Scavenger hunts activity

Scavenger hunts help your Early Years child develop their listening and understanding skills. This activity is fun for all ages.

Scavenger hunts are part of our fun activities for Early Years.

You can do them indoors and outdoors, and the whole family can join in.

Give children a list of things to find and bring back to you.

Give tiny tots something to put their items in, like a bucket.

Time older children to see how quickly they can find all the items.

Top Tip: theme your scavenger hunts

(Texture) Find me something, squashy, hard, smooth, rough

(Number) Find me 4 books, 2 pairs of socks, 3 toys

(Clothes) Find me something to wear on my head, feet, hands

(Colours of the rainbow) Find something, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet

Do an outdoor scavenger hunt on your daily walk together.

Collect things in a bucket or bag. Or just spot things in the environment.

Outdoor scavenger hunt

Find these things...

Personal, social and emotional development: enjoying playing games, developing interest in new activities.
Communication and language: learning new words, developing listening skills and understanding, following instructions.
Maths: developing counting skills.