Neighborhood halloween scavenger hunt
Free Printable Neighborhood Halloween Scavenger Hunt
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If you’re looking for fun Halloween activities, check out this free printable halloween scavenger hunt! Once your neighbors have decorated for Halloween, take a walk and try to spot these spooky details!
Well, it looks like we may be having yet another year with a more socially distanced Halloween! Even if things are more back to “normal” where you are (whatever that means!), you may still be looking for Halloween activities that are better for keeping your family and neighbors safe. For instance, I posted a fun at-home Halloween candy scavenger hunt that is a good alternative to trick or treating!
Much like last year, I do think that my friends and neighbors will still be decorating their porches and yards with ghosts and witches. Our old street in California was a destination for trick or treating kiddos, and most of the houses on our court went all out when it came to decorating.
I’ve never seen so many faux cobwebs in my life, I swear.
It’ll be fun to see how our neighbors here in our new neighborhood decorate for Halloween. I’m looking forward to walks around the block to check out everyone’s ghoulish decor. This printable has been updated a bit for this year, with a fun new color palette!
This neighborhood halloween scavenger hunt is designed for walks like this—get your kids out of the house and searching the block for all sorts of fun and spooky Halloween decorations! It’s a great way to get some exercise AND have some Halloween fun that will keep everyone in your family and neighborhood healthy.
Grab this free printable below, and then head to the end of this post, where I’ve linked more printable Halloween ideas!
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Print out this scavenger hunt on quality paper or cardstock, grab a pen, and head out into your neighborhood! If you’re having trouble finding anything on the list, brainstorm how your family can add that particular item to your own Halloween decorations!
More Free Halloween Printables
I’ve been teaming up with some of my favorite blogging friends to offer you a ton of free printables every month! Check out all of these fun free Halloween printables and head to each individual blog to download.
HALLOWEEN PRINTABLE TAGS
These cuties are perfect for little ones, and bigger ones that don’t really like gruesome Halloween decorations and treats.
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MONSTER HALLOWEEN CANDY WRAPPER PRINTABLE
Print these free Monster Halloween Candy Wrapper Printable and add it to some Hershey Nuggets and create the cutest, yet spookiest, Halloween candy bowl on the entire block.
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HALLOWEEN I SPY PRINTABLE
Printables are great for car trips, small groups, and especially when you are waiting for something to start/be seated/etc and your small people have ants in their pants!
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FREE PRINTABLE HALLOWEEN ACTIVITY BOOK
Looking for fun ways to keep kids busy? Download this Free Printable Mini Halloween Activity Book. It will be such a fun way to celebrate Halloween with the kids during a class party or just for fun at home!
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PRINTABLE HALLOWEEN I SPY PAGE
Are you searching for a free printable Halloween activity page for younger kids? Grab this printable Halloween I Spy page for great road trip entertainment or church quiet times.
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MONSTER COOKIE KIT
Looking for something fun to give out at a Halloween party? This build a monster cookie kit is a fun activity and a treat all in one little package.
Grab a few simple ingredients and the free printable tag and make your own version of this kit.
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HALLOWEEN PRINTABLE BANNER
Add a touch of festive fun to your spooky holiday decor with this Free Halloween Printable Banner. Print and cut. That’s how easy it is to add this banner to your Halloween mantle.
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HALLOWEEN ACTIVITY PLACEMAT
Was Halloween one of your favorite holidays growing up? Download this free Halloween Activity Placemat to make Halloween fun and special,
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PAPEER HALLOWEEN TREAT BOXES
Download this free printable Halloween treat boxes to make spooktacular little gifts for friends and neighbors this fall. These printable matchboxes are scary cute and super easy to make too!
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CLASSROOM HALLOWEEN WORD SEARCH
If you are planning a Halloween classroom party this year, you are probably looking for activities that your students can enjoy whether you are together in-person or sharing a virtual classroom.
This classroom Halloween word search can be used either way, and it is super fun for grade school aged kids.
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TRICK OR TREAT HALLOWEEN COLORING PAGE
This cute Halloween coloring page scene is full of grins. It's a cute trick-or-treat Halloween printable that you can use as a party activity or fun Halloween decor. Grab some candy corn and your colored pencils and let's color some not-so-spooky fun.
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HALLOWEEN COLORING PAGE
Get out your colored pencils and download this FREE Halloween Coloring Page as a fun Fall activity for you and your kids.
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HALLOWEEN WORD GAME
Free Halloween printables are great for using at parties, play dates, school events, and just for fun around the holiday. This Halloween game is great for spellers who are able to start to see patterns, and encouraging kids to work in groups.
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BOOED TREAT BAGS
Use these cute Halloween printables to deliver “You’ve Been Booed” treat bags to your friends, family, and neighbors!
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HALLOWEEN STICKERS
Download a FREE set of Printable Halloween Stickers to use in your planner or Halloween crafts!
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HALLOWEEN SCATTERGORIES
If you love playing Scattergories, you’re going to love Halloween Scattergories! Just download and print these free game cards for a fun and spooktacular Halloween game the entire family will love.
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Free Printable Neighborhood Halloween Scavenger Hunt
In this scavenger hunt for Halloween, players have to search for fun Halloween items either around the house or around the neighborhood! Two different Halloween scavenger hunt ideas that are printable and ready to play right away!
Seek & Find Scavenger Hunts
If you’ve read my blog at all, you know I love me some good scavenger hunt ideas.
In the past I’ve shared everything from an indoor scavenger hunt to a fall photo scavenger hunt and even an alphabet scavenger hunt!
So it only makes sense that it’s time to finally share a Halloween scavenger hunt – two actually. These are both seek and find type scavenger hunts where you are looking for items on a list. And they’re perfect for social distancing Halloween fun!
If you’re looking more for riddle or clue based, you’ll want to check out this Halloween scavenger hunt instead that’s more like a treasure hunt.
In the first, they are just typical Halloween items you might find around the house. In the second, it’s specifically written to be a Halloween decorations hunt where you’re searching for typical Halloween decorations around a neighborhood. They’re some of my new favorite Halloween games, for small parties!
Do one or both versions this holiday season for a super fun Halloween activity for the entire family. You could even make it a little competition to see who can find the items on the lists first!
Supplies
The best thing about doing a scavenger hunt for Halloween like these seek and find ones is that you really don’t need anything other than the scavenger hunt you can download below and a pen to mark things off.
Oh and maybe a car if you want to drive a little further for the Halloween decorations hunt! Otherwise, just print and play!
Two Printable Scavenger Hunts
There are two different hunts included in the download in this post. They’re slightly different, so I’m going to explain them both. They look very similar other than the options though, so I included them both in this post together!
Hunt #1 – Find the Items
This seek and find list searches for typical Halloween items you could potentially find around the house or also ones you might see if you took a walk through your neighborhood. But they’re pretty generic other than being Halloween themed.
Kids (or whoever is doing the scavenger hunt for Halloween) can get creative to find the items. Black cat could be a stuffed black cat. Vampire could be a Twilight book or a Hotel Transylvania movie.
Send them off with a hunt and see what they can find or make it a family night and search all together.
Dress up in costume and walk your neighborhood seeing what you can find!
Check off the boxes as you go so you remember what you’re still looking for. When you finish the Halloween hunt, celebrate with some treats as a family! I like these witch Halloween rice krispy treats, monster cookie sandwiches, and candy corn pudding cups!
Game #2 – Halloween Decorations Hunt
Okay so moving on from the typical Halloween scavenger hunt to a new one this year – a Halloween decorations hunt! With the recommendations being to not go door to door trick or treating, this fun scavenger hunt for Halloween is a fun way to still get outside on Halloween without actually knocking on any doors.
Instead of just finding typical things like a ghost or a bat in this hunt, you’ll be searching your neighborhood for specific types of Halloween decorations. There are a few items on the list that appear on the first scavenger hunt above but mostly, they’re things that are decoration specific.
Items on this scavenger hunt includes things like something inflatable, stacked pumpkins, Halloween lights, and a Boo sign. I tried to keep things fairly generic so you’ll most likely see the items on the list but still fun enough that you won’t just see them all at the first house!
We love doing this Christmas lights scavenger hunt every year, and I think this Halloween decorations hunt may just be a new family tradition! You could even make this a neighborhood activity – give each family a scavenger hunt and see who can find the items on the hunt first.
Make it a full night of fun by playing a little Halloween would you rather, asking some Halloween truth or dare questions (truth or scare!), and using some of these Halloween party ideas for a fun finish!
Or drop off some Halloween boo baskets while you’re out and about – your neighbors will love the fun Halloween surprise!
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Expert Tips
Go virtual by having everyone join in on Zoom or another video chat service and using the items on this Halloween scavenger hunt with the rule for this virtual scavenger hunt.
Just replace the list from over there with these Halloween items!
Laminate the scavenger hunt and use dry erase markers to mark things off as you go. Then instead of throwing away the scavenger hunt, do it again later in the season or next year!
Do both scavenger hunts during the Halloween season. Let kids do the regular seek and find one sometime in October and do the Halloween decorations one as a family Halloween week! They may look the same but it’ll still be fun to search for different item together!
Make it a competition and have people take photos of the items they find to prove that they found them! First person to return to the house with all of the items (and photos of the items) wins a prize!
Game FAQs
How many copies do I need to print?
If you’re going as a group and working together, you’ll just need to print one copy of the hunt. If you’re doing a competition, you’ll need one copy per team.
What if I can’t find some of the items?
That’s totally fine. It’s meant to be an activity for people to enjoy time together – just find what you can and enjoy treats together after!
How do you do a Halloween treasure hunt?
If you’re looking for riddles that lead to Halloween treasure, you’ll want to check out this Halloween scavenger hunt that comes with clues!
Do you have more scavenger hunts?
Yes! You can find them all on my scavenger hunts page here!
More Halloween Games
- Halloween party games
- Halloween family feud
- Halloween charades
- Minute to win it Halloween games
- Halloween bingo
- Trick or treat game
- Roll a Jack-O-Lantern game
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FREE PRINT VERSION SURROUNDINGS HALLOWEEN SCAVENGER HUNT
In this Halloween scavenger hunt, players have to look for fun Halloween items either at home or in the neighborhood! Two different Halloween scavenger hunt ideas that you can print out and start playing right away!
Search and Treasure Search
If you've read my blog at all, you know that I love myself well scavenger hunt ideas.
I've previously shared everything from homemade scavenger hunts to fall photo scavenger hunts and even scavenger hunts the alphabet! nine0005
So it only makes sense that it's time to finally split up the Halloween scavenger hunt - actually two. This is both searches and garbage search when you are looking for items on the list. And they are perfect for Halloween fun!
If you're looking for more puzzles or clues, you should check out this Halloween Scavenger Hunt instead, it's more like a treasure hunt.
First of all, these are just typical Halloween items you can find around the house. In the second, it is specifically written for Halloween decoration hunting when you are looking for typical Halloween decorations in the area. They are one of my new favorite Halloween games for small parties! nine0005
Make one or both this holiday season to make Halloween fun and safe for the whole family.
You can even have a little competition to see who can find the items on the lists first!
Accessories
The best thing about a Halloween scavenger hunt like this quest and find is that you don't really need anything other than the scavenger hunt you can download below and a pen to mark things.
Oh, and maybe a car if you want to drive a little further on a Halloween decoration hunt! Otherwise, just print and play! nine0005
Two printed treasure hunts
Two different hunts are included in this publication for download. They are slightly different, so I will explain both of them. They look very similar apart from variations, which is why I've included them both in this post together!
Hunt #1 - Find Items
This search and find list is for finding typical Halloween items you could potentially find around the house, or those you might see walking around your neighborhood. But they are pretty generic, apart from the Halloween theme. nine0005
Children (or those doing scavenger hunts on Halloween) can get creative to find items.
The black cat may have been a stuffed black cat. The vampire could be from the Twilight book or from the movie Hotel Transylvania.
Send them out hunting and see what they can find, or have a family night out and look for them all together. Dress up in a costume and take a walk around the neighborhood to see what you find!
Uncheck the boxes along the way to remember what you're still looking for. When you're done with your Halloween hunt, celebrate with the whole family! I love these Halloween Witch Rice Treats, Monster Cookie Sandwiches, and Candy Corn Pudding Cups! nine0005
Game #2 - Halloween Decoration Hunt
So, moving on from the typical Halloween scavenger hunt to this year's new Halloween decoration hunt! With recommendations not to door-to-door tricks or treats, this fun Halloween scavenger hunt is a fun way to get outside on Halloween without actually knocking on any doors.
Instead of just looking for typical items like a ghost or a bat in this hunt, you'll be looking for certain types of Halloween decorations in your area.
There are a few items on the list that appear on the first scavenger hunt above, but mostly items that are related to decorations. nine0005
Items in this scavenger hunt include things like an inflatable, stacked pumpkins, Halloween lights, and a Boo sign. I've tried to make things generic enough that you're more likely to see the items in a list, but funny enough that you won't see them all in the first house at once!
We love doing this Christmas lights scavenger hunt every year and I think Halloween decoration hunting could be a new family tradition! You can even make it a neighborhood activity - give each family a scavenger hunt and see who finds the items on the hunt first. nine0005
Make this night fun by playing some Halloween would you prefer, asking for some Halloween truth or dare questions (truth or scare!), and using some of these Halloween Party Ideas for a fun finish!
Or leave some Halloween boo baskets while you're on the road - your neighbors will love a fun Halloween surprise!
Looking for more fun Halloween games?
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Expert advice
Virtual if everyone joins Zoom or another video chat service and uses items in this Halloween scavenger hunt with a rule for this virtual scavenger hunt.
Just replace the list from there with these Halloween items!
Laminate scavenger hunt and use dry erase markers to mark things on the go. Then instead of giving up on scavenger hunts, do it again at the end of the season or next year! nine0005
Both scavenger hunts during the Halloween season. Let the kids do a simple search and find it sometime in October, and Halloween decorations will decorate the whole family! They may look the same, but it will still be fun to look for different items together!
Make it a contest and have people take pictures of the items they find to prove they found them! The first person to return to the house with all the items (and photos of the items) wins a prize! nine0005
Game FAQ
How many copies do I need to print?
If you are traveling in a group and working together, you just need to print one copy of the hunt.
If you are participating in a competition, you will need one copy per team.
What if I can't find some items?
Perfectly normal. This should be an event that allows people to spend time together - just find what you can and then enjoy the treats together! nine0005
How do you spend your Halloween treasure hunt?
If you're looking for puzzles that lead to Halloween treasures, you should check out this Halloween Scavenger Hunt that comes with clues!
Do you have any more scavenger hunts?
Yes! You can find them all on my scavenger hunt page here!
More Halloween Games
- Halloween Party Games
- Halloween Family Feud
- Halloween Charades
- Minute to Win Halloween Games
- Halloween Bingo
- Trick or Treat
- Throw Jack-O-Lantern Game
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"The Secret of the House with a Clock": Indoor Fantastic Beasts
Oh no, that's not Harry Potter. The American writer John Bellairs wrote a similar story long before you-know-who, in 1973, turning it into a series that now consists of a dozen books.
Moreover, most of them were written by other people, and the last one came out ten years ago. nine0005
The House with a Clock in Its Walls, the first novel in the series, has already been filmed once: in the 1979 episode of the CBS Library anthology series Once Upon a Midnight Scary. Genre patriarch Vincent Price, as host, told three stories, among which was, for example, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". That version, initially cheaply and artlessly executed, is now completely hopelessly outdated, and few people remember it now.
Almost forty years later, the new adaptation was led by Eli Roth, master of horror, friend of Quentin Tarantino and David Lynch, author of "Fever", the "Hostel" duology, "Green Hell" and a remake of "Death Wish". Not the most obvious choice for the position of director of children's fantasy, it would seem. But the original source, in fact - a children's horror film, is conducive to this. nine0005
A boy named Lewis, a big lover of dictionaries (yes, he is, as usual, strange), after the death of his parents, he moves to permanent residence with his uncle Jonathan, played by Jack Black, in a gloomy-looking mansion, densely populated with all sorts of miracles: the chair there is playful jumps around the rooms, the bush griffin shits right on the heads of everyone in a row, something purple with tentacles hides in the cabinets and similar devilry is going on.
Uncle Jonathan naturally turns out to be a magician and agrees to teach his nephew spells. In the neighborhood lives his girlfriend - in a purely platonic sense - Florence Zimmermann, the lady is also a difficult, kind witch with an umbrella. She is played by Cate Blanchett. Everything is cozy, at ease, interesting in Lewis's new haven, but somewhere within the walls of the house, its previous owner, the late sorcerer, who became entangled with dark forces shortly before his death, hid a clock that ticks annoyingly loudly and rings periodically. And most importantly - why he hid them there, it is not clear. nine0005
"The Secret of the House with the Clock" lacks scope. With the exception of a sideline at the school and one scene in the cemetery, where Lewis is predictably immediately written out as an outcast, the entire fantasy mess is located within the walls of an old building, where it is very crowded, poor thing - neither turn around nor stretch your legs. As a result, by the second act, the film, which had taken a good, vigorous pace, slows down, slipping into dull dialogues, and only accelerates again towards the finale.
Eli Roth, in turn, is constrained not only and not so much by spatial restrictions as by age. It can be understood: who wants to babysit a squeaky boring little "nerd"? But everything changes thanks to the triumphant appearance of Kyle MacLachlan from the Black Lodge. Having spit on the tiring fuss with the kids, Roth begins to produce a cheerful horror, without much concern that the visual images correspond to the conventions adopted in modern children's cinema. Because of this, there is some dissonance: the film, where the main character is a nine-year-old, is too dark and frightening for nine-year-olds, and for those who are older, too childish. nine0005
Kyle MacLachlan in zombie makeup with maggots pouring out of his ear during a passionate kiss with a fat aunt, peeling mechanical dolls that would look harmoniously in any Blumhouse mystical horror, and Halloween pumpkins spewing sticky vomit - this is from all sides is fine, but, perhaps, excessively for, in general, an infantile unpretentious fairy tale.
