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Before anything else I need to tell you about my favorite scavenger hunt tool. It's provided by textclues.com and makes the scavenger hunt process so much easier. It also adds an element of surprise and intrigue since all the clues and answers are conducted over text messaging! Whenever I make a scavenger hunt using the site the immediate response is "How did you do that?!". Here are some other features that I love:

• Sends clues through text messages and says to try again if the answer's wrong
  
  
• You can add multiple answers in case there are different ways to answer
  
  
• You can schedule any time for the scavenger hunt to start
  
  
• Tools that help you plan the clues and answers for you scavenger hunt
  
  
• It gives the scavenger hunt an element of surprise
  
  
• You can watch the progress in real time online
  
  
• Free to try a small scavenger hunt to see how it works
  
  

I would recommend using the site even if you're not going to use the text message based service. It gives you a great spot to edit and save you scavenger hunt and gives you no excuse to start right now! If you're really looking to impress with your scavenger hunt with less setup time then textclues is right for you.
When you're making your scavenger hunt it's important that you make it personalized for the hunter. That's why I try not to give too many specific clues for you to use. I prefer to provide you with a framework and some general ideas that you can run with. It often seems like a huge challenge to come up with a scavenger hunt until you start. Once you write down some ideas you'll find that it's easy to come up with a scavenger hunt that is perfectly tailored to the hunter!
When creating a new scavenger hunt the first thing I do is decide on the prizes and gifts I want to leave along the way. You might decide to leave a small surprise every step of the hunt or just leave a big gift to the end! Here you want to remember to keep it personal. Also don't think you have to buy all your gifts. There are tons of creative gifts you can make yourself for free and that will leave a lasting impression. Squidoo is an excellent resource for such prizes if you look in the crafts or recipes section. You can find tones of interesting creations that your hunter will love. Here are a list of some prizes but don't forget to think of your own!

• Chocolates
  
  
• Dessert recipes
  
  
• Sweets/Candy
  
  
• Food of all sorts!
  
  
• Flowers
  
  
• Notes
  
  
• Poems
  
  
• Drawings
  
  
• Jokes
  
  
• Toys
  
  
• Carvings in trees or rocks
  
  
• Event Tickets
  
  
• Cards
  
  
• Keepsakes
  
  
• Jewelry
  
  
• Pictures
  
  

The possibilities for prizes are endless! The above ideas are meant to give you inspiration. You should look at an item and think what you hunter would like. You could look at pictures and remember a moment you shared together, find a picture and have it framed. Brainstorm some ideas and soon you will be excited to go out and get the prizes... because you know the hunter will love them!
I hope you enjoyed reading about scavenger hunts and this has helped you on your way to creating one. If you have any suggestions for the lens please let me know below. I love to give scavenger hunts and receive them and I hope that this article will mean more people are giving the meaningful and personal gift that is a scavenger hunt.



Also you can check out more scavenger hunt ideas at the textclues.com blog. You'll find articles on Mother's Day Scavenger Hunts, Kids Scavenger Hunts, Easter Scavenger Hunts, Adult Scavenger Hunts and Scavenger hunt riddles



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Source: www.squidoo.com/scavenger-hunt-ideas-clues