A Fall Nature Scavenger Hunt is the perfect way to get outside and enjoy fall! Have fun finding all of the things on the list!
Kids will just love this Fall Nature Scavenger Hunt! Well, adults will too! It is fun to walk around in nature and look for things on the list. Cross them off as you breathe in the fresh, crisp air!
Look for a spring version around March! As nice as fall is, we will be ready for seeing spring for sure!
I made two lists so everyone can play. Even little ones can follow along with a picture list! They will have fun finding things too!
Decide ahead of time whether you will be simply crossing things off, taking pictures as you go or even gathering some of the items. There are some items you won’t want to be bringing home but many you could.
The link for the free printable is just below. Just click on the link and it will pop right up in another window for you to print.
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These printables are free for personal, home and classroom use. This means you are welcome to print as many copies as you need for use with your own kids, personal classroom, etc. Please do not mass produce these. Please refer fellow teachers or friends to this website to print off their own copies for their use.
The Rules for the Fall Nature Scavenger Hunt:
You will probably not want to use the same item for any two on the list but if you need or want to that is okay. It will totally depend on how your hunt is going. It is totally up to you!
Whatever you want to do is fine! This is your game to do however works for your hunt! The ages of the children and the time you want to spend on the hunt will have to do with how you make your rules.
For example; the fly on the picture of the leaf below—I could count it as something that crawls because that is what it was doing at the moment that I saw it. But it also flies so I could count it as that. It was also on a green leaf and a big leaf. If it is the end of the day and you are ready to go, count it as all 4 things! 😊 If it is the beginning and you want to make it longer, make the rule that something together like that can only have one thing checked off. Your hunt—your rules! 😊
Where to go for your hunt
It is good to go somewhere with some wooded area and underbrush if possible. A manicured lawn is not going to give you most of the items on the list. A park or even small area of woods is perfect. It doesn’t have to be a large forest or anything. Look over the list ahead of time and if you see things you know you won’t find, just cross them off or say that you need to find 15 things out of the 20. I tried to make the list with things that most places in the US in the fall would be able to find most things.
Download a free printable copy of our Fall Nature Scavenger Hunt for your younger kids. This version has only pictures so your little one can still participate with his or her own list, even without having to read.
Download a free printable copy of our Fall Nature Scavenger Hunt for your older kids. This is the full list with check boxes to mark off when the objects are found.
Here are the items you will try to find.
A red leaf
A stick as thick as your finger
A dead tree
Something that flies
A piece of bark
A yellow leaf
A stick with a V
Something with 4 legs
A rock
An acorn
A critter hole in the ground or in a tree
An orange leaf
Something that crawls
A plant like a fan
A pinecone
A green leaf
Any kind of nut
A spiderweb
A tree that is shorter than you
A brown leaf
How many on the list did you find?
I found 19. 🙂 I didn’t find any pinecones when I went out today. I didn’t get a good picture of the flying, crawling and things with 4 legs while I was outside today but I did see them and check them off. 🙂 It was fun to be out in the fresh air!
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