Scavenger Hunt Clue Ideas

It’s almost time for Easter again! Maybe the kids are entering an older age group this year, and are becoming bored with the same old tradition of hunting eggs. Add some fun options to the hunt and they will get right back into the holiday spirit again.

Instead of filling the little plastic eggs with candy or toys, why not put clues in them, with a “bunny’s lair” full of candy and prizes to be found at the end of the hunt? Include a treat in a few of the eggs to provide some inspiration along the way, but keep the main focus on the clues. These will make the hunt fun and exciting, and build up anticipation for finding the larger prize of goodies at the end. This type of Easter egg hunt will not be forgotten.

Many ideas of how to set up an Easter scavenger hunt can be found on the web, especially on sites such as RiddleMe.net. The software provided on this website will help you plan, organize, and come up with ideas for clues and prizes.

One idea for this is to turn it into an Easter bunny hunt. The Easter bunny could be a large stuffed animal, but it would probably be much more fun and exciting if it were a giant chocolate Easter bunny instead! Make sure the bunny is big enough for all the participants of the hunt to share once it is found, and include a variety of other treats as well. Small toy prizes or token jewelry could be part of this as well.

Visit Riddleme.net for more ideas on clues, games, prizes and toys that you can use to customize your Easter hunt this year, and you will create a lasting memory for your family!

Why not do something different with your Easter egg hunt this year? There are many ideas that can get your creative thinking going and turn this year’s hunt into more than just a game of finding pretty, colorful eggs.

Use food paint or stickers to add letters to the outside of each egg. You can do this randomly, or with specific words in mind. If you choose to go with specific words, it would be best to stick with one egg color so that the game does not turn into one of frustration. The words could spell out a sentence of clues, or a location where some hidden bunny treasure is waiting. Or if you go with random letters, turn it into a contest once all the eggs have been found and award a prize to the egg hunter who can create the most words.

If you need some help coming up with creative, Easter themed words for your egg hunt, why not visit RiddleMe.net? On this website you can view a blog of user submitted ideas, view pages of ideas for different activities, or download the software and use the pre-loaded templates to customize your own game. You can also use the software to create clues, riddles, and other puzzles for the kids to solve.

Another idea to liven up the Easter egg hunt this year is to write secret codes or phrases on small pieces of paper, and include them along with the candy hidden inside of plastic Easter eggs. Hide small prizes nearby, and use the slips of paper to reference clues to finding that prize. Or just put sweet little sayings that your kids will remember and cherish; something as simple as “I love you, you’re great!” will brighten their day.

Most of us are familiar with the tradition of hunting colorful eggs on Easter Sunday, but how many really know the origins of this tradition? You can turn your Easter egg hunt into a fun history lesson this year by incorporating these origins into your hunt.

Easter eggs are symbolic of new life, and this ties right in with the traditional Christian-based Easter. The eggs are representative of the rebirth of Christ on the day He was resurrected. Instead of being hunted, these eggs used to be given to children as gifts to symbolize this on the special day. It is believed that the hunting of the eggs came to be during a time in Europe when Christians were persecuted for their beliefs. Rather than giving the eggs directly, the adults would hide the eggs for the children to find instead, making it a tradition that has lasted for hundreds of years.

The legend of the goddess Ostara states that one year, she was late bringing in the spring weather, and as a result a bird’s wings were frozen by the lingering snow and ice. Ostara rescued the bird, but he was no longer able to fly. To compensate for the loss, Ostara turned the bird into a hare so that he would be able to quickly get away from hunters or other predators. As a special gift, she also gave him the ability to lay rainbow-colored eggs on one day of the year, and this is how the tradition and legend of the Easter Bunny began.

You can include fun facts and legends like this in your Easter egg hunt, printing them out and stuffing them into plastic eggs with other goodies. More ideas for Easter egg hunts can be found on RiddleMe.net, a great site with great software to customize all your homemade games and clues!

I occasionally get asked by people how to use Riddle Me to create a fun Easter activity. Here’s a few ideas.

Once your children reach a certain age, the traditional method of hunting colorful eggs in the yard or house might not be enough to keep their attention anymore. To bring the fun back and keep them in the Easter spirit, add some fun Easter egg hunt activities. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

Have an Easter egg spoon race! These are always fun, no matter what time of the year it is. Use colorful plastic spoons and real eggs, boiled of course. If the eggs are dyed in the traditional Easter fashion this will be an even more fun activity. Designate an area in the yard for the race, marking a start line and a finish line. Have different prizes ready for the first, second, and third children crossing the finish lines. Have consolation prizes ready for any who do not make these places, so they do not feel sad or left out.

Alternatively, you could turn this race into a “nose race”. Instead of racing across a finish line with eggs on a spoon, have the kids push the eggs across the line using their noses! This silly activity will get your kids laughing for sure.

Turn egg hunting into a game of tag – each time someone finds an egg, they are “it” and must tap someone else so that they become “it” but here is the catch: They have to hop like a bunny to do this!

For more ideas on Easter egg hunt activities, visit RiddleMe.net and see what great ideas you can find on their website. RiddleMe.net also has software available for download that you can use to customize your games with clues and riddles and other ideas to make your Easter egg hunt fun and exciting.

The weather is warming up nicely, the trees and flowers are in bloom, and soon the weather will be hot enough for a trip to the beach. While you are there, why not have some extra fun with some beach themed games? Treasure hunting at the beach can be very simple and easy, and loads of fun for the whole family.

Buried treasure is especially fun for kids to find, so why not have a buried treasure hunt? This is best done when one adult can go ahead of the kids and hide the treasure to be found. Alternatively, you could just use what is naturally buried in the sand, and make the treasure hunt a scavenger hunt also!

If you are burying the treasure to be found, make it relative to the beach. Differently shaped containers, buckets, inflatable float toys, and nets are all good ideas for buried treasure. Small, well-packaged snacks and drinks could be included as well. With the help of Riddle Me, you can create a treasure map with clues to help with the discovery! After the treasure has been unburied, use the found goods to build an interesting and unique sand castle!

To use what is found naturally buried at the beach and have a scavenger hunt instead, make a list of items for your family to search for. You can find some great ideas with the help of the software at www.riddleme.net. Sand dollars, different types of shells, dried starfish, and even living creatures such as hermit crabs are all fun options for a scavenger hunt. They will also make memorable keepsakes to take home after the trip is over, reminding you and your family of the fun at the beach for years to come.

Creating a scavenger hunt for kids is a great way to get the kids out having a good time while learning something new. There are many different ways that you can go to make a scavenger hunt for kids. One of the biggest things that you need to keep in mind is the age group you don’t want to have a scavenger hunt that is too hard or too easy for the kids to figure out.

One of the first things that you need to do is pick the location for the kids scavenger hunt. If you have a nice sized backyard this would be a good place to have a scavenger hunt. The location will help you in making the clues.

Grab a piece of paper and a pencil and make an outline for the hunt. Some of big things that you should figure out are how many different things do you want them to find, how much time do you give them and finally how will figure out who the winner is. These are the most important questions to answer when trying to set up a kids scavenger hunt.

Now comes the fun part and that is making the clues for the scavenger hunt. There are many different options available to you on how you want your clues to be done. You could make the clues into riddles, have the items they are looking for scrambled up so that they have to unscramble the word to know what they are looking for. (Riddle Me has word scrambled clues too)

After you have you clues written out make copies so that each team of kids has their own copy. Then give them guidelines like how much time they have to complete the hunt and how the winner is determined. After you have given them the rules you can let go have fun and enjoy the scavenger hunt.

Spring is a great time for getting outdoors and enjoying everything nature has to offer. Plants are in bloom, animals and insects are coming out to explore, and new life can be found just about anywhere. Taking a trip to the forest can be a fun and educational experience that the entire family can enjoy. Just don’t forget the bug spray!

Turning your forest nature adventure into a scavenger hunt is one way to add extra fun to your outdoor activities. Look for different types of rocks, petrified wood, certain colors of flowers, and also mushrooms and moss growing in the darker, damp areas of the wood.

Bugs are a great thing to hunt for as well, even if your kids are not fond of them. The wonder of discovering something new may just help them get over any fear they may have. Butterflies, beetles, grubs, and worms can all be sources of new discoveries and learning. Small animals such as lizards, geckos, skinks, and salamanders are also awesome discoveries. Make sure you take along a nature guide book and avoid anything that may be poisonous.

In some areas, you may even find items such as arrowheads! These can often be found in wooded areas, and make a great teaching tool to get kids to listen and learn about history. If you need more ideas for your scavenger hunt in nature, visit www.RiddleMe.net and download the software. You can also create maps, lists of clues for finding different items, creatures, or insects, all customized exactly the way you want.

Later in the summer, a scavenger hunt in the forest can be done during the later evening hours, and you will see many wonders such as fireflies, grubs under logs with luminescent properties, and insects that only come out at night. This can be very exciting for the whole family!

Do you remember the days when you were a kid, and the pleasure gained from fun, simple outdoor activities? So many kids these days are missing out when it comes to outdoor fun. Technology has replaced fresh air and sunshine with video games and social networking, both addictive in nature, and not nearly as healthy or fun as having a good time outdoors. Getting your kids to realize this may take some convincing, so here are a few ideas!

Treasure Hunting

There are many different themes that could be applied to this outdoor activity. Choose something based on what your children’s current interests are. Some ideas are Pirate treasure hunts, hunts for “magical” treasure, or multiple-location treasure hunts, in which the treasures found come together to make one whole treasure in the end. Dressing up according to the theme is always fun, too! Hosting the hunt during the dusky hours of the evening or even in the early night hours is another fun option, because it adds to the excitement of the game. Many ideas for treasure hunts can be found and customized according to your needs online, on sites such as www.riddleme.net. The software will help you to be creative in planning your treasure hunt.

Outdoor Riddle Games

The old tried and true “I spy” game is a fantastic choice for an outdoor riddle game. Choose a theme, and have the participants “spy” something that relates to this theme. Riddles can be created with the help of Riddle Me software, taking some of the creative burden off of your busy shoulders. When the fun of guessing all the spied items is done, get the kids to put them together and create their own riddles for each other to guess!

These simple and fun activities are inexpensive, bring the family together as a unit, and can get your kids out in the fresh air of the springtime and away from the computer screen. Visit www.riddleme.net today for more fun ideas!

When it comes to riddles there are so many different ways that you can use them. You can use them just for fun or you can use them to give your brain a work out. You can also use them in scavenger hunts as the clues. When it comes to riddles your possibilities are endless.

If you want to use riddles in your scavenger hunt you can either make them up yourself or there are different websites that will give you different riddles or riddle ideas. When thinking of riddles though you must keep in mind the age range that will be trying to figure them out. If you’re making the riddles for kids you need to make them kid friendly don’t make them too complicated or the kids might get frustrated and give up. Remember this tip if you are making a scavenger hunt because you want the kids to have a good time you don’t want them to give up before the treasure is found.

Sometimes thinking up different riddles can be difficult and frustrating. The best thing to do is go online and find riddles that are already made. You can find different kinds of riddles ranging from kid’s riddles to adult riddles and everything in between. You can even find websites that have printable riddles.  Riddles are a good way to spend some quality time with your kids. You and your kids can take turns in telling the riddles to each other, this way your kids can feel included.

Another good way to use riddles are for a party game. Have riddles that are easy and have one kid pick a riddle and tell it to the other kids, then the first kid to get the answer is the next kid to tell a riddle. Then when the game is over give each of the kids a small prize. With so many different ways to use riddles your kids will never get tired of trying to figure them out.