Scavenger Hunts for Kids
 


 

A Great Way for Kids and Adults to Explore Together

Available in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles

Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunts bring kids and adults together in a game that leaves everyone thrilled, exhilarated, and appreciative of each other’s talents. Our hunts for kids have been acclaimed by the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Washington Post, Newsday, Time Out New York Kids, GoCityKids.com and other media outlets.

We have staged many hunts for school groups, camp groups, birthday parties, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, sweet sixteen parties, family reunions—all kinds of special occasions. We’ve even been commissioned to create family hunts for the Museum of Science in Boston, the Queens Museum and the Long Island Museum.

We provide a staff to run the event, materials chockablock with entertaining questions, and scoring and announcements at the end. For a bit more, we can also bring digital cameras for photo questions and prizes. The hunts are available in select cities.


Suitable for All Kids, Ages 7 and Up, in Kids and Teen Versions

For hunts for children ages 7 to 14, at least one adult per team is necessary. We can provide adult “chaperones” for the teams at an additional cost. Teens ages 15 and up can hunt without adult supervision (although we usually think it’s best to have an adult along).


A Great Event for a Family Get-Together, School Field Trip or Camp Excursion

A family reunion in Boston chose our Freedom Trail Hunt to kick off their weekend of events and quickly get members of all ages excited and reacquainted. “It was the highlight of the day and I’m sure will prove to be the most memorable of the reunion weekend,” one member of the family wrote us. “It was great to see relatives both young and old working together, getting a chance to sight-see, and really venturing into the streets of Boston. Even my introverted father said, ‘That was so much fun!’”

Families celebrating Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs have staged hunts to give the kids a chance to have fun and get to know each other better, often while exploring an unusual exciting museum. Learn more about Bar/Bat Mitzvah scavenger hunts.

Numerous teachers have taken their students on Watson Adventures hunts as an exciting way to give kids a whirlwind tour of a museum or to introduce them to a historical neighborhood. We guarantee that our hunts will leave kids wide-eyed and eager to learn more. Learn more about School Group Field Trip scavenger hunts.

Dozens of camps have taken their campers on Watson Adventures hunts to explore museums and historical neighborhoods in a new and exciting way. Learn more about Camp Excursion scavenger hunts.

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Pricing

Prices start at $35 per hunter for a 90-minute hunt, with a minimum fee of $600, not including museum or zoo admission fees where applicable.

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How the Hunts Work

After our hunt MC explains the game and gets everyone in teams, teams go in search of answers to tricky and humorous questions about the places and things you find, in such amazing places as museums, parks, zoos, and neighborhoods. Although the typical hunt lasts 90 minutes, it is not a race! The hunt is a test of teamwork, not stamina. The emphasis is on fun, not run, so that there’s a level playing field for everyone. During the hunt, the MC and other hunt staffers check up on teams and, if you’re lucky, dole out a hint or two. At the finish line, the MC collects the answer sheets, we score the results while hunters look at the answers, and then we announce the results.

For added fun and to bring out creativity, and souvenirs to take home, you can have us equip each team with a digital camera for Team Photo Challenges.

For an additional fee, we can also add customized questions, such as trivia about the “guest of honor,” and teachers can ask us to add custom questions that underscore classroom lessons.

No matter what size the group, Watson Adventures’ experienced staff has perfected a variety of ways to make sure the hunters have fun.

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See Video of a Family Hunt in Action

To see a hunt in action, check out the the episode of the TV series Fine Living that featured a combined midtown Manhattan and Central Park Hunt. (This custom hunt featured more travel than our normal hunts do.) See the video

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Hunt Questions That Surprise and Delight

Rest assured that our kids hunt questions are age-appropriate. (The sample questions elsewhere on our site are from our adult hunts.) But we also take care to entertain the parents, too. The questions never require any previous knowledge. For example (and keep in mind, we’ve designed so that you discover the answer only when you are standing in the right spot)...

• At the Museum of Natural History, what animal does an acrobatic stunt that “stinks”? Answer: A cacomistle, or civet cat, does a handstand before spraying like a skunk.

• At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in a king’s gardens, what does a boy use instead of a net? Answer: In the huge, room-size Gardens of Versailles mural, you have to look carefully to find a boy using his hat to catch a butterfly.

• In Central Park, around the corner from a Wise guy usually seen with potato chips, what “Jack” nearly gets swept away? Answer: Near a sculpture of an owl, you can spot a witch whose broom nearly swipes a jack o’ lantern.

• At Long Island’s Cradle of Aviation Museum, look up! When Norm acts “heavenly,” what color is he? Answer: He’s a Blue Angel.

• In a store filled with odd antiques in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, what is the gypsy’s first prediction for you, and nearby, how old is the ugly creature that might keep the little pig with the beach house from going into the water? Answer: Your lucky color—dispensed by a gypsy fortune teller and the wolf fish is 70 years old.

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Learn More About Specific Hunts and Hunt Locations

Check out Kids Hunt Locations to see what special location-specific hunts we offer. In addition to the hunts in specific locations, we also offer the Grab ’n’ Go Hunt, a traditional scavenger hunt with a Watson Adventures twist that can be staged in any of the metropolitan areas where we offer hunts.

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Go Deluxe: The Makeover Madness Limousine Hunt

Available in New York City only. For kids who really want the star treatment, what could be better than challenging them to actually become their favorite TV and movie stars? On this hunt each participant is assigned a famous character, and it is each team’s challenge to get each member to become those characters. They’ll be given a few props to start (for example, a wig might come in handy), then they’ll hop in a limousine with spending money and a list of stores where they can get accessories for their characters. Along the way, the team meets with a professional stylist to help them transform their appearance. The big finish includes a fashion show where the hunters must show off their new looks. The price for this hunt starts at $2,650 for 15 hunters, which includes the limousine, the stylist, digital cameras to capture the escapades, and the spending allowance. Chaperones for each team can be provided. For more information, contact us. For other hunt options in the New York Area, see Kids Hunt Locations.

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Leave the Worry to Watson!

For more information, contact us at 877-9-GO-HUNT (877-946-4868), extension 11, or
e-mail us.

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Last updated: 17-Mar-2011 4:18 PM