Free Printable Scavenger Hunts for Kids

An easy way to get kids active and learning outside is to go on a scavenger hunt. My daughter loves doing nature walks and observing things (here’s one we did in the fall that includes seeing, hearing and collecting items as you go). They’re sutiable fo all seasons and can be adapted for wherever you live, depending on what you’re likely to see when you go out.

Buggy and Buddy has a great list of more than 30 printable scavenger hunts, so you’re sure to find something that will suit your needs. There’s a wide range of ideas here, including:

color hunt
sound hunt
hiking scavenger hunt
night scavenger hunt
bug scavenger hunt
airplane scavenger hunt
beach scavenger hunt
zoo scavenger hunt
Christmas scavenger hunt

It’s pretty easy to make your own scavenge hunt checklist, too; I made mine in Word with a little clip art and some squares to make checkboxes. And you can always do a nature walk without a printable and just write down or draw pictures of things you observe. Count trees and squirrels in the city or collect a great rock, and kids will have fun walking wherever you are.

Do you like to do scavenger hunts? I’d love to hear about what you go looking for!

[Photo via Buggy and Buddy.]

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Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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