Scavenger Hunts: How to Plan, Create, and Give Them

Never heard of a scavenger hunt? Looking for scavenger hunt ideas? Well, here is how it works. Get a bunch of your friends together and divide into teams. Set a time to find as many things from the scavenger hunt list as possible on the lists we provide. The team with the most items from the list at the end of that time wins.

Our scavenger hunts are printable, download now, games in which individuals or teams seek to find a number of specific items, or perform tasks, as given in a list. The goal is either to complete the list first, or to complete the list in the most creative manner.

Enjoy our step-by-step advice and ready-made indoor and outdoor scavenger lists, all the details that will make you look like a super host with little of the work!

That “old-fashioned” party game is now making a comeback at parties everywhere as a new generation discovers how and why scavenger hunts originally began : Because they’re fun!

Scavenger hunts are the perfect team-building exercise at an off-site company meeting, a great ice-breaker to get guests mingling, or even a fun activity at a teen slumber party.

Try a scavenger hunt for you next birthday party!

Similar to an Easter egg hunt, (or a Survivor Party ) participants are assigned a list of things to find that are hidden around the house, in the backyard or in some cases….for miles around! The best treasure hunters are those who come back with the most “loot”, but the object of the most enjoyable hunt is to simply make friends and have fun.

We have great ideas for scavenger hunts and treasure hunts including holiday hunts like Halloween party, Pirate party, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter and Christmas party get-together, or any occasion where friends or family gather to celebrate. Birthday parties, team building, children and adults; every teens and tweens love the activity of a scavenger hunt and treasure hunt.