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 few parents want to get involved in the planning; they usually do. Invite these parents over to your house a week or two before the party, and just let the plans unfold. Talk about ideas for riddles and clues, ideas for where to hide things, and suggest other activities for the kids to do.

The first time I threw a scavenger hunt party for my daughter, I surprised her with it. She wanted to go to Action City (the local arcade), but instead I told her we’d have a party at home this year. When the day came, she was a little surprised that a few of the parents showed up, too. See, I hadn’t told her that we were going to also have a big scavenger hunt. The other parents and I passed out the “official scavenger hunt hats” that we made, and the game began! The first clue was given to the birthday girl, of course, but after that, it was a crazy free-for-all. And they loved it.

Be creative with your clues, get the parents involved, and save yourself some money this year by throwing a scavenger hunt birthday party. You’ll be amazed at how much fun the kids – and adults – will have.

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