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July 25, 2023
FREE Printable Indoor Treasure Hunt for Kids

FREE Printable Indoor Treasure Hunt for Kids

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Whether the weather outside is crummy, or you just prefer to stay close to home – this indoor treasure hunt is sure to excite and engage kids of all ages! Simply grab our indoor treasure hunt clues in our free printable to have a fun scavenger hunt around the house. This scavenger hunt around the house is perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students!

Whether the weather outside is crummy, or you just prefer to stay close to home - this indoor treasure hunt is sure to excite and engage kids of all ages! Simply grab our indoor treasure hunt clues in our free printable to have a fun scavenger hunt around the house. This scavenger hunt around the house is perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students!

Indoor Treasure Hunt

The “Indoor Treasure Hunt Adventure” printable is a thrilling and imaginative activity designed to create a fun-filled treasure hunt experience for kids at home. This printable includes a set of clues that lead the young adventurers from one location to another until they finally discover the hidden treasure. With excitement and creativity, kids can enjoy on an unforgettable journey without ever leaving home!

Indoor Treasure Hunt Clues

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.

Scavenger hunt around the house

  1. Treasure Map: Begin the adventure by presenting the first clue and treasure map to the children. Let them know that each clue leads to the next location, finally leading to the hidden treasure.
  2. Reading Clues: Encourage the kids to read each clue carefully, and work together to solve the riddles and find the next location.
  3. Team Adventure: Split the children into teams or pairs to create friendly competition and cooperation as they follow the clues and search for the treasure.
  4. Treasure Unveiling: Prepare a special surprise as the final treasure, such as a small toy, a sweet treat, or a homemade coupon for a fun activity.

Indoor scavenger hunt ideas

  1. Reading Comprehension: Following clues and riddles sharpens the child’s reading comprehension and problem-solving skills.
  2. Critical Thinking: Figuring out the clues and locations requires critical thinking and cognitive processing, enhancing their mental agility.
  3. Teamwork and Collaboration: Working together on the treasure hunt fosters teamwork, cooperation, and communication among siblings or friends.
  4. Imaginative Play: Engaging in a treasure hunt sparks imaginative play, allowing children to immerse themselves in an exciting adventure.

Stay entertained and keep the kids engaged indoors with our free printable indoor treasure hunt clues for preschool to 5th grade students!

Alternative Ways to Use the Printable

  1. Themed Treasure Hunt: Customize the treasure hunt by incorporating a theme, such as pirates, superheroes, or space explorers.
  2. Surprise Hunt for Others: Create a treasure hunt for a family member or friend’s special occasion, like a birthday or anniversary.
  3. Treasure Map Design: Let the children create their own treasure maps with clues and hide a surprise for the grown-ups to find.

 

FREE Printable library scavenger hunts for kids
Explore Old MacDonald's farm, the tractors, equipment, and all the cute baby animals with this Farm Scavenger Hunt. This farm scavenger hunt printable allows children to search for different farm themed items such as a chicken, barn, hay bales and goats. This farm animal scavenger hunt is fun for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students as it contains not only the name, but a cute picture too.  Simply download pdf file with farm printables in color or black and white and you are ready to play with this printable scavenger hunt that is an outrageously fun farm activity for kids.
Spring is the time for field trips to the local zoo. In an attempt to make our homeschool field trips extra fun (and educational) I created these super cute, zoo scavenger hunt templates. We have lots of choices with these zoo scavenger hunt printable pack to accomidate kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten to elementary age students in first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. Whether you use the simple animal scavenger hunt or learn about endagered animals or animal habitats in one of these zoo scavenger hunt ideas - kids will have fun learning about zoology in science. Simply download free printable scavenger hunt pdf file and you are ready to learn about animals with this printable scavenger hunt at your local zoo.
Kids will enjoy getting out and walking around the neighborhood, getting some exercise, while searching for different items such as a towel, ice cream and crab, as part of this Summer Scavenger Hunt. Families will love that this summer scavenger hunt for kids is no prep, just print and head out for a fun summer activity for kids where kids will work on their power of observation! Use this scavenger hunt for summer printable with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students as it contains not only the name, but a cute picture too.  Simply download pdf file with summer scavenger hunt pdf in color or black and white and you are ready to play!
flower scavenger hunt
Kids will enjoy exploring the state park or campground with this free printable camping scavenger hunt. This camping scavenger hunt for kids will have children searching for different shaped items such as a flashlight, tent, campfire, and more. This free printable scavenger hunt is fun for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students as it contains not only the name, but a cute picture too.  Simply download camping scavenger hunt printable pdf file with camping activity for kids in color or black and white and you are ready to play!
Kids will enjoy getting out and walking around the neighborhood, getting some exercise, while searching for different shaped items such as a kite, clock and window, as part of this Shape Scavenger Hunt. This shape scavenger hunt printable is fun for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students as it contains not only the name, but a cute picture too.  Simply download pdf file with shape scavenger hunt pdf in color or black and white and you are ready to play!
Kids will not only have fun at the grocery store, but they will learn with thsis FREE printable grocery store scavenger hunt for kids. This grocery store scavenger hunt worksheet is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students as there are many options.  Younger children can look for items of a certain color or a specific list while elementary age students can do an ABC grocery store scavenger hunt or find items from around the country or world. There are also pages for comparing pricing, cost of shopping trip, and a blank grocery store list. SImply download pdf file with grocery shopping worksheets and you are ready to learn while having fun with a educational kids activity shopping.
Kids will enjoy searching for the state birds of each of the 50 states of the United States Printables with this fun and free State Bird Scavenger Hunt. This state bird printable allows kids to enjoy bird watching as they hunt for these state symbols! This usa scaenger hunt is fun for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students. Use this printable scavenger hunt on a family roadtrip, at a local aviary, in your backyard, or reading through books about the states of America.  Simply print the state birds list with the free united states map pdf file in color or black and white and you are ready to play!
Kids will enjoy searching for different books and information in books with this fun and free Reading Scavenger Hunt. This free printable scavenger hunt is fun for kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students. Using thie literacy scavenger hunt is a great way for kids to become familiar with the library and how to find different resources. Simply print library printable pdf file with the scavenger hunt pdf in color or black and white and you are ready for these library activities!
Get outdoors, getting exercise, sunlight, and exploring nature with these FUN, free printable Fall Nature Scavenger Hunt Printables. Students will learn to become observant of the world around them as they enjoy these fall scavenger hunts for toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students.
Are you ready for an EPIC list of kids scavenger hunt possibilities? Whether you are looking for a fun boredom buster idea, a way to get the kids outside, or something active to do when you are stuck inside, there is a fun scavenger hunts for kids on this list that is perfect for every occasion! In fact, we have over 75 free scavenger hunt ideas for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students.

Free Printable Scavenger Hunt

Looking for ways to help teach and entertain kids at the same time? You will love these printable scavenger hunts for elementary age kids.

Seasonal Scavenger Hunts

This amazing color changing slime is going to blow your mind! This heat sensitive slime will actually change color as your kids touch it because it is heat sensitive! This is a super cool project for kids you MUST TRY! Must try summer activity for kids to add to their summer bucket list
Get ready for an epic summer of discovery and learning with these fun summer science activities for kids of all ages. These summer science experiments are perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th graders too. Plus most of these summer science experiments for kids are quick and easy with a great WOW moment!
Making a DIY foosball table is a really fun STEM project for kids of all ages to make together and loads of fun to play with too! The diy games for kids is the project for a rainy day or as a summer bucket list idea.  Try this homemade games for kids with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders too. This EPIC kids activity is sure to be a hit with your kids.
This beautiful and easy-to-make baking soda clay is perfect for creating a beach craft for kids. The white baking soda and cornstach clay is fun to sculpt into pretty seashells, starfish, and other favorite seacreatures from your recent family vacation to the ocean. This beach art project is such a fun  summer craft for kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th garde, 5th grade, and 6th graders too. So whip up a batch of this 3 ingredient white clay recipe today!
Get ready to WOW your kids with this magnetic slime kids activity! This magnetic slime recipe allows children to not only have fun, but explore magnets and the magnetic field they create with an epic diy magnetic slime! This magnet activity is perfect magnet science experiment for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students.
Enjoy the sweet smell of summer strawberries with this scented playdough recipe no cook! This no cook playdough recipe takes 5 minutes to make and provides hours and hours of fun sensory play. Toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders will love that is strawberry playdough is pretty red, smells like strawberries, and is fun to play with. This Jello playdough recipe is great for quick summer activities for preschoolers that also help strengthen hand muscles.
I honestly did not know that a few popsicle sticks, rubber bands and a bottle cap would shoot marshmallows as far as it did! I was so surprised. You've got to try this easy engineering and science project making a Popsicle Stick Catapult! This STEM project uses a couple simple materials you already have at home. This is such a fun 
Looking for the best sidewalk chalk paint recipe? We think this sidewalk chalk is perfet because it is super quick, only uses 2-ingredients, and makes such bold, vibrant colors for kids to color with. Use this diy sidewalk chalk paint with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders to let their imaginations SOAR! Let them use the homeamade chalk to create dragons, butterlies, flowers, trees, aliens, and more. Creating and using homemade sidewalk chalk paingit such a fun, simple, and classic summer activity for kids of all ages!
watermelon slime
You are going to love this simple-to-make and creative art project for kids. You can create abstract art or art projects based on famous artists. We opted to make a starry night for kids tin foil project. I love the dimmension this technique gave to our van gogh art project. This aluminum foil art makes a great summer activity for kids of all ages from preschool, pre-k, kinderagrten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th graders, and up!
If you have a fairy fan at your house you will love this super cool DOY fairy jar craft project! With just a couple simple materials you can make a mason jar night light that will actually glow in the dark. This fairy craft is perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th garde, and 6th graders.  Whether you make your fairy light jars as a fun summer activity for kids or as a tinkerbell craft - this is sure to be a hit in your house!
Looking for that really cool science experiment for kids that grabs kids attention, teaches, and makes them say WOW! This squishy circuits project is fun and easy to do with a kid-approve Lego theme to keep preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students engaged. All you need are a few simple materials to try this Electricity Science Experiments and you are ready to play and learn! There are so many fun variations for this electricity experiments for kids
Sneak in some outgrageously FUN summer math with this hands-on ice cream activity. This ice cream math has preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age children practice adding up scoops of ice cream to find the sum. All you need are the ice cream printables with the task cards and playdough. This summer printables helps introduce preschoolers to the concept of addition while having fun with playdough! Simply print pdf file with ice cream math games and you are ready to play and learn with this summer activity for preschoolers.
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Whether you are looking for a star was activity or just fun, hands-on stem activities - this DIY marshmallow blaster is what you are looking for. This pvc pipe project is simple and fun-to-make as a marshmallow stem challenge that draws on kids natural interest in both launching things and star wars! Try these star wars day activities with elementary age students in kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, and up!
This outrageosusly cool grass house is not only easy-to-make, but a fun plant activity for kids too! This seed activities for kindergarten, preschool, pre-k, toddler, first grade, and 2nd graders allows children to learn about seeds, germination, growing plants, and is a fun STEM activity too! All you need are a few simple materials to make this summer activity for kids along with your plant lesson, spring theme, and more!
Nothing says summer like water balloon games!  They are cheap, quick, FUN, and a great way to cool off on a warm summer day! Bug if your kids are tired of playing balloon toss, let us help you take your water balloon activities to a new level of summer activities for kids with these fun games to play with water balloons. These fun water balloon games are perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and elementary age students!
Have an EPIC day or week with these outrageously fun 4th of July theme ideas! Our 4th of July activities include ideas for the whole family - from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kinderarten to elementary ages students in grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, and beyond. From red, white and blue independence day activities to cute fourth of July crafts! We've got patriotic science projects, and lots of pretty firework crafts too!
delphinium flower egg carton craft
Looking for fun pasta crafts to make with leftover dyed pasta? This super pretty mosaic pasta project allows kids to create beautiful pasta pictures by pressing different colored noodles into clay.  This pasta art is such a fun, engaging craft for kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders too.
There are certain science projects that make you go WOW! This color changing flower activity is one of those! Children learn about capillary action for kids with this amazing, colorful flower experiment. Try this colour changing flower experiment with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade and 4th garders too. Simply download pdf file with food coloring flower experiment worksheet and you are ready to play and learn with flower science!
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camping name craft
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simple bee flower pollination experiment with jello
Get ready to amaze your kids with walking water science experint. This easy, colorful capillary action activity is prefect for preschool and up!
Help kids learn about what is under their skin with this fun, interactive, and hands on human body project for kids from toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. This can be a simple life size human body project or use our free printable templates to add bones of the body, organ templates, and more. This engaging science project is EASY and LOW PREP too. 
Hands-on activity to learn about constellations using pipe cleaners, beads, and constellation flashcards for an engaging STEM activity! Use to teach preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade and more about stars, solar system, astronomy or as a fun, educational science activity

Fun things to do in the summer

Free Pool Writing Numbers
summer alphabet tracing
summer playdough mats
Looking for a hands-on summer math activity to practice adding? These super cute and clever addition puzzles use free printable addition worksheets to sneak in some summer learning with kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too.  These summer worksheets for kindergarten are easy to prep and learners can practice addition to 20 while having fun at the same time. Simple print the addition to 20 worksheets and you are ready to go!
Kids will enjoy getting out and walking around the neighborhood, getting some exercise, while searching for different items such as a towel, ice cream and crab, as part of this Summer Scavenger Hunt. Families will love that this summer scavenger hunt for kids is no prep, just print and head out for a fun summer activity for kids where kids will work on their power of observation! Use this scavenger hunt for summer printable with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students as it contains not only the name, but a cute picture too.  Simply download pdf file with summer scavenger hunt pdf in color or black and white and you are ready to play!
summer handwriting worksheets
Summer activity sheets
This  S'Mores themed math activity is filled with super cute clipart to keep kids engaged and having fun learning with printable, Free Math Worksheets for Kindergarten. These are a great way for children to practice and improve their knowledge of the numbers and simple math equations. This huge pack of free math worksheets are perfect for preschoolers, kindergartners, and grade 1. 
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summer alphabet picture puzzle game for kindergartners
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kids will have fun practicing counting to 20 with this watermelon seed playdough mats perfect for summer math with preschoolers
free printable counting firefly math worksheets
Super cute Number sandcastles help preschool and kindergarten age kids practice counting and tracing numbers this summer.
These super cute crab themed summer math worksheets are a great way for children to learn, practice and review essential math skills! These free math worksheets allow preschool pre-k, and kindergarten age students to learn to recognise and write numbers, shapes and fractions. Simply print preschool math worksheets and you are ready for yoru summer theme or ocean theme.
Sneak in some fun summer math with these too cute ice cream math worksheets! This free printable ice cream math pages include a variety of activities for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students. Plus these ice cream math games are so cute kids will be excited for some summer learning with this ice cream activity. Simply print ice cream math activity and you are ready to play and learn!
Get ready for FUN with these Summer Word Searches! These free printable summer word search pages are perfect kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grdae, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade to work on spelling and word recognition skills with all things to do with summer, the beach, hot weather and more! Simply print the summer word search printable and you are ready to have some indoor fun anytime!
This FREE Summer tracing activity is perfect for keeping little ones entertained and learning during the sunny days of June, July, and August. With these tracing worksheets kids will work on fine motor skills as they trace summer themed objects and trace the picture word too. The summer worksheets for preschoolers include tracing the outline of the sun, a juicy watermelon, thirst-quenching lemonade, and many more! This Printable coloring pages summer is the perfect for a fun summer activity for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, toddler, and more!
If you are looking for a fun, simple way for kids to learn about the life cycle of a mosquito, then you will love these fun and free printable Mosquito Life Cycle Worksheets. Simple print these life of mosquito to practice a variety of math and literacy skills while learning about life cycles for kids with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first graders.
Celebrate the first day of summer on June 20th by printing out one of these super cute, FREE Printable Bookmarks. These are such an easy way to get kids excited about reading!

Summer Printable Activities

Stay entertained and keep the kids engaged indoors with our free printable indoor treasure hunt clues for preschool to 5th grade students!

Free Scavenger Hunts

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Richele

Richele is a homeschool mom and Orton-Gillingham Tutor with a collegiate background in educational psychology. She uses her 15 years of homeschool experience to encourage, teach, and entertain on her site Talking Mom 2 Mom.

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