Nature Hunt with a Twist

A nature scavenger hunt is a great way explore the great outdoors. This nature hunt has the added benefit of arousing creativity.

colorful butterfly

Most of the suggestions on the list below will result in vastly different interpretations (eg. a blade could be a piece of grass or it could be something sharp, a key could be something you use to open something that is locked or a maple key, something you find at a bank could be money or things you'd find at a creek bank).

Divide into teams before you start this hunt and encourage everyone to use their imagination.

Either set a time limit or play till one team has collected all of the items. If there is a tie, break it by giving extra points to the most creative finds.


Nature Hunt List

___ a blade

___ a seed

___ a nail

___ a key

___ something you'd find at a bank

___ something that if it had an eye you could sew with it

___ something petrified

___ something with veins

___ something empty

___ something scented

___ something with a hole in it

___ something plastic

___ something twisted

___ something edible

___ something curly

___ something sticky

___ something hairy

___ something sharp

___ something flat

___ something that is 10 years old

___ something that can be tied

___ something smooth

___ something with teeth

___ something that floats

___ something red



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