Looking for photo scavenger hunt ideas? Here are ideas from the 28 ready-made lists in Albumer's free photo scavenger hunt game, from Halloween night to the zoo to a wedding reception. Use them on paper, or let Albumer run the whole game for you: everyone snaps their finds right in the app, and every photo is saved in an album you can keep.
Halloween photo scavenger hunt ideas
- A carved pumpkin
- A skeleton
- A ghost
- A spider web decoration
- A black cat
- A witch hat
- A bat
- A costume with a cape
Photo scavenger hunt ideas for kids
Backyard: a white rock, a leaf bigger than your hand, a pine cone, a feather, a stick shaped like a letter, a bug.
At the Park: a slide, a swing, a duck, a dog, a bike, a bench.
Colors: something red, something blue, something yellow, something green, something purple, something pink.
Five Senses: something soft, something bumpy, something fuzzy, something cold, something that smells good, something that smells bad.
Party and wedding photo scavenger hunt ideas
Party: a balloon, a cake, a present, someone laughing, someone dancing, a party hat.
Wedding Guest: the rings, the cake, the first dance, someone crying happy tears, the flower girl or ring bearer, a toast, the oldest guest dancing.
Out and about
Zoo Day: a lion, an elephant, a giraffe, a monkey, a penguin, a flamingo.
Car Ride I Spy: a red car, a big truck, a motorcycle, a school bus, a fire truck.
Around Town: a fire hydrant, a mailbox with the flag up, a dog on a leash, a mural, a food truck, someone on a bicycle.
For grown-ups
Date Night: a candle on a table, a dessert, a fancy drink, two glasses touching, your reflection in a window, a couple holding hands.
Road Trip: a state line sign, a water tower, a windmill, a train, a roadside stand, a bridge.
There are lists for holiday lights, camping, game day, the beach, the grocery store, rainy days inside and more. Each list has 20 to 35 ideas, and the game picks a fresh mix of them every time you play.
How to play a photo scavenger hunt in Albumer
- Download Albumer, free on the App Store and Google Play.
- Tap Games, then Albumer Hunt (that's the photo scavenger hunt), then Start a hunt.
- Pick a list. Filter by Kids, Quick, Weekend or Long, or tap Make your own and write any list you like.
- Tap Mix it up for a fresh mix, or tap any item to swap it for another one or write your own.
- Choose Race (two people, first to find everything wins) or Group (everyone also rates each other's photos, and great photos earn extra points), and pick who's playing.
- When you find something, tap it, take the photo right in the app, and tap Send it in. Everyone else gets a heads-up that you found it.
Every photo from the game is saved in its own album, so you keep them all after the scavenger hunt is over.
Albumer also has shared albums where everyone adds their own photos, a photo widget for your home screen, slideshows on your TV, prints at Walgreens, and more photo games like Photo Tic-Tac-Toe and Color Dash. Download Albumer free on the App Store and Google Play.
