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| Scavenger Hunt Examples |
- Keeping my kids busy in the car. I create a list of items for my children to look for while we are driving in the car. This can be just about anything including nature, car colors, vehicle types (fire truck, dump truck, etc), signs, shapes, etc.
- Getting the house clean. When I need the house cleaned quickly and with little to no whining, I create a list of items for each child to look for and pick up. The key here is making sure that the list contains items from multiple rooms in the house so they actually have to hunt for them. I create separate lists for each child and create a little friendly competition between them. Creating the list only takes about five minutes but keeps them busy for at least 15 minutes and my house is much cleaner by the end.
- Keeping them interested in a nature walk. This one works for any park, trail, or nature walk. I include things like birds, rocks, sticks, water, different animals, etc. You can make this as simple or complicated as you want to.
So the next time you are out and about or even hanging at home and need something to keep the children busy, try a scavenger hunt!
