This Halloween, turn your home into a haunted eco-adventure with a family-friendly scavenger hunt! Not only will it be loads of fun, but you’ll also teach the kids (and grown-ups) how to celebrate the spooky season in an environmentally responsible way. Ready to create your game? Let’s get started! 👻
🕵️♀️ Step 1: Set Up Your Haunted Hunt
Turn your house and yard into a hunting ground! Hide clues or objects around the house, yard, or even in costumes. Each clue will lead your little monsters to eco-friendly actions they can take during Halloween.
🎯 Clue 1: Costume Swap Magic
Challenge: Find items around the house to create a brand-new costume. Instead of buying a new one, get creative! Use old clothes, accessories, or even cardboard to craft your own unique look. The first one to create a spooky costume wins a prize!
Bonus: Set up a costume swap station where family members trade last year’s costumes. No waste, more fun! 🎭
🎯 Clue 2: The Great Candy Wrapper Mystery
Challenge: Collect candy wrappers and recycle them! Give the kids a list of recycling-friendly snacks (think foil-wrapped chocolates or paper-wrapped goodies). As they collect their treats, encourage them to separate recyclable wrappers from non-recyclables. You can even set up a TerraCycle box for those hard-to-recycle wrappers. 🍫♻️
Hint: Whoever finds the most recyclable wrappers gets a bonus spooky treat!
🎯 Clue 3: Nature’s Decorations
Challenge: Find natural materials to use as Halloween décor. Send the family off to find leaves, pinecones, or pumpkins in the yard to create natural, waste-free decorations. You can have a pumpkin carving station afterward—just make sure to save the seeds for roasting! 🎃🌿
Extra Points: Craft your own reusable ghost lanterns using old jars or bottles. The eerier, the better! 👻🕯️
🎯 Clue 4: Trick-or-Treat Bag Hunt
Challenge: Find a reusable trick-or-treat bag hidden in the house! Hide old pillowcases, totes, or reusable bags around the house. The first to find their treat bag gets to decorate it with eco-friendly paints or markers. 🛍️
Bonus: Add glow-in-the-dark paint to make your bag extra spooky for nighttime trick-or-treating! 🌟
🎯 Clue 5: Monster Composting
Challenge: Find the hidden compost bin and learn what to toss inside! Show the kids what can be composted from their Halloween fun—pumpkin guts, apple cores from caramel apples, and more! The first one to spot the hidden compost bin and add something wins a prize. 🍂🎃
👻 Step 2: Declare the Halloween Eco-Champions!
Once all the clues have been found and tasks completed, celebrate with an eco-friendly Halloween feast! 🎉 You could even give out mini green trophies for creativity, eco-smarts, and best costume.
Pro Tip: Share your scavenger hunt on social media with the hashtag #AVAYEcoHalloween for a chance to be featured!
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