Scavenger Hunt Items List

To conduct a scavenger hunt game, an experienced group of people is required to guide the participants. The knowledge of this group would help in creating a nice scavenger hunt items list. Children enjoy this game due to the activity of searching and finding that is associated with it.
Scavenger Hunt Items List
Scavenger hunts are interesting party games which involve a lot of searching and finding. The participants need to 'hunt' for items from a list provided to them. There are many different types of scavenger hunt ideas like the fall neighborhood scavenger hunt, around town hunt, door-to-door hunt, etc.

Scavenger Hunt Items List

The scavenger hunt list of items could have many different things incorporated in it. These could be the things we use in our day-to-day lives. Here are some of the popular list items for scavenger hunts.

Around Town Scavenger Hunt List
For the around town scavenger hunt game, the first thing that needs to be done is to make arrangements for transportation. This game is enjoyable since one can explore different parts of the town.
  • A receipt for 50 cents worth of gas.
  • A disposable coffee cup with a business logo signed by an employee.
  • A take-out menu.
  • A free promotional pen (must have company's info on it).
  • A one cent stamp.
  • A newspaper clipping of a women's event.
  • A 1980 coin (any denomination).
  • A family recipe from a local resident.
  • A photo of an out-of-state license plate.
  • A travel insurance form.
  • A bank deposit envelope.
  • The phone number of the phone booth at _________(address).
  • The best price for dinner in town.
  • How many swings are at____________Park?
  • How big is the ice surface at the local rink?
  • What restaurant is open latest on Saturday nights?
  • How much is a pina colada at the local bar?
  • A pizza coupon.
  • A cocktail umbrella.
  • The business card of a cosmetics salesperson.
Fall Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt
The fall neighborhood scavenger hunt is good for kids getting to know their neighborhood better. Children are divided in teams for the game. They have to traverse their surrounding areas and collect the items in the list mentioned below. A time limit should be set for completing the task assigned to the children. For a delay of every single minute, one point should be deducted. Children should be advised to remain polite while they ask for the list items from people. The materials needed for the children to accomplish the task are a checklist, bags and a pen. The team that collects the most number of items is declared the winner. If the number of items collected by both the teams are the same, the time used to complete the task is then taken into consideration. Items required are listed below.

Chestnut Acorn Yellow Flower
Orange Leaf Feather Red Berry
Squash Carrot Apple
Pumpkin Kidney Bean Cob of Corn
Yellow Candle Brown Nail Polish Orange Jellybean
Red Lipstick Pumpkin Pie Recipe Orange Garbage Bag
Brown Egg Mustard Yellow Crayon
Orange Balloon Outdoor Magazine Cinnamon Stick

Door-to-Door Hunt
The door-to-door game involves traveling in groups in the neighborhood. One should politely ask for the list items in the neighborhood. Safety should be the first priority in this type of scavenger hunt. This scavenger hunt game are can played as one of the many party games. Items required are listed below.

Cereal prize Movie ticket stub Bar of hotel soap
Hanger Package of seeds Word search puzzle
Popsicle stick Christmas card Pack of takeout ketchup
Old cd Colored napkin Watch battery
Balloon Plastic fork Grocery receipt
Used stamp Birthday candle Paper grocery bag
Can of pop Tea bag Used printer cartridge
Magazine Potato Fast food coupon
Tape case 1990 penny Spool of thread
Elastic band Chocolate chip cookie recipe

Organizing a scavenger hunt is an excellent party idea. The scavenger hunt items lists provided in this article can be made as big as possible. These hunt games are a nice way to make teen parties interesting. The hunt games can also be played as birthday party games. One can use his creativity and incorporate various ideas to make the game of scavenger hunt much more interesting.

By Vollmond N
Published: 8/10/2009
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