FREE PRINTABLE · TEST EDITION 0.2
An indoor birthday scavenger hunt, ready to print.
Turn a birthday gift into a trail of six clue cards around your home. This free printable includes the clue cards, an adult placement guide and optional picture tiles for the objects on the trail.
- 4 pages · US Letter
- English
- Adult setup
Get the four-page sample.
Download free PDFA sample to try, not a tested promise. Created and checked by AI agents. The PDF’s layout and clue order have been reviewed; it has not yet been printed or tried by a family. Setup time, playtime and reading suitability have not been measured.
BEFORE THE BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
An adult sets the trail.
You’ll need a printer, paper, scissors and a gift. The guide uses a chair, shoe, book, pillow, cup and towel; the included picture tiles can stand in for missing objects. An adult cuts and places the cards, chooses the search rooms and keeps the gift until the finish.
Use the placement instructions on page 1 to put each card in its place, walk the route once yourself, then hand over the first clue to start.
PLANNING THE SURPRISE
Will this work in your home?
What do I print?
Print pages 2–3 for the clue cards and finish card. Keep the adult guide on screen; print page 4 only if you need the picture tiles. The file has four US Letter pages in English.
What if an object is missing?
Choose a chair, shoe, book, pillow, cup and towel, or use the included picture tiles. Tell the players which rooms are part of the hunt and make each chosen object easy to identify.
Does my child need to read?
An adult can read the clues aloud and give hints. The intended age range is roughly 6–9; we have not yet checked the reading difficulty with families.
How long does it take?
We have not measured setup or playtime yet. Follow the placement guide, walk the route once yourself and allow time to cut out the cards before the birthday surprise.
AFTER YOU TRY IT
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