A Treasure Hunt or popularly known as Scavenger Hunt, is a very popular outdoor game wherein the coordinators make a list defining particular items. The players seek to collect or complete all of them, normally devoid of buying them. Normally, players work in a small team, even if the mechanics might enable people to join. The objective is to be the one to complete the list first or complete most of the stuff on the list. There are also variations wherein participants take pictures of kinds of stuff or are challenged to do the tasks on the list in the most creative way.
Who Can Join the Game?
A scavenger hunt can be a thrilling and exciting outdoor activity for adults, adolescents, and children alike. Think of the age of the players, where you’re playing, and the kinds of things you’ll be searching for. Scavenger Hunt is highly suggested for kids six years old and above, adults and adolescents in the same household. You might decide to play as teams or individual players. You can help kids safely looking for items.
Where to Play Scavenger Hunt?
This activity is best played outside. Before you start, you must choose where in your home you like to play, specific areas or rooms, or all over your home.
Consider Safety Measure
Follow safety precautions when looking for things around your home. You need to watch your step, make use of handrails when going up or down your stairs. Avoid climbing over objects, regardless of the numbers of the participants and their ages; safety is important.
Scoring sheet
The scoring sheet takes account of the list of stuff to be looked for as well as the scores or points designated to every item on the list. Always remember that different stuff have varying worth of points; anybody can be the winner in this game until the end. Discussion questions for every item are integrated as well in order to promote conversation amongst participants concerning keeping physically, socially, mentally as well as emotionally healthy.
Gameplay
It is easy playing this game. All you need to do is to follow this guide:
- Choose if you’re playing as a team or individually. When you decide to play it as a team, designate players to every team.
- Make sure to specify the rooms of your home wherein you are playing.
- Designate facilitators to lead the game.
- The leader will open and print all the materials needed for this game. Items list to be looked for and talk about questions are available on the scoring sheet. You can keep the score on a printed score sheet or a separate paper.
- The leader will announce the things to be looked for
- The first team or player to bring the things to the facilitator wins that round.
- Then the facilitator reads the discussion question for which item and players share their ideas.
- Repeat steps five to seven until all things have been looked for.
The facilitator of the game will add up every team point or player points. The player or the team with the best score will be declares as a winner