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January 28, 2014 | 39 Comments

10 Indoor Scavenger Hunts For Kids

Scavenger hunts for kids

 

Sometimes you just can’t go outside. We will be building an addition on to our house and I know we won’t be going outside as much during construction so I started looking at some of the indoor gross motor activities we’ve done in the past for inspiration. I completely forgot about some of these ideas and started making a list for myself and then thought it might make a great post.  So here is my list of favorite scavenger hunts for kids perfect for a rainy day.

Scavenger hunts are so easy to customize, too! Once you’ve run through our list, you can make up your own ideas just by a little change in tactics. Scavenger hunts for kids don’t have to be complicated, they just have to be fun!

 

Puzzle Hunt
Indoor Bug Hunt
Book Hunt
Color Hunt
St.Patrick’s Day Gold Hunt
Number Hunt
Memory Hunt
Turkey Feather Hunt
Library Hunt
Word Scavenger Hunt and Spelling Activity

Want some other fun ideas to keep preschoolers learning and having fun? We share lots of scavenger hunts for kids, craft ideas, preschool learning activities, tips for preschool teachers and homeschoolers, and more on our Facebook page. We’d love to have you join us there!

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Kindergarten, Age: Toddlers, Preschool Activities, Scavenger Hunts | 39 Comments

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39 Comments

  1. Stephanie says

    February 2, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    Such a great list! It just started snowing here so this will be a great way to entertain my kids!

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  2. Marie says

    February 12, 2015 at 8:49 pm

    This list looks great! I just wanted to let you know that the Puzzle link doesn’t work. It links to the Indoor Bug Hunt.

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    • Allison McDonald says

      February 12, 2015 at 11:34 pm

      Thanks – I will fix it!

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  3. Mark Monaghan says

    April 20, 2020 at 3:14 pm

    Some great resources here! This may also be a useful resource for your readers!

    https://escapetrails.co/scavenger_hunts_for-kids/

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  4. Invoke Moving says

    September 14, 2020 at 11:47 pm

    Really a nice list for kids. Thank you for sharing all these!

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  5. Dale's says

    October 28, 2020 at 6:08 am

    Love the info in this article. We’ve been playing at home more now because of the pandemic. Once we can we’d love to get out of this air conditioning and enjoy some outdoor adventures.

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  6. Dale says

    November 4, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    During this pandemic, there could not have been a better time to find this blog post. Thank you so much for all of your help!

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