A neighborhood scavenger hunt for the walk around the block
If you've got a toddler or a preschooler, you probably walk the same loop around the block most days. Let's Tingo turns that walk into a game of bingo. You build a board of things to spot, the kind of things your street already has, and the first to fill five in a row calls a Tingo.
A neighborhood scavenger hunt gives little legs a reason to make it to the next corner, and it gives you both something to look for on the way.
A neighborhood walk scavenger hunt built from your own street
Pick a game type, tell Let's Tingo you're going for a neighborhood walk with a little one, and it builds a list of finds from that: a red door, a cat in a window, a mailbox with character. Keep the ones you like, add the dog two houses down that always comes to the fence, and you're ready to head out.
Little kids love being the one who spots it first. They point, you both cheer, and the find goes on the board.
A walking scavenger hunt for the whole family
If a grandparent comes along, or another family meets you at the park, everyone can play. You can send them a share link or show them a QR code, and they join in the app or in a browser. Everyone gets their own board, dealt from the same list of finds.
In most games, finds are shared, so when anyone spots something, it shows up on every board that has it. Grandma spotting the garbage truck counts for everybody.
One board for the whole week
The walk doesn't have to be one and done. Make it a timed game, set it to end on Sunday evening, and the same board keeps going all week. The walk to the mailbox, the trip to the playground and the stroll to the coffee shop all count, and whoever has the most Tingos when it ends wins.
Name a prize when you set it up, like picking the next library book or choosing Friday's dinner, and everyone sees what they're playing for.
A walk with pictures to keep
Pick a camera game and every find needs a photo. The photo stays with the find for the whole group to see, so by the end of the week the board holds a picture of everything your little one spotted.
Neighborhood scavenger hunt ideas to get your board started
These are the kind of finds that work for small children on a short walk. Use them, change them, or let Let's Tingo suggest its own from what you tell it. For other occasions, browse more scavenger hunt ideas.
On the sidewalk
- Fire hydrant
- Puddle
- Chalk drawing
- Pinecone
- Acorn
- Red leaf
- Stop sign
- Storm drain
- Dandelion
- Long stick
- Smooth rock
- Crosswalk
Houses and yards
- Red door
- Cat in a window
- Mailbox with character
- Garden gnome
- Wind chime
- Flag on a porch
- Bird feeder
- Swing set
- Flower pot
- Basketball hoop
- Picket fence
- Number on a house
Things that move
- Dog on a walk
- Squirrel
- Bird on a wire
- Butterfly
- Garbage truck
- School bus
- Mail carrier
- Bicycle
- Stroller
- Airplane overhead
- Delivery van
- Ladybug
Get your neighborhood walk ready
Build the board while everyone's finding their shoes, and you'll be out the door before the excitement wears off. The same game works for a nature scavenger hunt at the park, an indoor scavenger hunt when it's raining, and road trip games on the drive to see the grandparents.
Joining a game is always free, in the app or in a browser. Plenty of games are free to make, too.