Summer Youth Camp - Conducting Scavenger Hunts

Summer Youth
Camp -
Conducting
Scavenger Hunts
Use these guidelines
for conducting a
scavenger hunt with
your youth.
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Purpose
The primary goal of a scavenger
hunt is to send participants out
with a list of things to find,
obtain, photograph, videotape,
audio record, etc. The hope is
that while they are working
together as a team, relationships
will be developed

Publicity Opportunity
Make invitations to your church,
business, or organization and give
them to everyone who participates
or that interacts with the groups in
some way. Or create a small thank
you card with your contact
information. Participants can give a
thank you card to everyone who
helps them. Even better, invite
them to a party or slideshow where
the results will be displayed

Preparing Item Lists
Lists can be as creative and wild as
you want them to be. Design your list
around a theme or concept:
Ecological, Bible Objects,
Occupations, Food, Canned Goods,
Prices of items, Animal Tracks,
footprints, Photos at History
Locations, People, sounds, clothing,
church members, Camp Supplies,
Items for the needy, recycled
materials, Christmas, Valentine’s Day,
Easter, New Year, Halloween, Noah’s
Ark Party, old family photos, fruits,
vegetables, widgets, Posed Photos,
Video, etc.

Protecting Participants
1. Don’t let any youth drive – put
adults in charge and don’t
allow horseplay on the roads
like “Chinese fire drills”. Make
sure everyone wears seatbelts
or take major points away if
they are caught on film without
them on. You could also
conduct the scavenger hunt on
foot. You don’t want a
participant killed while
speeding during your scavenger
hunts.

2. Participants must obey all
laws and instructions from
sponsors
3. Limit the play area and place
people at strategic locations
if needed to insure the safety
of participants.
4. Make sure each group has a
mobile phone and contact
numbers for emergency.

Points
1. Set a specific point value for
each item on the list.
2. Have a point penalty for each
minute late to the final
destination or to report back
with the items.

3. For Video or photo scavenger
hunts, give extra points to
groups for having a company,
organization, or church logo in
every picture. You could also
require a Bible, a mascot, or
some other object in each
picture. Some groups have
even been known to have to
carry a large teddy bear or
other object ( a couch) around
to be in each picture.
4. Award extra points for having
everyone in the group as part
of the photo or video.

Planning the Scavenger Hunt – 10
Steps
1. PURPOSE: What is the purpose
of your scavenger hunt.
(Is it an icebreaker? For team
building? Just for fun?)
2. TYPE: What type of scavenger
hunt is it?
(Is it to collect objects? a photo
scavenger hunt? A video
scavenger hunt? A sound
scavenger hunt? Others?)
3. THEME: What is the theme?
(Is it a Pirate’s Treasure Hunt? a
Superhero Hunt? Aladin’s Magic
Carpet Hunt? Others?)

4. LOCATION: Where will the hunt
take place? What are the
boundaries?
(Is it limited to a school or church
building? The downtown area?
Walking distance? Reconnoiter the
location to determine potential
problems. Get permission in
advance from affected businesses
and individuals.)
5. ITEM LIST: What items do
participants need to collect?
(Based on your purpose, type of
hunt, and theme, make a list of
items that can be found in the
specified boundaries. Are
substitutions allowed?)

6. SCORING: How will points be
allocated?
(Are some items worth more than
others? Are there points for
creativity and quality?)
7. INVITATIONS: Who will be invited
to the join in the Scavenger Hunt?
(What do they need to bring?
What do they need to wear? Tailor
the invitations to your theme.)
8. TEAMS: How will participants be
divided into teams?

9. RULES: What are the rules?
(Take into consideration the
safety of participants as well
as minimizing potential
problems.)
10. AWARDS: Determine the
location and the time for the
awards party.
(How will teams present
their items to the judges?)

Hints
1. For a photo or video scavenger
hunt, do it early enough in the
day so you can see the
videotape or photos on the
screen (if you don’t all you’ll
see is a dark screen and hear
them)
2. Give points to the most
creative group per category
with a prize at the end

3. Give youth enough time to go
out and do these things. You
can get great footage if they
have enough time and aren’t
rushed and you could make an
end of the year video with
some of the shots.
4. Have fun and reward all of the
participants at the end.

Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah
Only. This youth camp curriculum was
designed to teach the basic truths
of obedience in addition to evangelism in the
context of a Biblical character. The advantage
of going through a book and looking at one
man's story is that we see not only the
teaching but the example. It becomes much
more real!
Camp Curriculum - Whale of a Tale
-> Tell me about “Whale of a Tale”
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/order5.html

Creative Youth Ideas
Camp Bible Study Series
“Who Do You Say that I AM?”
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/whodoyousay.html
-> Tell me about “Who Do You Say that I AM?”
Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others
say that I am?" It was easy to answer
because it required no conviction, no
commitment, and no risk. But then he
follows that question with another, "Who
do YOU say that I am?"

Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life
Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or
weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7
Primary Bible study Sessions in the series.
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/fruitofthespirit.html
-> Tell me about “Fruit Of the Spirit”
Creative Youth Ideas
Youth Camp Bible Study Series
“Fruit Of the Spirit”

"The Great Adventure" is western
themed Bible study series loosely based
around the song of the same name by
Steven Curtis Chapman. It was initially
written for a large Texas Church to use for
their Summer Youth Camp but has since
then proven popular around the world.
Camp Curriculum - The Great Adventure
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/order12.html
-> Tell me about “The Great Adventure”

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