Indoor Games For Grade Schoolers
Surviving the Corona Virus together
When I decided to create this new category yesterday, the first thing I thought of was a good old Scavenger Hunt.
A Scavenger Hunt is not only fun for kids, but it is an organized activity that can free up a little time for us parents. Giving us time to catch up on some of those extra chores we are facing while being stuck at home.
I did a little research for you busy parents and put together a list of fun and easy indoor scavenger hunts that you can use to keep you little ones busy on a boring Monday morning.
The Spruce has a great idea for an Indoor Treasure Hunt. They graciously provided a ready made list of clues and answers that you can use.
Here are some tips for making your own.
- Create (or print out) clues.
- Distribute them so that one clue leads to another.
- Place some “treasure”—a toy or treat—at the final destination.
- Hand the first clue to a grandchild, and get out of the way!
Scavenger Hunt Fun has a few great ideas for indoor fun.
The Goodie Bag Hunt is a two team, ten clue, scavenger hunt where teams start and end at the same place, but follow two different paths with slightly differing clues.
The final clue involves unscrambling letters found en route. The unscrambled words lead to the treat bags.
Here are the downloadable and printable clue cards and instructions for the Goodie Bag Hunt.
These are a little trickier and more suitable for grade school age children.
On their Indoor Hunt page, you will find a few more ideas to choose from, perfect for the weeks ahead.
The website, No Time for Flashcards has 10 great ideas for Indoor Scavenger Hunts to choose from.
These hunts are designed for the younger ones.
Easy and fun games for hours of educational enjoyment.
Here are some tips to help keep the chaos and bickering down to a minimum while they hunt for treasure and work out the clues.
- Have the kids work as a team or teams if you have a houseful of kiddos. This will encourage team work and everyone gets to share in the reward. This can also minimize bickering, an added bonus.
- Make the clues age and reading level appropriate. You can also put an older child on a team with the littler ones who may need help with clues.
- If all your kids are smaller, try making picture clues instead of reading or puzzle clues.
- Another way to keep the competitiveness and bickering to a minimum is to have a set of clues for each child that leads to their own unique prize.
- This way each child is encouraged to think for themselves. If someone finishes first, encourage them to help their siblings.
- So let’s take a look at the fun hunts I have found for you.
I hope you find some great hunts from these wonderful, kid friendly websites.
Have fun and let’s survive this time together.