Scavenger Hunts
Around-Town Scavenger Hunt
Pick one of your favorite places to visit: the aquarium, arboretum, or museum. Go to their website, and with your child, find pictures of 5-10 different things to look for. Then create a list for your child, adding pictures may be helpful for young ones. When you go to the place, you and your child will have a great time looking for those items. An alternate ...(read more)
Museum I Spy
Every time we go to the art museum, we always play I Spy. We bring an art book or two (or when traveling abroad, we make color copies from books of the paintings that are housed at the museum we plan to visit) and review the paintings we're going to search for. Then, when entering a gallery, the kids are looking for something specific. When they're older, ...(read more)
Fruit and Veggie Hunt
Create a small booklet by folding several sheets of construction paper in half, and then stapling or tying them together. Next, cut out pictures of several different types of fruits and vegetables and paste them on the pages. Write the name of the fruit or vegetable on each page -- older children love to help with this part. Then, take your booklet with you on your next visit to the ...(read more)
Flower Hunt
Create a small booklet by folding several sheets of construction paper in half, and stapling or tying them together. Next, cut out pictures of several different types of flowers and paste them on the pages. Write the name of the flower on each page, or let your older child do this part on his own. Then, take your flower booklet with you to visit your local arboretum or community garden, ...(read more)
Simple Scavenger Hunt
This simple scavenger hunt can be done by children as young as 18 months and is a fun activity for a rainy day. Draw pictures of 2 common household items, such as a shoe and a book, on an index card or piece of paper and write the items' names next to them. Give the child the list and identify the items together. Then give her a ...(read more)
At-Home Scavenger Hunt
Create a scavenger hunt for your child by creating a photo list of his or her favorite things. An easy way to create the list is to take photos of your child's things with a digital camera and then print the pictures onto plain paper -- alternately, you can find photos of similar things on the internet. Once you have gathered your pictures, cut them out and paste ...(read more)
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