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The classic party game, scavenger hunts, is making a huge come back at birthday parties, school events and family gatherings. Most scavenger hunts have a certain theme. The most basic scavenger hunt is when you hand out a list of things that need to be found in a certain amount of time. You are paired with a team of people and you have to either be the first team back with all the things on your list or find the most things in a certain amount of time. This scavenger hunt is about making friends and having fun.
There are other ideas out there that you can do too. One of the more commonly used scavenger hunt ideas is a treasure hunt where you are given a treasure map and you have to follow the map to get the treasure. Color coded maps and corresponding flags are helpful for younger children. You can also make clues or riddles that will take the scavenger hunters to different locations and to new clues. It is important to make sure the clues and riddles are geared to the age of those participating in the scavenger hunt.
There are also themed scavenger hunts that can be tailored to birthday parties, Christmas, Halloween and even Valentine's Day. School teachers can use scavenger hunts to reinforce map skills taught in social studies classes with themes corresponding to the subject material the students are learning in class. The possibilities are endless and with a little imagination you can have a great scavenger hunt.
If you are having trouble coming up with scavenger hunt ideas, you can go on the internet and find many websites that have original and classic ideas for you to choose from. Another way to devise a theme for a scavenger hunt is adapt storylines from popular books and movies. You can use these ideas to make your own unique hunt.
If you don't have a lot of time to plan your own scavenger hunt, you can go online and find sites that have printable scavenger hunt lists already made up. It is also fun to invite some of your friends to have a brainstorming session to devise clues. This way you can save yourself some time and brain power in trying to come up with your own ideas.
When choosing the hunt you want to use, you need to keep in mind the age group that the hunt is for. If you are hosting a party for teenagers you might want to make the hunt a neighborhood hunt that use riddles to make it more challenging for the kids. Just make sure that you keep in mind the hunt is supposed to be fun for everyone.
