If you live anywhere in the US (or anywhere in the world really), you are likely stuck at home right now with your kids due to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. If 2020 was planning a big bang of an entrance, it succeeded! The year has been more of a dumpster fire catastrophe than any parent ever wanted, and it’s only 3 months in!
Bored kids make for tired and irritable parents. Here are some cool scavenger hunt ideas to keep your kids busy!
Mom’s Choice Scavenger Hunt
Find something smelly
Find a dirty & single sock
Find a piece of trash on the floor
Find food left in your room
Find a toy you left out
Find an unflushed toilet
Find an empty roll of toilet paper
Find an empty carton or box in the fridge
Find a pen that doesn’t work
Find a half-eaten apple
Find a banana peel
Find a single shoe
Find some hidden candy wrappers
Find a loose door knob
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Colors Scavenger Hunt
Find a toy that is red
Find a piece of clothing that is blue
Find a veggie that is green
Find something of your sister’s that is purple
Find something of your brother’s that is yellow
Find a liquid that is white
Find a cup that is orange
Find something with 2 colors
Find something with 3 colors
Find something with 4 or more colors
Texture Scavenger Hunt
Find something scratchy
Find something soft
Find something sharp
Find something smooth
Find something bumpy
Find something fluffy
Find something crinkly
Find something sticky
Find something hard
Find something squishy
Find something crunchy
Useful Things Scavenger Hunt
Find something that makes us healthy
Find something used to cut
Find something used to color
Find something used to cook
Find a food that has protein
Find something we use to learn
Find something that makes people happy
Find something that keeps people safe
Shapes Scavenger Hunt
Find a fruit that is a sphere
Find a circle
Find a toy that is a cube
Find a square
Find a piece of paper that is a triangle
Find something for drinking that is a cylinder
Find something that is flat
Find something that is a rectangle
Mommy’s Things Scavenger Hunt
Find something mommy loves
Find something mommy uses to do her hair
Find something mommy cooks with
Find something mommy sleeps with
Find something mommy does her nails with
Find something pretty mommy keeps on her dresser or shelf
Find something mommy takes when she leaves the house
Find something mommy likes to look at
Find something mommy likes to smell
Find something mommy likes to eat
Spring Scavenger Hunt
Find something growing
Find a twig with buds
Find a bird’s nest
Find a bug
Find a squirrel
Find something that croaks
Find something green
Find a sunny spot
Find a pretty rock
Find something that flies
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Daddy’s Things Scavenger Hunt
Find something daddy wears
Find something daddy reads
Find something daddy takes when he leaves the house
Find something daddy wears on his head
Find something daddy uses at night
Find something daddy uses to shave
Find something daddy likes to eat
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