A kid's scavenger hunt designed for a house party/neighborhood - Operation Kovert Kids. Age 7 to age 13.

This scavenger hunt is designed with a house full of kids (ages 7-13) in mind. It's a great addition to any kids' party (birthday, Halloween, etc.) It has enough interesting activities (missions for the kids to accomplish) and options to fit anyone's budget and time frame. It will work in any house but it's best to have access to a yard and a neighborhood if possible just to expand the playing area so the kids don't get in each other's way.

The kids will be divided into teams (a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 10 kids per team). Each team will receive a clue collection bag containing a digital camera their challenge sheet - the hunt itself - and various supplies. The kids will then embark on the scavenger hunt, taking pictures, obtaining specific items and completing various projects - all worth valuable points. To customize the scavenger hunt, you can easily add additional items, pictures and projects to the list. Use our games as templates to build your own.

AGE RANGE: Age 7 to age 13.

LENGTH OF THE HUNT: About 2 hours.

EXAMPLES:
Scavenger hunt challenges are broken down into 3 categories: pictures (10), projects (2-3) and item collection (about 11). The full scavenger hunt will have detailed instructions and other options/alternatives to consider if you don't like or can't use the challenges as designed.
Photo example: Solve this riddle and then take a picture of your most dramatic team member doing something dramatic at the location. Riddle: They go up and down but they never move. (Answer: stairs). Note: not all challenges are in riddle form.
Collections examples:
Solve this riddle and collect the item: What is something that runs but never walks? (Answer: water). Note: not all challenges are in riddle form.
Collect some dog food kibble/nuggets. (Don't have dog food? Change it to cat food or bird seed - see how easy it is to edit?)
Project example: Go to the freezer and take out something that definitely doesn't belong there. Follow the instructions. (They will need to follow the clues to collect pieces of a puzzle.) Note: not all challenges are in riddle form.

THE WINNING TEAM: We don't recommend a "winning" team. We recommend you award each team a special prize for their efforts: best photos, best projects, most creative, most team spirit - whatever "award category" you come up with to recognize their efforts as you observe them . It's important that there are no "losers".

NUMBER OF TEAMS or PARTICIPANTS: Unlimited.

What if you only have a few kids participating in this scavenger hunt? Instead of dividing them into teams, you can keep them all on one team and have them race against the clock, giving the single team a time limit to complete each section of the hunt, report back to you and bribe you for the next section and so on until the hunt is complete.

PRE-HUNT PREP TIME: For up to 6 teams, you can put our scavenger hunts together in about 6 hours (includes shopping for supplies, reading the scavenger hunt and prepping the materials); as you add teams, you'll need to add time to the pre-hunt prep. You mostly need to print (and perhaps edit) the documents included with the kit, pack the collection bags and you'll need to shop for team prizes, digital cameras or cell phones which take photos, as well as other inexpensive supplies like clipboards, project items and such. Our facilitator guide provides a supply checklist for you. *Check out Amazon or E-Bay online. You can also buy these cameras/film at your local discount department or drug store.

THIS KIDS' SCAVENGER HUNT GAME INCLUDES FRIENDLY, HELPFUL SUPPORT ALONG WITH MASTER COPIES OF:
The scavenger hunt
The rules of the game
Step by step, easy to follow organizer instructions and supply list
Team grading checklist
Team name badges
Team ID table tents
Award certificates
Scavenger hunt invitation
Team photo album pages
Final presentation (optional) scoring card

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BUY/PROVIDE: Team collection bags (plastic shopping bags or something fancier - your choice), Polaroid One Step cameras and film or digital cameras and other inexpensive items (like pens, clipboards and prizes). We'll let you know exactly what you need to get in our handy facilitators' guide that comes with this scavenger hunt.