Scavenger hunt ideas for every occasion
A scavenger hunt works almost anywhere: in the car, on the trail, around the house or across a whole city. Let's Tingo turns it into a game of bingo. You build a board of things to find, everyone gets their own board from the same list, and the first to fill five in a row calls a Tingo.
The scavenger hunt ideas below are sorted by occasion. Each one has its own list of finds to start from, and the game takes it from there.
A scavenger hunt game built for wherever you're going
Pick a game type, tell Let's Tingo what you're doing and where you're headed, and it builds a list of finds from that. Keep the good ones, reword or trash the rest, and add the ones only your group would think of. Then share the game with a link or a QR code, and everyone joins in the app or in a browser.
That's the part a printed list can't do. In most games, finds are shared, so when anyone spots something, it shows up on every board that has it. It's a scavenger hunt app that keeps the whole group in the same game, even when you're not all in the same place.
Outdoor scavenger hunt or photo scavenger hunt
Most boards are an outdoor scavenger hunt: things to spot on a walk, a drive or a day out. Pick a camera game and it becomes a photo scavenger hunt instead. Every find needs a picture, and the photo stays with the find for the whole group to see, so the board ends up holding the day.
Photo scavenger hunt ideas work best when the finds are things you'd want a picture of anyway: the view from the top of the trail, the best costume at the party, the whole group in matching shirts.
Scavenger hunt ideas for families
- Road trip games for the long stretch of highway, with the license plate game on a board.
- A neighborhood scavenger hunt for the walk around the block.
- A nature scavenger hunt for a family hike or a day at the park.
- Camping games for the hours between the tent and the campfire.
- Beach games that last the whole vacation week.
- Games to play in line at the theme park.
- Travel bingo for the airport and the wait at the gate.
- An indoor scavenger hunt for rainy days at home.
- A summer bucket list you fill in one find at a time.
- Homeschool field trips with a game built in.
- Family reunion games that mix up the whole family.
Holiday scavenger hunt ideas
- Halloween games for trick-or-treating and the party.
- Thanksgiving games from the drive over to the walk after dinner.
- A Christmas scavenger hunt for the night you go see the lights.
- Easter games for a spring day out.
Scavenger hunt ideas for friends and celebrations
- Adult scavenger hunt ideas for a weekend with friends.
- Bachelorette party games with photo proof.
- Wedding games that get your guests mingling.
- Youth group games for a night out with the teens.
- Activities for seniors on the next outing.
Scavenger hunt ideas for work and events
- A team building scavenger hunt you can set up yourself.
- Icebreaker games for conferences and company events.
If you run a venue, an event or a fundraiser and want a board built for your guests, with your name on it, see our partners page.
A scavenger hunt list to get you started
These are finds that work for almost any occasion. Use them, change them, or let Let's Tingo suggest its own from what you tell it.
Outdoors
- Red door
- Dog in a sweater
- Bird on a wire
- Garden gnome
- Wind chime
- Mossy rock
- Puddle
- Hammock
- Flag on a porch
- Squirrel
- Bench with a plaque
- Wildflower
Around town
- Mural
- Street musician
- Food truck
- Clock tower
- Ghost sign
- Bike with a basket
- Window display
- Hand-painted sign
- Old church
- Statue
- Fountain
- Ice cream cone
Anywhere
- Something older than you
- Something purple
- A heart shape
- Matching shirts
- Someone laughing
- A smiley face
- A number seven
- Your favorite color
- Something tiny
- A perfect circle
- Something upside down
- A friendly wave
Get your game ready
Pick the occasion, build the board, and share it before everyone heads out.
Joining a game is always free, in the app or in a browser. Plenty of games are free to make, too.