Scavenger Hunt Ideas and Activities for Kids

Print out this free scavenger hunt for kids and head outside on a color walk! Children love trying to find things in nature to represent each color on their list, and it’s such a great way to explore the outdoors together.

Live near the beach or planning to go to the beach this summer? Here’s a free printable beach scavenger hunt for the kids! Just print it out and toss it in your beach bag for your next beach outing.

There are many ways to create a nature scavenger hunt. This one uses items found at the location that you will have your hunt glued to a large sensory card. Other variations can be found below.

This Eye-Spy Nature Scavenger Hunt will add some excitement to your next family hike or camping trip.

We love going on road trips, often to go back home to visit family in other states. Of course, with children, car rides can sometimes feel like they are dragging on and on. One wonderful way to pass the time is to participate in road trip activities together.

With the weather so nice in the afternoons, I want to get my kids outside more often. They wanted to see their friends, so we invited them all over for a semi-structured safari-themed party playdate/scavenger hunt.

We’ve definitely been taking our fun and learning outdoors lately. Why not!? This free printable is a great way to practice math on the go. Use it to practice tallies, counting, and comparing. It also encourages kids to observe closely to spot birds in nature.

We put together this nature scavenger hunt and set out to explore a new local trail!

Print out this free garden scavenger hunt and take it along with you as you look for signs of spring. You’ll also practice counting, measurement, color matching and more along the way.

This simple color scavenger hunt for kids is unbelievably easy to throw together last minute and the kids have fun with it every single year.

Inspire your kids to be young makers and learn the tools of the trade with a fun Hardware Store Scavenger Hunt. I’ve crafted a free printable that’s perfect for your next Saturday morning trip to the store or scout adventure.

Anytime is a great time to go on a nature hunt! There are so many amazing finds outside just waiting to be discovered. You may not need to go further than your own backyard, but I encourage you to get out into nature for this activity.

We’re continuing our math learning outdoors with some fun shape hunting at a nearby playground! (There’s also a free shape hunt printable at the end of this post!)

Looking for a fun outdoor activity for kids? Head outside and take a sound walk! Print out our free printable sound walk and listen for all kinds of sounds outside!

We absolutely love this outdoor scavenger hunt free printable! Not only does it encourage all kinds of sensory discoveries, but it also provides room for children to sketch their findings!

A counting walk is – simply put – a walk where you count stuff. You can do this anywhere, any time of year (although Winter is always more complicated) and you can do it will minimal supplies.

I had the best time serving with the young women from my church a few weeks ago. We were looking for a way to serve others in our neighborhood (and have a little fun at the same time), so we hosted a service scavenger hunt.

Here are a few fun ideas to encourage questions and observations on your next zoo visit.

Most hunts are done during the daytime but for our newest scavenger hunt, I was looking for something different. I wanted one that was more of a challenge for kids and included some science concepts.

We’re back with our nature buddies for this wee’s Outdoor STEM Activity — and since this week’s theme is taking technology outside, we thought we’d create an awesome Photo Scavenger Hunt!

You know how kids get so excited when you visit a new playgroud? One that has ‘monkey bars that are cooler than the ones at our old playgroud’ or ‘the biggest slide in the world’, right? So why not take them on a Playground Scavenger Hunt!