Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Star Trek Scavenger Hunt

Do you like Star Trek? Do you like looking for things, as in scavenger hunts? How about combining both of your increasingly weird obsessions by coming up with an actual Star Trek Scavenger Hunt?? In case you’re wondering, yes, I’m one of you. I’m a huge Star Trek nerd, and since a kid I’ve [...]

February 12, 2010 • Posted in: General • No Comments

Adult Scavenger Hunts

Scavenger hunts are supposed to be for kids, right? Adults are just supposed to be
the organizers and not actively participating? Wrong! The curiosity in us and our
desire to search and find doesn’t have to wither away just because we turned 40. I
propose we get involved with our kids in these searches and even find a [...]

February 12, 2010 • Posted in: General • No Comments

Recycling Scavenger Hunt

Since most of the free world seems to be jumping on the “Go Green” charge, maybe there’s a way we can educate our kids on this while still having a little fun. Children love scavenger hunts, so why not combine the two by organizing a “Recycling Scavenger Hunt”? Sound crazy? Well, that just may be, [...]

February 11, 2010 • Posted in: General • No Comments

Bible Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunts are a great way for the entire family to do something together, and there are many variations of hunts. One I thought of the other day – and I’m sure I’m not the first to come up with this – is a Bible scavenger hunt.
There are a bunch of different ways you could [...]

February 9, 2010 • Posted in: General • No Comments

Spanish Scavenger Hunt

If you’re anything like me, you’re always in the middle of an intellectual pursuit. That doesn’t mean I always LEARN something, but there’s always a curiosity there. Now that I have a daughter, I’m seeing much of the same trend. Learning another language is a good outlet, and so are thinking games. So in my [...]

February 9, 2010 • Posted in: General • No Comments

Gender Specific Scavenger hunts

Having a scavenger hunt for a group of boys? Here are some really great ideas to entertain the guys. Of course you can always stick with making it a pirate theme. But why not get creative? What if it was a Batman themed hunt and the “treasure” wasn’t a treasure. What if the X on [...]

October 7, 2009 • Posted in: General • No Comments

Kid’s Birthday Ideas – Scavenger Hunts

This year, instead of the usual (but still fun) trip to the local arcade for your son’s birthday, why not throw a scavenger hunt instead?  They’re a lot of fun, and they can be very rewarding.
It’s easy, really.  Just invite the kids you were already going to have at the party/arcade/wherever, and see if a [...]

June 30, 2009 • Posted in: General • No Comments