Download this printable Halloween scavenger hunt for a fun and easy kids’ activity to do before it’s time to go trick-or-treating!
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It’s almost time for trick-or-treating! Play a fun game to make the night last longer or keep little ones busy when it’s too early to start knocking on doors. This printable Halloween scavenger hunt includes lots of spooky fun things to look for while walking around your neighborhood.
This free printable Halloween scavenger hunt is an easy activity for kids to do on October 31st!
My kids tend to drag their feet in the evenings. They can take a full hour to eat dinner when they’re bored or not interested in what I cooked. Magically, on Halloween, they can finish their dinner and be dressed in record time.
As much as I appreciate their motivation, I also know that taking them trick-or-treating through the neighborhood at 5:31 p.m. is not ideal.
There are a few preschoolers out and about in the early evening hours. But most of the school-aged kids wait until just before dark to start trick-or-treating.
In our neighborhood, Halloween is a big deal. I don’t think I can accurately explain it. The majority of the houses are elaborately decorated. People sit on their porches or in the front yard to hand out Halloween candy, small toys, and sometimes homemade baked goods.
The sidewalks are shoulder-to-shoulder on some blocks and at the biggest homes, kids have to wait in a line. It’s not uncommon to see teenagers. Adults have beverages.
Visitors drive in from suburbs several miles away and park along the streets. Imagine a block party with a few hundred of your closest friends.
Halloween scavenger hunt
I decided a neighborhood scavenger hunt is an easy way to keep the kids entertained for an hour or so. If that sounds familiar or you’re just looking to add some non-sugary fun to your Halloween, this is perfect.
I made this printable Halloween scavenger hunt with 25 different things to find and check off the list. There are several things on the list that should be easy and a few that might be a little more challenging to find.
Make up your own rules or challenge your kids to find everything on the list. This could easily take up most of your evening, although I don’t think anything could really distract my kids from candy.
You could even do this the weekend before Halloween as a free family activity!
I haven’t tried it myself, but you could laminate the printable so that your kids can cross each item off the list – and then reuse it again next year.
Get the printable
This Halloween scavenger hunt prints on a single sheet of 8.5×11-inch paper. All printables are for personal use only.
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Hi, can I please get the link to the free halloween printable?
Hi, Renee! There’s a big button in the post that says “click here to download the printable.” I’ve also got troubleshooting tips just under that.
Hi there Keri!
I’m not sure the link is working for this printable. I tried all the troubleshooting tips you offer and I still wasn’t able to open it. I was able to open some of the other printable on your site though. Just wanted to let you know!
Thanks!
Hi Shelby! Thanks for letting me know. I fixed it now, but let me know if you’re still having trouble!
It’s working now! Thank you! 🙂
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know.