Photo Scavenger Hunt – upgrade!
THIS WEEK WE HAD A COMBINED YM/YW ACTIVITY THAT I PLANNED BECAUSE WE ARE BETWEEN CLASS PRESIDENCIES RIGHT NOW. THIS IS AN EASY ONE TO THROW TOGETHER AT THE LAST-MINUTE BECAUSE THERE ISN’T MUCH PREP, ITS NO-COST, AND IF YOU HAVE THE FLU (LIKE I DO) YOU WON’T HAVE TO DO MUCH :)
WE DID A PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT (WE HAVE DONE SOMETHING SIMILAR IN THE PAST, BUT I UPGRADED US TO A LONGER & MORE DIFFICULT LIST, AND ALSO PROVIDED A LIST OF QUESTIONS THAT COULD BE ANSWERED FOR BONUS POINTS. THIS MADE THE ACTIVITY LAST ABOUT AN HOUR)
I ASSIGNED OUT THE TEAMS AFTER EVERYONE ARRIVED. I TRIED TO MAKE EACH TEAM HAVE NO MORE THAN 4 OR 5 PEOPLE (HARDER TO GET 10 PEOPLE IN A SELFIE). I ALSO MADE SURE EACH TEAM HAD AT LEAST ONE YW AND ONE YM (THIS IS HELPFUL FOR SOME OF THE BONUS QUESTIONS). FINALLY, I MADE SURE THAT EACH TEAM HAD A PHONE THAT THEY COULD USE TO TAKE PHOTOS. YOU ONLY NEED 1 PHONE PER TEAM.
THE ONLY PREP WORK YOU MIGHT NEED TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING ON THE LIST IS AVAILABLE AT YOUR CHURCH BUILDING. WE HAVE A FAKE PLANT WITH PINK ROSES IN OUR FOYER, BUT MOST BUILDINGS PROBABLY WON’T. AND SOME THINGS AREN’T TOTALLY PREDICTABLE (LIKE, OUR KIDS COULDN’T FIND A POLITICAL BUMPER STICKER, THOUGH THERE IS USUALLY SOMEONE WITH AT LEAST 1 OF THEM IN THE PARKING LOT).
HERE IS THE PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT (I GAVE EACH TEAM A COPY):
- SOMETHING WITH WHEELS
- A HUMAN PYRAMID (AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE FROM YOUR TEAM IN THE PYRAMID)
- PAINTING OF SOMEONE BEING BAPTIZED
- SOMETHING GLITTERY
- THE DOORS THAT SEEM TO SAY TO ME, “SHHH….BE STILL”
- A LION
- PAINTING OF BABY JESUS
- A PINK ROSE
- A FULL-TIME MISSIONARY
- THE WARD LIBRARY DOOR
- A NECKLACE (DOUBLE POINTS IF IT IS A YW MEDALLION NECKLACE)
- THOMAS S. MONSON
- A MEMBER OF THE BISHOPRIC (THE BISHOP OR ONE OF HIS 2 COUNSELORS ONLY, CLERKS & SECRETARIES ARE NOT OFFICIAL BISHOPRIC MEMBERS) – (DON’T DISTURB BISHOP IF DOOR IS CLOSED)
- A TEMPLE
- THE SIGN OUTSIDE WITH THE NAME OF THE CHURCH
- A MEMBER OF OUR YOUNG MEN PRESIDENCY OR WARD SCOUT LEADER
- FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY DOOR
- A WEDDING RING
- OUR WARD “DUTY TO GOD” PLAQUE
- SOMEONE DOING A HEAD-STAND OR HAND-STAND
- A POLITICAL BUMPER STICKER
- OUR WARD’S YOUTH BULLETIN BOARD
- THE MOTHERS LOUNGE DOOR
- EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM DOING A HULA DANCE
- SOMETHING WHITE
- A MEMBER OF OUR YOUNG-WOMEN PRESIDENCY
- EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM ACTING LIKE A ROBOT IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT
- YOUR TEAM MEMBERS SPELLING OUT Y M C A (WITH THEIR BODIES) IN AN EMPTY CLASSROOM
IN ADDITION TO THE PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT, THE TEAMS COULD ALSO OPT TO EARN BONUS POINTS BY ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS AS A TEAM (ON A SHEET THAT I HANDED THEM IF THEY WANTED IT):








