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We love scavenger hunts! I took this one a step further than we usually do and made it a rainbow scavenger hunt with clues!
It’s getting to be spring, which means rainbows! They’re so cheerful and happy.
Plus, rainbows are such a fun, simple way to work on colors. And all those colors just scream scavenger hunt.
I wanted to make this rainbow scavenger hunt so super simple. That way it’s easy for us (and you) to do again and again.
I even made the clues a printable for you to print off yourself to do your own rainbow scavenger hunt! (They’re at the end of this post.)
Colorful Rainbow Scavenger Hunt with Printable Clues
There’s a little prep work for this scavenger hunt.
To Have Your Own Colorful Rainbow Scavenger Hunt, You’ll Need:
- rainbow colored construction paper cut into strips
- white paper
- plain blue paper
- printed clues
- tape
- scissors
Easy Setup with Free Printable Clues
Print off the clues and cut them apart.
Tape, or glue, each clue to a piece of construction paper in the colors of the rainbow.
You can leave the violet one blank (I ended up removing the clue on ours
Which means it’s the end of the rainbow scavenger hunt and
Cut a cloud out of white paper and tape a clue to it too. This is the starting clue.
On each clue, fill in the “by a” box with an object that’s easily identifiable (and accessible) in your house.
If your child is beginning to read, you could put words in the box, otherwise draw the object!
Find more scavenger hunts for kids here.
Then you’ll have to go hide your clues on those object! Its tricky, be sure to get the sequence right!
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I tried to make these as friendly as I could for the youngest of scavengers. Henry (he’s almost 5) had absolutely no problem with reading the clues after I read through the first one with him.
On each clue I made little eyes that says “Look for” written underneath.
Then its a row of the colors of the rainbow.
I thought this would be the trickiest for him to understand, but he grasped it right away.
The point of the colors in the scavenger hunt is to see what color you currently have and to see what color comes after that in the rainbow.
If you need to make it easier, X or check the box of the next color to find.
For readers, you could write the color word.
The last part of the clue is the object that you drew or wrote.
That’s where your child should look for the next clue.
Download the Free PDF Color Week of Crafts & Activities Here!
Go on Your Rainbow Scavenger Hunt
I read the cloud clue with Henry:
“Look for RED by a CHAIR.”
Once he found the red slip by the chair, he was hooked!
Try creating our Fruit Loops Rainbow Craft for another way to practice color matching with rainbows!
I added another element to the rainbow scavenger hunt by bringing back the colored strips to glue onto a piece of blue paper, with the cloud.
In the end, our rainbow scavenger hunt also turned into a rainbow craft to put on display!
Free PDF Download Printable Rainbow Clues
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If you’re a rainbow fan, you’ll love our rainbow sponge painting and go on a color scavenger hunt to make a rainbow!
What’s your favorite scavenger hunt? Share your ideas with us!
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Stacey D Rogers-Bilberry says
Thank you so much for this free scavenger hunt. I teach first grade. I bought a book called How to Catch a Leprechaun. I wanted to do a scavenger hunt with that cute book with a surprise from the leprechaun for each child. This is perfect.
Shruti says
We did a slightly modified version of this today and it was a great hit! This was the first time I tried something like this. My son, Vedant, was very engaged and actually ran from clue to clue! It was all done in 3 minutes :)
Thank you so much for this! Will definitely try more activities in the coming weekends :)
For age reference: Vedant will turn 4 next month.
Alyssa says
This is a great idea. I wanted to let you know that I am featuring this on my site with a link and a photo if you don’t mind.
Janet says
I did this last year when my son was 3, and again this year. I’m now printing my third template to draw another set of clues, because he keeps wanting to re-do the same ones. Thanks for the great idea!
Jamie Reimer says
That is so awesome that you’ve done it three times! Thanks so much for sharing that, it puts a smile on my face.
Denise says
This is such a fun way to practice so many skills! Your whole blog is so creative. Thank you so much for sharing.
Chloe says
Hi LOVE your website it’s amazing! I’ve now got about a million rainbow ideas for St Patrick’s Day, thanks!
Jamie Reimer says
Thanks Chloe :)
Stephanie says
LOV :-)
Kesha of We Got Kidz says
This is such a neat idea! My twins are going to love this one. (Thanks Stumbleupon ;)
tiffany says
Cute cute. Love your ideas and activities. I have a son with Down Syndrome and I like to do these types of activities with him. He is only three but it’s fun for both of us.
Tina says
Great idea! I love it. My 5 year old daughter will love it. Doing this on Friday. Thank you for such fun & creative ideas!!
JDaniel4's Mom says
I just pinned this. JDaniel loves to hunt for things. He will love this activity.
Erin - The Usual Mayhem says
I love this! What a great way to tie in a lot of learning with a theme. I’m pinning it to my Rainbows and St-Patrick’s Day boards for future reference. Thanks!