Scavenger Hunt List

A scavenger hunt is a game in which individuals or teams are provided with a list of items which they have to gather. The list may also include tasks that have to performed. The winner may either be the team that finishes first, or more often, the team that has accumulated the highest number of points with a given time period.

There are many variations to this popular game, and it can be adapted to suit any situation. It can be played on any scale from a relatively restricted indoor game, to a neighborhood hunt, mall hunt, or road trip hunt! Among the most popular scavenger hunts is the mammoth event organized by the University of Chicago. This annual event takes place over four days and has a hunt list that comprises over 300 items! Items involve construction, performances, arts and crafts, travel, research, and finding obscure objects.

If you plan to organize the game, the listing ideas discussed here should provide inspiration. The items listed are simple and well suited for children in their early teens.

Item	Points	Item	Points
A picture of 2 members in front of a McDonald's	50	A winter carnival pin	50
A white rose	20	A team member's grandfather	150
A Toronto road map	10	An empty bottle of Chanel	250
A beanie	50	A tent and it must be pitched	75
White go-go boots	50	A hula hoop	20
A picture of 4 team members with their school principal	75	Kermit the Frog	10
A Supertest logo	50	A microfilm	50
An army medal	70	A piece of artificial turf	20
A Snoopy electric toothbrush	70	A green umbrella	30
A cowboy hat	10	An eagle's feather	50
A Golden Bear golf ball	50	A plane ticket	20
A Thunder Cats drinking glass	50	A tape recording of THE CHAMP	100
Fish net nylons	20	A program from the Shaw Festival	50
Nose hair clippers	25	A 1968 yearbook	75
A belt buckle with a truck on it	50	Gumby or Pokey	75
A tie dyed shirt	30	A schleterkadavski	250
An Expo 86 Passport	70	A ring from a bubble gum machine	30
A toupee	40	Red lace underwear	50
A picture of the Osmond Brothers when Donny was 12	100	Silly putty	30
A cricket bat and ball	50	A boomerang	30
A bus transfer	100	A homemade kite	35
A ticket stub from a Meatloaf or ELO concert	150	An eyelash curler	30
An Ouija board	75	A bowling trophy	20
A list of the Blue Jay's first starting lineup	75	A footlong shoe horn	40
A wartime ration card	150	Whole body long underwear	30
A canoe	150	A monocle	40
A Farah Fawcett poster	50	An Italian-English dictionary	30
A toilet seat	50	A hamster or guinea pig	30
Leopard print underwear	40	A unicycle	50
A group member's baby tooth	35	An inflatable duck ring buoy	40
A t-shirt from Newfoundland	75	A tambourine	15
A venus fly trap	100	A yellow submarine	30
A footsie	75	Picture of 2 members at midnight (shown on a public clock)	75

While these are a few ideas, you are in a position to come up with the best scavenger hunt list. Take into consideration the participants and their ability to commute. If the hunt is for a group of adults, the option are innumerable, with video hunts and road trip hunts topping the popularity charts.