Trying to grill, set out the food, not die from heat-stroke. And keep the kids corralled while you do all of the above. Yep, there’s the definition of a summer. Here’s a way to keep them busy. I have two different free printable 4th of July scavenger hunts below. Unlike previous holidays, these aren’t the “follow the trail of clues”-type hunts.
- One is a “find this” hunt, such as find “a flag,” “red car,” etc.
- The second is a “how many can you find” hunt. You can use this for older kids. Or if you have a bunch of kids you need to keep busy, you can give out prizes to the person who gets the highest total!
Instructions:
• Print options: regular paper works, but I suggest card stock.
• All of the files are in pdf below. Or click on the image. It will open in a new window and you can either print directly or save to computer.
• The default size of these is full-page.
If you’re looking for some great treats to go with the hunts, check out “Patriotic Muddy Buddies“. The “July 4th & Patriotic Printables Page” has more great patriotic printables, including favor tags and patriotic Bingo!
If you’re looking for some printable activity worksheets: maze, crossword puzzle, etc. for the kids, go check out “More Than a Mom of Three”‘s post. She has 5 different 4th of July worksheets as well as a link to some other summer ones!
Find-the-Item Scavenger Hunt
This scavenger hunt is one where the kids try to find the items. They can cross them off, or circle them, or whatever works for you.
Note that for some reason, there is a second blank page on the pdf. (I tried, I can’t get rid of it.) Just print page 1.
How-Many-Can-You- Find Scavenger Hunt
This scavenger hunt is great if you have a lot of kids. If you’re (or they are) worried about cheating- having them write down where they find them too so you can double-check the winner.
Just add up the totals and give out prizes to those who find the most!
Note that for some reason, there is a second blank page on the pdf. (I tried, I can’t get rid of it.) Just print page 1.
I’m drooling right now! This looks so good. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for bringing this to our party and we hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. Lou Lou Girls
Well….thanks for visiting my website as always. But I think you must have been looking at a different post. The scavenger hunt is interesting, but shouldn’t be making people drool! haha.