As a kid I loved making treasure maps & scavenger hunts. When my daughter was old enough, we continued this activity together. The last couple of years has encouraged us to take this hobby to a whole new level because we were looking for fun activities that we could do around the house. Now you are seeing the results of what we created.

Basic Game:

In this lesson you will learn how to setup a Holiday Scavenger Hunt! If you would like a simple project you could just print the clues, follow the instructions (Step 4) on how to hide them and have your player run through the house solving this puzzle!

Advanced:

If you are looking for a bit more of an adventure by adding some of your own personal touches to this puzzle (Step 6) this lesson will also go over how to make your own clues and illustrations. This will be a great project for someone that is interested in puzzle making & a very basic introduction into Artificial Intelligence (Robot 🤖) Created Art.

I hope you enjoy & happy holidays.

Supplies

▸ Access To A Color Printer

▸ Download & Print Clues

▸ Scissors or Paper Cutter

▸ Pencil

Step 1: Copy Holiday Scavenger Hunt

▸ First you will need to make a copy of the Google Slides Holiday Scavenger Hunt

Step 2: Print

▸ Print the Google Slides Holiday Scavenger Hunt on a Color Printer

Step 3: Cutout Clues

Step 4: Hide Clues

▸ Note: Just off the print area in the Google Slides file you will see were the clue is directing the player

▸ Suggestions:

It is helpful to stack up the clues in the order that you want to send the player around the house
Take your stack of clues
If clue #1 is directing the player to their towel, mark lightly on the back of clue #2 "towel"
This is not info for the player, but will help you remember were to hide the clue
Repeat this process with the whole stack of clues
Now it is time to hide the clues
It is fun to hide small gifts with the clues

Step 5: Let the Games Begin!

▸ Now it is time to give the first clue to the player.

▸ Suggestion: It might be fun to hide the first clue in a present wrapped up under the tree!

Step 6: Make Your Own Clues (Advanced)

▸ Copy: Holiday Scavenger Hunt Make Your Own Clues

▸ Suggestions: Ideas on how to make your own clues:

Go to pinterest.com
Search for “Christmas song lyrics”
Pick a song that you like
Take a rhyming word from a couplet
Plug it into rhymezone.com
See if a rhyming word can help build a clue

Step 7: Robot Art

Robots can help you make illustrations!

Go to Stable Diffusion 2 Demo
Try using a prompt like “fox in a snowy winter wonderland with holly & crabapple trees”
Try changing the prompt to see if you can make better pictures
Replace the illustrations in your copy of Holiday Scavenger Hunt Make Your Own Clues or Holiday Scavenger Hunt

Step 8: Collaborate in the SandBox

Do you play well with others? I am amazed at the creativity I see on Instructables & I would love to see what people make with this project. Now that you know how to make your own clues and maybe you have made one or two, head over to this crowd sourced document (SandBox) and make some clues to share with everyone!

Step 9: Support the WoodLand Path Art Collective

If you enjoyed this project please consider Donating $1 or $2 dollars to our art collective to help make more of these projects possible.

Introduction: Holiday Scavenger Hunt!