Free Scavenger Hunt Halloween Party Ideas for Adults

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Halloween is a great party time. For people who like to throw theme parties Halloween is rich with themes. For people who like to throw costume parties Halloween is obviously the perfect occasion. Once you have all your friends all dressed up it’s fun to give them someplace to go. A scavenger hunt gives your friends a chance to show off their costumes, have fun searching for treasures, and even possibly win prizes. Scavenger hunt parties are versatile and adaptable. If your party had a costume theme like Pirates, medieval times or Roman times then your scavenger hunt can follow that theme. If, on the other hand, your party is a more general costume party then you can go with any scavenger hunt theme you like with random fun items for your guests to find.

Map it Out First

The fun part of free scavenger hunt party ideas for adults for the host is that all the real work is done ahead of time. It is a lot of work but once the scavenger hunt is set up the host can use the search time setting up food and other fun things for the guests to do when they return. The first thing the host has to work out is how far ranging the scavenger hunt will be. For apartment dwellers the scavenger hunt will most certainly be outside the building or at the very least outside the apartment. For homeowners the scavenger hunt can be limited to the house, the yard, or the entire neighborhood. Once you have decided the area of the scavenger hunt, the next step is to figure out the treasures. There are as many different ways to approach the list of items to be found, as there are many ways to hide them. Variations that you may want to consider are:

• Is there only one of the item or are there several?
• Is it something that can be taken or is it something that needs to be photographed? For example you can have the teams go to a statue and take a picture of a team member standing next to the statue rather than actually drag the statue back to your house. There may be city regulations about moving the statue.
• Is the item a person? You could have a clue like “The doubloon from the cursed pirates’ pocket”. Your guests would have to find the cursed pirate and convince him to relinquish the doubloon.

Make a List, Check it Twice

Once you have the area worked out and the list of items to be found, the next step is to write out instructions. Clues are more fun than an outright list. A good way to work this out is to start with just simple named items and slowly move to clues so the list becomes more difficult as the game progresses. Bear in mind that while complicated may be fun, too complicated keeps the scavengers out all night.

Free Scavenger Hunt Halloween Party Ideas for Adults

Once your scavengers have returned be sure to have a great welcome for them. Hot food, cool music, cold beverages, and updates on the other teams progress. The prizes that you offer should be cool. You may want to offer prizes for the first team back, the most creative interpretation of a clue, and of course a grand prize for the team that found all of, or the most, treasures on the list. Disposable digital cameras, both still and video, are available for a relatively low price and giving each team one of each will provide you with some great videos and pictures of each teams adventure as they hunted for the items on the list.