and send them out into nature to find the not-so-creepy crawlies living around them. Turn it into a STEM activity by having them count the legs, wings or dots.
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4Word Scavenger Hunt
Hands On as We Grow Forget about the flash cards and work sheets — this scavenger hunt is a fun way to get them to practice their phonics. For this activity, kids hunt the letters and use them at the end to create words.
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5Number Hunt
Emma Owl Set up a grid of 10 boxes, and challenge kids to find objects that come solo, in pairs, in a group of three, in a group of four and so on. Not only does this reinforce early math concepts, it's easy and can be done basically anywhere.
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6Art Scavenger Hunt
Buggy and Buddy Usually, a scavenger hunt list comes with a set of pictures printed on it already. Little artists will love this one because they have to fill in the pictures themselves, inspired by what they see around them.
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7Secret Code Scavenger Hunt
The Dating Divas 8Alphabet Bug Scavenger Hunt
No Time for Flash Cards Little ones will get a kick out of this bug-themed scavenger hunt —and learn to tell the difference between their upper and lowercase letters in the process.
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9Color Scavenger Hunt
I Heart Crafty Things This fun color-themed scavenger hunt can help toddlers learn their colors, while older kids discover all the different hues that can be found all around them.
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10Five Senses Scavenger Hunt
Chaos and Clutter 11Movement Scavenger Hunt
The Inspired Treehouse For another take on a sensory hunt, add some additional movement, like in this version, which features fun — and active — to-dos, like looking for objects to jump over, crawl under, or roll across the ground. It was created by an occupational and physical therapist.
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12Shape Scavenger Hunt
The Many Little Joys Kids will love pointing out the circles, triangles, squares and lots of other fun shapes they find while on an outdoor walk, thanks to this shape-themed scavenger hunt. On rainy days, you can easily modify this to do indoors.
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13Reading Scavenger Hunt
Modern Parents Messy Kids Take your child’s love of reading up a notch with this book-themed scavenger hunt, which includes 25 diverse prompts, including finding out friends’ favorites or trying different genres.
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14Flashlight Scavenger Hunt
Life Is Sweeter By Design Break out those flashlights and headlamps for this at-home scavenger hunt — and see what kids can, well, see at night as they search for rocks, leaves and other backyard staples.
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15Nature Scavenger Hunt
Alice and Lois Next time you head out on a family hike, take along this fun nature scavenger hunt and challenge your kids to spot everything from bugs to butterflies.
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16Photo Scavenger Hunt
Hello, Wonderful This one is meant to get little shutterbugs out there with their cameras. When you take a walk around the neighborhood, see if they can get snaps of all the items on this list.
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17Mandala Scavenger Hunt
Little Pine Learners Forget the cupcakes! Put your muffin tin to new use with this outdoor scavenger hunt idea. Bonus: it’s a fun way to introduce kids to what a mandala is — and how to put them together.
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18Zoo Scavenger Hunt
Sarah White Lions, and tigers, and … monkeys, oh my! Kids will get the chance to up their animal-spotting skills while at the zoo, thanks to this zoo-themed scavenger hunt, complete with adorably-designed wildlife.
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19Winter Scavenger Hunt
Seek Adventures If the weather is chilly in your neck of the woods, don those hats and gloves and go on this fun winter scavenger hunt, where kids can search for cold weather favorites like pinecones and icicles.
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20Football Scavenger Hunt
Celebrate Every Day With Me There’s no need to wait for the Big Game to try this football-themed scavenger hunt — just cue up a game and kids can start pointing out the quarterback, a touchdown and more. It's great for little siblings who have to watch big siblings play in their games.
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