Your campers are back in school, but they’re still bored on the weekends with nothing to do! Embrace the season with activities your oldest and youngest children can do together.

The weather may be getting colder, but it’s not time to forget about the summer just yet. Try this activity that your campers already learned over the summer at ESF to get in the Halloween spirit. If you don’t have the time to do the preparations yourself, challenge your oldest children to create and host the activities for their friends or siblings.

THE GHOSTLY SCAVENGER HUNT:

Answer a variety of Halloween clues to find different ‘ghosts’ and objects around the house.

Supplies:

• White tissue paper (or printer paper)
• Black Sharpie marker
• Clue sheet
• Options for Hidden Materials:
  • Black cat
  • Orange pumpkin (can use a paper plate to create a pumpkin)
  • Skeleton
  • Full moon (any white ball will do)
  • Witch hat
  • A bat
  • Other options: spider, mummy or haunted house

Preparation:

Make six ghosts out of white tissue paper. Use the black marker to draw the ghosts face, and write the clues on each of the ghosts.

Place a ghost at each hiding spot for the scavenger hunt around the house, and hide each of the objects around that clue spot.

The Clues:

Clue #1
I am pointy…
I am black…
Wicked Witch of the West wears me…
I fly off broomsticks when scary women ride in the sky…
Answer: WITCH HAT  (example hiding spot: the closet)

Clue #2
I come in different sizes…
You can make pie out of me…
I am orange…
I can be carved…
Answer: PUMPKIN (example hiding spot: the kitchen)

Clue #3
Seven years of bad luck…
Don’t let me cross your path…
Sharp claws…
Household pet…
Answer: BLACK CAT (example hiding spot: the couch)

Clue #4
Brighten your path at night…
Changes sizes…
Crescent, half or full…
Stars are my closest friends…
Answer: THE MOON (example hiding spot: near a window)

Clue #5
No skin…
No muscles…
Very skinny…
Made of bones…
Answer: SKELETON (example hiding spot: under a table)

Clue #6
Fly…
Dark caves…
Hang upside down…
Superhero…
Answer: BAT (example hiding spot: hanging from the ceiling)

Extra Challenge: Try to make your own clues with found objects around the house that are Halloween or fall-themed. Happy hunting!

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