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Movement Scavenger Hunt

Activity Description: Scouts go on a scavenger hunt where movement and senses work together.

  • Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Me Time badge requirements.

Info Needed: Scouts explore how their bodies help them move, observe, and learn. Scouts explore how their bodies help them move, observe, and learn. They go on a scavenger hunt where movement and senses work together.

Items Needed:

  • Create a Scavenger Hunt List (one per scout) – See Ideas Below
  • Pencils or pens

Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 20–30 minutes):

  1. Get Ready to Explore (3–5 minutes)
    • Scout receives a Scavenger Hunt List
    • They look over the items and prepare to search outside or in a safe space
  2. Complete the Scavenger Hunt (12–15 minutes)
    • Scout looks for items on the list and uses movement to interact
      • They mark off items as they find them
  3. Reflect on Movement and Senses (5–8 minutes)
    • Scout shares which body parts helped them move and explore
    • They name which senses they used during the activity
      • Example: touched something bumpy, smelled something fresh
  4. Group Discussion (3–4 minutes)
    • Scouts talk about how movement helped them learn new things
    • Optional: share a favorite scavenger hunt item or movement

Hunt Options

Based of GSUSA’s Suggestions

For Inside a Meeting Room

  • Tap five different textures with your fingers (e.g., chair, carpet, table, wall, backpack)
  • Balance on one foot while counting to ten
  • Pretend to walk through invisible wind—move your arms and legs like they’re being pushed
  • Tiptoe silently from one side of the room to the other
  • Clap your hands three different ways (fast, slow, loud)
  • Smell something in the room and describe it to a partner (e.g., markers, hand sanitizer, snack)
  • Stretch your arms high and try to touch the ceiling (or imagine it!)
  • Walk heel-to-toe along a line between tiles or rugs
  • Jump in place five times while naming your favorite snacks
  • Notice a quiet sound in the room (a hum, shuffle, or breath)—close your eyes while you listen
  • Reach behind your back and grab your hands (or try to)
  • Make your funniest face in the reflection of a window or tablet screen
  • Pretend to be a robot, a balloon, or a melting ice cube
  • Find something that smells fresh, sweet, or strong
  • Skip in place or across the room
  • Shake hands (or elbows!) with five friends using silly rhythm patterns
  • Act out the feeling of being sleepy, excited, or surprised—just with your body
  • Stack three small items nearby into a creative tower
  • Trace your name in the air using your finger or whole arm
  • Find a spot where you feel calm—stay still there for ten seconds

For Outside with Low-Resources

  • Tap five different surfaces (brick, cement, metal, rubber, gravel)
  • Walk heel-to-toe along a painted line or crack in the pavement
  • Jump in place five times and spin once
  • Find something smooth and gently run your hand across it
  • Make a shadow shape using your arms or body
  • Do five lunges or squats next to something brightly colored
  • Stand on one foot while counting to ten
  • Smell something outdoors and describe it (e.g., air, dirt, plants, asphalt)
  • Reach as high as you can—then crouch low to the ground
  • Make the shape of your initials with your arms or body
  • Pretend to tiptoe across hot lava using careful steps
  • Copy an animal’s walk (crab, bunny, cat, dinosaur)
  • Listen quietly and name the loudest sound you hear
  • Pretend to swim through the air or fly like a bird
  • Tap on something hot, cold, rough, and soft (or mimic these ideas)
  • Chase your own shadow for three seconds
  • Skip across a small section of pavement or pathway
  • Make a funny face reflection in a car window or screen
  • Stack small objects (rocks, sticks, gravel bits) into a tower
  • Dance in a small circle for one minute using big arms or tiny steps
  • Close your eyes, take three deep breaths, and describe the smell or feeling of the air
Tia Kennard