Grandpa Richards Kids

I have not heard too many adults talk about these lately. We used to have them regularly when I was young. In fact, my parents even did them at their parties. One time, a team brought back a real stop sign and a Canadian flag from a Canadian Tire store! My dad was a bit concerned about that.

In case you do not know what a scavenger hunt is, here are the basics.

• Divide the kids into even teams. (3 or 4 per team is good, but for older kids you could opt for bigger teams and allow them to split up to make the searching faster)
• Give each team a list of items to collect
• Limit the game to a room, a building, a park or a playground.
• Assign each item a point value.
• Make it theme-oriented or random.
• Set a time limit.
• At the end of the stipulated time, tally the points. The team with the most points wins.
• Award prizes - candy, a pizza party, a popcorn party or whatever you like.

What should be on the list? As it said above, make it theme oriented (items from nature: leaf, spider, 4-leaf clover, etc) or mix-and-match (random). Let the age of the children and your imagination dictate the list.

NOTE: Children should be accompanied by an adult if visiting neighborhood homes for the hunt.

For even more ideas, check out the Scavenger Hunt Party Planner ebook.

In this ebook is everything you need to:

• Design and lay out your Scavenger Hunt
• Run a hunt that is not just ordinary
• Create a scoring system and work out who has won
• Run a hunt suitable for any age group
• Take advantage of a wide variety of locations
• Be an organized party host
• Make sure all of your guests get involved and have a great time

Again, that is the Scavenger Hunt Party Planner ebook.