Halloween Scavenger Hunt for Kids: Printable Picture Cards

Hide the 16 picture cards before the children arrive. Give each child a checklist. They search, tick each picture they find and leave the card in place for the next hunter. Two Super Seeker certificates are in the file for the finishers.

The 16 optional clue cards are short rhymes that point to everyday places at home, such as where you wash your hands, the coat hooks or the door mat. Each clue names its picture. For the youngest hunters, skip the clues and let them look for the pictures.

Good indoor clues point to spots most homes have, such as the fridge door, a sofa cushion, the bookshelf or the toy box. This file has 16 rhyming clue cards like that. Skip any clue that does not fit your rooms.

Print the cards and one checklist per child, then hide the cards at child height while the children are out of the room. Hand out the checklists and say go. The host hiding log helps you remember every spot.

Print the PDF and use the host hiding log to note where each card goes. Hide the cards before the party, at child height and away from stoves, stairs and breakables. After the party, tick each card off as it comes back.

Try a picture hunt for ages 3 to 9, where children tick each picture they find on a checklist. Add the rhyming clues for older children, or skip them for the youngest. For one to three children, play collect mode instead.

Hide picture cards around your own home and give each child a checklist. Older children can follow rhyming clues to everyday spots, such as the coat hooks or the toy box. Younger ones just look for the pictures. The clues point to spots in a typical home, so skip any that do not fit.

Use the picture mode and skip the clues in a classroom. Hide the cards at child height, give each child a checklist and let them tick each picture they find. Children leave each card in place, so one set of cards works for any number of hunters.