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Mermaid Party Ideas

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April 28, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Party, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Get ready to dip your tail in the best mermaid party ideas. Your little mermaids will enjoy mermaid party foods, mermaid games and activities as well as mermaid themed party favors.

Somewhere deep down, nearly every little girl wants to be a mermaid. This year for your daughter’s birthday party, consider throwing her the best mermaid-themed party around. We have 25 mermaid birthday party ideas that will help you create an unforgettable experience for your daughter and all of her friends. With so many ideas for food, crafts, activities, and favors, your little one will be sure to have the best day ever!

Let’s dive into these recipes, crafts, and DIYs to make your underwater-themed bash a party to remember.

Mermaid Birthday Party Cake Ideas

How stunning are these mermaid cupcakes? They’re absolutely gorgeous and are easier to make than you think. The cupcakes are made with a modified boxed cake mix recipe, so that cuts down a bit on prep time. They’re topped with a buttercream frosting, brown sugar “sand,” nonpareils, and mermaid tails and shells made out of fondant. | Baking Beauty

Here’s a mermaid cake made with a store-bought ice cream cake topped with lots of seafoam green whipped cream and decorated with chocolate seashells, pretty mermaid tails, sprinkles, and “sand” made out of graham cracker crumbs. | Courtney’s Sweets

Can you believe this easy mermaid cake was made with boxed cake mix, buttercream frosting, and edible slime? Use any cake mix you like and use the tutorial to make a pretty mermaid cake from start to finish in under 2 hours. The edible slime is used to create the blue swirl effect in the frosting. | Simplify Create Inspire

Learn how to make a mermaid scales cake for the party. This frosting technique is easy to do if you follow the tutorial, and it works for a mermaid party, ocean party, fish-themed party, and lots of other themes. | Sugar, Spice, and Glitter

This was my favorite way to eat cake growing up and mermaid ice cream cone cupcakes are so much fun! They look like a mermaid diving into the water and are so super easy to put together. Just mix up your favorite boxed cake mix, bake them in the cones, top with blue icing, and decorate with sprinkles and mermaid tails. | Eat Move Make

Mermaid Party Food Ideas

These easy-to-make clam cookies are perfect for a mermaid party. Made with only three ingredients (plus food coloring), you can whip these up in no time. | Frugal Coupon Living

Make a big splash with this mermaid honey lime fruit salad. It’s a great healthy option to offer. Use cookie cutters to cut the watermelon into mermaid tails, sharks, clamshells, etc., and fill in around it with cantaloupe, grapes, and blueberries. The honey lime drizzle right before serving really brings it up a notch. | Finding Zest

Drink up! This tropical mermaid punch is a beautiful blue color, like ocean water. It’s made with non-alcoholic pina colada mix, pineapple juice, lemonade, and a few other ingredients for a yummy tropical drink that’s perfect for any little mermaid. | Finding Zest

This mermaid water mocktail is another great drink option for the kids. It’s made with pineapple juice and Gatorade and looks beautiful layered in a clear glass. | Hawaii Travel with Kids

Make some mermaid popcorn for the party or to put in favor bags. Made with popcorn, candy melts, Skittles, sugar, and gumballs, it’s a sweet and salty combo that will really hit the spot. | Ruffles and Rain Boots

We’re in love with these mermaid donuts. You’ll love that they’re made with store-bought donuts that are just jazzed up with mermaid-colored frosting and décor. How genius is that? | Savvy Saving Couple

Mermaid Party Games and Activities for Kids

Enjoy these eleven, engaging Mermaid Party Games. These games to play at a mermaid party include instructions and list of supplies. They are perfect for toddlers to elementary age kids.

What’s your mermaid name? Set up this printable in a frame at the party, and let kids find out their mermaid names before the fun begins. They can call each other their mermaid names for the duration of the party! You could even get or make some mermaid-themed name tags for them to write their new names on. | Kiddy Charts

Kids love making slime, and this mermaid slime is sure to be a big hit. It doubles as a fun party craft and a beautiful favor for the kids to take home. Just provide some clear cups, cellophane bags, and ribbon to tie them up into a nice little package before the kids go home. | Crafts by Amanda

Let the kids make mermaid headbands to wear for the party. There’s a colorable version if you want to make it quick and easy or a template version that you can make by tracing and cutting the pieces from colored paper. Either way looks cute. | Simple Everyday Mom

Print out the templates so the kids can make mermaid tail bookmarks to save their place in their favorite mermaid stories. This is a fun craft that only takes a few minutes and would pair nicely with an inexpensive mermaid book as a favor. | Artsy Craftsy Mom

Mermaid Party Favors and Gift Ideas

Pamper yourself with these colorful mermaid bath bombs for kids. Use essential oils of your choosing for the scent. These are made with orange, lemon, grapefruit, and lime. Coconut essential oil is another great choice for mermaid-themed bath products. The mermaid sprinkles make the bath bombs look so pretty! | Buggy and Buddy

Make these fabulous mermaid wands for the kids to play with at the party and take home with them. They’ll pair beautifully with the mermaid headbands mentioned above! | Finding Zest

Did you know you can make confetti with your Cricut? This mermaid confetti will make a beautiful table scatter or a fun addition to your mermaid favors, such as the slime or the bath bombs. | Printable Crush

These mermaid soap tails are pretty, shimmery, and super easy to make. They’ll make great gifts for your party guests. Pair them with a bath bomb, like the ones mentioned above, for a cute little spa day gift. | Everyday Best

Turn Jolly Rancher candies into candy mermaid lollipops! It’s super simple to do with a mermaid tail mold and some lollipop sticks. | Big Family Blessings

This mermaid sugar scrub is so beautiful. Put it in small jars for the kiddos to take home and enjoy. This is great for a tween party with a mermaid theme, but it’s safe for kids of all ages. | The Soccer Mom Blog

Have you ever tried bath sprinkles? They fizz and dissolve much faster than bath bombs but still have the same pretty effect. Make a batch of these mermaid bath sprinkles to put in little jars. | Creative Green Living

Pair these gorgeous mermaid crayons with a coloring book for little ones. This is a fun way to reuse all those old broken crayons, and you get lots of shimmer and color in each one. | Nerdy Mamma

More Mermaid Birthday Party Ideas

Instead of mermaid hair, the birthday girl needs a tiara to make her feel extra-special. This DIY mermaid tiara is stunning. It’s made with starfish, seashells, sparkly pipe cleaners, and few other materials all added to a plastic tiara from the Dollar Store to create a beautiful DIY shell headband. | Creative Green Living

If you need a gift to take to a mermaid party, pair it with this cute free printable birthday card. | Kenarry

We hope you’ve enjoyed these mermaid birthday party ideas and that your little one’s big day is a splashing success!

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STEM Challenges for Kids & Classroom Scavenger Hunt Printable

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April 27, 2022 by administrator Filed Under: DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

These STEM Challenges for kids help promote one (or more) of the following subjects: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In other words, they are very educationally beneficial while also being a ton of fun! Enjoy these steam building challenges and as a bonus enjoy this printable scavenger hunt in the classroom.

Making learning fun is always a goal for parents and teachers alike. You want your kids to be entertained, but nothing’s wrong when there’s a little education going on at the same time. It helps make the most of playtime. There are many STEM toys out there that are great at helping foster skills and learning concepts while also being fun for kids.

Speaking of STEM, however, your kids can have fun without buying special toys. There are many building materials you can use that are found in your own home! Things like:

LEGOs (okay, this is a special toy, but most already have these painful blocks at home!)
Q-Tips
Aluminum foil
Toothpicks
Paper plates
Straws
String
Empty toilet paper rolls
Plastic wrap
Pencils

It’s amazing what you can build with when you get a little creative!

STEM Challenges for Kids

We have put together a fun printable STEM Challenges pack for kids. We hope your kids enjoy building these different items using household materials. There’s also a fun STEM scavenger hunt included!

Once you print these fun STEM worksheets, you will see a number of fun activities. Clip the cards for more handheld fun or leave the paper as is. We recommend you print on cardstock paper so the challenge cards or sheets stand up to long-term use.

You’ll see the supplies list within the STEM Challenge cards. Your kids can refer to this each time they go to make something new.

Examples of building STEM Challenges for Kids that are included:

Catapult
Robot
Tall Tower
Marble Maze
Straw Rocket
Hexagon

You can always add to the challenges by coming up with more things for your kids to build and create!

Of course these are perfect activities for at home, but they can also be used in the class – share with your teachers!

STEM Scavenger Hunt

Give your kids a break at building by taking them on a scavenger hunt in the classroom! This classroom scavenger hunt printable offers a list of STEM-related items that your kids can find at home or when out. Print the hunt again and again each time you go somewhere new!

When doing the scavenger hunt, your kids will have to find things like something…

With wheels
That needs a battery
That cools items
Reflective
Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
That can dissolve in water

All of the items in the scavenger hunt uses one of the fields of STEM, so they will be learning why they are searching.

How do you do a scavenger hunt in the classroom?

This scavenger hunt checklist is the perfect classroom activity. Keep it within the four walls or extend it around the school or even outside to the playground. It extends the lesson into something fun and engaging which totally equates memorable. Imagine that light bulb moment that will go off when taking a science assessment but connecting the test question to the science classroom activity.

Another way to extend the science lesson, once they do this stem scavenger hunt at school, have them make their own scavenger hunt activity. Use this science lesson (or any lesson that is similar) and let the kids go to down making their own scavenger hunts for classmates. I bet they get very creative and competitive! You can even use this on another subject – how about a DIY math scavenger hunt?

For team building, pair up kids in tables or teams and let them take the classroom treasure hunt checklist their peers made. Do you have science buddies? If you are apart of an upper grade, pair students. Older students can be paired with kids from lower elementary classrooms. There is a lot learned in teaching a younger peer. Let them guide their science buddy through this simple scavenger hunt and science activity.

This can be the perfect activity for online learning too. For distance learning or virtual activities using the computer (even if at school), this can be a series of images they find on the web similar to a photo scavenger hunt only collecting images and adding them to their Google classroom photo library/folders.

STEM Challenge for Kids Printables

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Epic Photo Scavenger Hunt for Teens

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April 26, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Party, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

What makes the best teen birthday ever? Plan an epic photo scavenger hunt that will never be forgotten! Print this photo scavenger hunt for teens for a fun mall, city, Target, Walmart or public location treasure hunt. This makes an awesome ice breaker for team building, youth groups. or just a teen party!

Nothing stumps me more than trying to create an activity my teens will actually enjoy. If you have one you know teenagers seem impossible to plan for, especially when it comes to someting that might involve their friends and reputation. In an effort to solve my own dilemma, I have found a low-cost easy solution. If you want to put together an easy teen party which evokes a lot of fun, this unique scavenger hunt is your answer!

When it’s time to plan an entertaining activity for teenagers, a photo scavenger hunt for teens is a great idea to break the ice and get the party started. With a little creativity, you can tailor the hunt to any theme or location. In addition, this isolates your teens to one location and fills a lot of the party time. Once you say “go” you will find yourself mostly hands off and enjoying watching the fun. Since they all will be eager to win, they will be running back and forth to you for treasure hunt reports.

Get ready to sit back and enjoy the fun. Here are all the tips and ideas you need to help you plan the perfect photo scavenger hunt for your teen party (or even youth group and team building events!)

Teenage Scavenger Hunt Ideas

The are a few steps needed to plan the ultimate scavenger hunt for teens. First pick up a teen birthday invitation (digital ones are great!) Second, plan your guest list. Third, choose your location. Finally, acquire your printable photo scavenger hunt checklist.

Take a look a these fun photo scavenger hunt ideas when preparing for the next celebration

Teen Party Invitations

When it comes to planning a birthday party for teens, snail mail is a thing of the past. You might find your child using a text chain to get the word out for their party but if you want something special, digital teen party invitations are a better way to go. They can be sent via text message or email.

There are a few places you can get digital teen party invites that are sent electronically.

Guest List

Since this is a team scavenger hunt, you will want a good amount of kiddos on your birthday party guest list. Plan to have at least 4 to 10 kids on a team to execute this photo treasure hunt. I personally think, the more the merrier but you do want to be able to control your party guests in a public location.

Planning the teen guest list is rather important. Consider you guest list as your location is going to be in a public setting. Do you know the child, do you trust the child? These are all good questions to ask yourself before your send out the teen party invites.

Consider adding a few adults to the guest list that way you have power in numbers of controlling the ~~wild~~ teens.

Scavenger Hunt Location

The first step is to pick a location that you want the hunt to take place in. This can be anything from a local park to a shopping mall. Popular places to host a tween scavenger hunt include Target, the mall, an outdoor shopping center or Walmart. You could even take a photography scavenger hunt to an amusement park.

Consider how crowded the area is. how much can you control the space. Are the busy highways or roads, is security available, etc. You will be the adult in charge, so the location is very important.

Once you have the location, you need to come up with a list of items that the tweens and teens will need to find during the hunt.

Checklist of Scavenger Hunt Items

Next, come up with a list of items for the scavenger hunt. The items should reflect interests, popular themes and trends among teenagers.

Some ideas for items to include on the scavenger hunt list are:

A picture of the entire team with a sales associate
A picture of a group member wearing a funny hat
A picture of a item that you can’t live without
A picture of something that starts with each letter of your teen’s name
A group selfie with all participants
A shot of a team member doing a silly pose
Find a celebrity look-alike and take a picture with them
Go to a famous landmarks and take selfies in front of it

These are just a few suggestions of items that would be perfect for a picture scavenger hunt for teens. Don’t be afraid to get silly- that’s the whole point of a photograph scavenger hunt.

Customize the list of photo scavenger hunt ideas for your group and the kids are sure to have a blast!

Photo Scavenger Hunt List

Whatever you do, don’t stress. This is a fun and crazy game meant to lighten the mood at any party. To help you put the fun back in your party plan, we’ve put together a printable scavenger hunt list that will help you if you’re feeling stuck or you’re short on time.

This checklist is meant to be generic for any location. However, go through it. If you find there is a scavenger hunt clues/items that does not fit your chosen location, have the kids cross it off before the treasure hunt begins.

Get a copy of the Photo Scavenger Hunt for Teens PDF

How to Play

Begin the scavenger hunt birthday party with a starting location. This can be the food court of your public setting. It gives parents a place for drop off and pickup. It also creates a meeting and emergency spot as needed during the treasure hunt. Your food court typically has bathrooms and and it will provide you seating to talk through the game instructions.

Once you have a photo scavenger hunt list of items, it’s time to start the adventure! Go over the scavenger hunt rules and give each team a list of things they need to find and take photos of. Make sure the teams fill in their start time before they head out to search for items.

On the start of go, teams will be set free i~~n the wild like a bunch of animals~~. As they find items they will take a photograph (using their smartphones or cameras) and place a checkmark by the item on their fun photo scavenger hunt list of ideas. There is no order to the clues, they can find their next clue in any order.

Plan a meeting place for everyone to check in and set a time limit for the hunt. Anywhere from 1 to 1.5 hours is usually plenty of time to complete the hunt. When it’s time to check in, have each team present their photos to mom and the fellow group members on the other team.

Finally, scoring. Victory is only declared when you have winners. The teammates that finish first, with all the items correctly, win. If no one finishes before times up, the team with the most points (or items completed on their checklist) wins the scavenger hunt! Deduct points for every minute the team goes over the timer.

For a variation, you can make this a photo challenge too. Take a look at the pics and vote for winners based best photos.

If you need prizes for a teenage scavenger hunt, consider $5 gift cards to perhaps a few of the stores in the mall. Other fun scavenger hunt teen game prizes can be giant candy bars, cash, small trophies, food, iTunes gift cards or even fidget toys.

Pro Tip: Run through the scavenger hunt yourself the day before. If something is not available, tell the kids to go ahead and scratch off the freebie. This will also give you an estimate of the time needed for the scavenger hunt at this location.

The point of mall scavenger hunts is to have fun, so the photos don’t have to be perfect. Just make sure everyone gets involved and has a good time.

Once everyone is done, head to the food court to sing happy birthday and enjoy some cake, cupcakes or even cookies!

Have you ever done a photo scavenger hunt before? What were some of your favorite items on the list? Let us know in the comments below or on Pinterest.

More Scavenger Hunt Ideas

There are creative ways to bring the fun to your home. If home scavenger hunt riddles are more your thing, how about going on a Birthday Scavenger Hunt? With 20 rhyming riddles, your child can race around the home until they find their final treasure. It’s a fun way for your tween to get their gifts. You can have a present with each clue or all the presents at the end.

There are other ways to incorporate treasure hunts into a teen party. Take a look at these other scavenger hunt ideas…

The best thing about many of these scavenger hunt ideas, is they are at home. That makes this not only perfect for older kids but younger kids too.

Find a full list of holiday scavenger hunts and ideas including Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and so many more!

More Teen Party Ideas

Planning birthday parties between kids and adulthood can be challenge. What is the best theme for a teenager. There are plenty of ways to make a tween party awesome. Try some of these other teen party ideas.

The fun things don’t have to stop with treasure hunts. For each of these parties, we have fun games. Find more teen party ideas and a collection of fun party games in our store!

Free Party Printables

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Fun 4th of July Scavenger Hunt

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April 20, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Games, Instagram, Party, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Summer

Celebrating the 4th of July ? Just like an independence day themed national treasure hunt, these 20 rhyming clues will take your child on a fun 4th of July Scavenger Hunt at home. Print this patriotic 4th of July fun activity now!

Celebrate Independence Day with a 4th of July Scavenger Hunt that’s perfect for all ages. With 20 different clues, this fun activity will keep your friends and family entertained all day Fourth of July long!

Celebrating Fourth of July

If your family is like ours, the summer holiday means backyard cookouts, watermelon, swimming, fun games and, of course, fireworks!

This year we are planning to do a Fourth of July Scavenger Hunt around the house of the kids and their friends to participate in. I’m planning to set up a fun stash of red, white, and blue goodies at the final spot for the kids.

Some glow-in-the-dark necklaces, sparklers, and other fun treats paired with decorated cookies make an adorable gift that they’ll enjoy during the party.

Fourth of July Ideas

This 4th of July, take the patriotic fun to the next level with some of these activities for the whole family.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Find red, white, and blue items in your house
Make cookies or another fun snack shaped like stars
Take a picture of yourself or your family in front of an American flag
Put together a Fourth of July themed puzzle
Visit Independence Day celebrations or parades in your area
Draw a picture of the American flag with a blindfold on and see who’s looks closest to the real thing
Write down all of the 50 states as fast as possible before the timer runs out.

The fun doesn’t have to end there! How about a patriotic treasure hunt you can do at home? This is the perfect addition to the day. Plus, you can get this digital download immediately – print now!

4th of July Scavenger Hunt for Kids

If you’re looking for a Fourth of July scavenger hunt specifically designed for kids, we’ve got you covered!

This at home scavenger hunt has 20 different clues that will take your child all around the house. Its a fun way to start the day, especially if uncovering prizes like supplies or décor for the day. To add your own ideas or twist to this treasure hunt. In this patriotic activity, stick to the theme and add red, white and blue items with the rhyming clues. Your seekers can pick up the small treasures along the way.

Examples of the rhyming clues include…

It’s the 4th of July! Let’s celebrate and have some fun. The first clue is found where the food is zapped, warmed and done.

50 pointed stars on the flag, each representing a state. Look at your clock for a new clue, don’t be late.

Every firework begins with a spark. The clue is found where you lay your head when it’s dark.

Crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea. This is the place where you turn the temperature down one degree.

Of course, seekers will follow instructions on July scavenger hunt printable riddles toward each of the next clues. Once the national treasure hunters get to the final stop, or the last clue, on the hunt will have a patriotic surprise waiting for them! This can include sparklers, streamers, fireworks, fun 4th of July food, or something cute to wear!

Print out the clues below and get ready to have some fun!

Patriotic Scavenger Hunt

This Fourth of July game is so easy to use. The PDF file includes 20 Independence Day themed cards with rhyming Fourth of July riddles on them. The treasure hunt will take players all around the house and include a few for the yard that will take kids outdoors.

The patriotic game includes an answer sheet and is perfect for 2-6 players. This is an easy activity but you can pair age groups. Older children can help younger kids discover new printable clues. You can omit or take out any clue locations that do not fit your home. I do recommend printing the clues on card stock for durability.

To use the game, just download the PDF, print out the cards and cut them apart. Each of the Fourth of July clues is a rhyming riddle about where to find the next item on the list.

The 4th of July is a time to celebrate America, and what better way than with this epic July 4th scavenger hunt? It’s sure to entertain the kids and the parents will enjoy watching too.

No matter how you celebrate Fourth of July this year, we hope you have a blast!

Download the PDF below and get started on your hunt!

Fourth of July Scavenger Hunt Digital Download

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Have a blast this Fourth of July and be safe!

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Dramatic Pretend Play Restaurant Printables

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April 19, 2022 by Ashley Langston Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

The kids will have a blast with these Pretend Play Restaurant Printables! They can now work on their customer service skills by inviting you right into their own restaurant! Perfect for creative play and a fun way to spend some time engaging with your little one. These fun dramatic play restaurant printables are perfect for all ages and are a great way to use their imagination as well!

I remember when I was little, and I was always creating fun scenes and jobs in my head. One of the creative games that I played over and over again was that I was working at the grocery store! There’s just something so fun about pretending to scan items and help out the customers, and this is what stemmed the idea to make these super fun kids play restaurant printables.

These pretend play restaurant ideas are easy to print, which means that the kids can start creating their own restaurant area in the house (or outside!) right away. This fun and interactive game would also be great for a sleepover or a super cute addition to any playroom as well.

What are fun ways to use these pretend play restaurant printables?

This is where the fun starts! Once everything is printed off, your little one can create their own restaurant as they see fit. You get to be the customer and choose food items from the printable menu and wait for your play food to arrive! The restaurant menu promotes literacy as each item not only has visual representation but is spelled out too.

If you have a cute play kitchen or a table that you can pair up with these dramtic play printables, that just adds to the ambiance and fun.

After the meal is served, your child will create the guest check for you to pay for everything you’ve eaten. Use this kit as a time to work on math while counting out the correct amount of money – and just a great way to open up the lines of communication.

You can even add your own silverware and dishes and lay on top of the provided table setting. If you have a play kitchen with plastic food, incorporate some of those 3-D food and restaurant items too. The great thing about creative and pretend play is that there are opportunities for learning fun throughout the whole time!

More Pretend Play Fun and Activities

Why stop with just one dramatic play idea? Here are some other great dramatic play activities and games that the kids will love as well:

Who are these Pretend Play Restaurant printables for?

They’re for anyone who likes to pretend! These would be super cute to have as a birthday party theme as well – and are great for sleepovers or family nights at home.

Toddler/Preschoolers: Early learners will love being able to find their independence in running their own restaurant. This can help them build confidence and learn how to be a big helper, too! Let the creativity go wild. Use for at home pretend play or laminate and use in a preschool classroom set up for a dramatic play center. Add a Melissa & Doug waiter or waitress costume with apron or chef’s hat.

Older kids: Even though these restaurant printable pretend play items are geared toward younger kids, this is where the older kids can have fun being “served” and ordering! Have them sit at the table and see what type of treats and food that they’ll get from their younger siblings. You never know what hilariousness will ensure!

Adults: Interactive play is the best type of play. Sit down and enjoy this time with your little ones. They’ll love that they have your full attention, and you’ll love seeing them take charge and play! This is also excellent for preschool teachers when setting up a classroom. Adults can use this as play prep before going on an adventure to a real restaurant setting.

Tips for Printing These Free Printable Restaurant Ideas

The biggest tip that I have is to laminate the printables once you print and cut them out. This will keep them from getting torn or ripped, and the kids will be able to use them over and over again.

We also keep the restaurant printables and props in an airtight storage container so that the kids can grab it and have everything that they need when it’s time to play restaurant!

Supplies

Restaurant Dramatic Play Printables for Kids
Printer
Paper
Laminator (I really like the Scotch brand but Amazon has a good one too.)

Dramatic Play Restaurant Printables

Have a blast using these pretend play restaurant printables and creating a new family restaurant right at home! Who knows – it might just ignite the drive and desire for your child to create their own business later down the road!

This digital download is quick and easy. You’ll be able to grab the download and start playing right away! This printable is the perfect way to interact and have fun!

Included in these pretend play restaurant printables are:

11 food items and beverages
Restaurant menus
Welcome sign
Open and closed restaurant signs
Guest check printable
Name tags
Coupons
Credit cards/Cash
Table setting
Cash drawer
Calculator

The dramatic play pack set includes 16 printables pages including cover page and copyright printing permission

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Ready to get outside and enjoy nature? This Fun Outdoor Scavenger Hunt For Kids is always a good idea! Perfect for the spring and summer months! Stay home and collect scavenger hunt clues while trying to uncover rhyming riddles. Pin to Pinterest.

These fun Minute To Win It Party Games are always a ton of family fun, too! These family activities are perfect for teens and adults but can also be played with younger kid sand toddlers when paired up with older kids. Pin to Pinterest.

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13 Fun Camping Games to Print and Play

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April 19, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Looking for a list of new activities and things to do when camping? We have a full list of fun camping games for kids and adults. Enjoy these outdoor camping games for families and friends using many camping supplies found at a campsite. Enjoy low-cost camping entertainment with lost of enjoyable fun!

Camping season is just around the corner, and it’s time to start planning some fun camping games to keep the kids busy and keep the whole family entertained. The great outdoors provides plenty of distractions, but if you are making something epic, you will want to have the best camping activities and games for your campers.

What do you do at camping?

While the fresh air and a new atmosphere is quite distracting, it’s important to have a list of things to do when camping. From campfire hot dogs to campfire cinnamon rolls, meals can be quite fun but what do you do in between eating. A few activities for camping include flashlight tag, making campfire s’mores, shadow puppets, nature crafts, and DIY constellation viewers.

Camping food makes us all happy but in between those bites, add hikes, crafts, and of course games. We also have a list of 13 camping games that you print out and take with you to play while spending time in nature! Whether you are camping with kids or adults, there are lots of options for group game night.

These boredom buster games will keep everyone entertained for hours on end-and you won’t even need Wi-Fi!

Games to play while camping

The most common camping games are often DIY backyard games. From cornhole to beanbag toss, frisbee and more, there are plenty of ways to take outdoor games to the campsite.

Classic Camping Game Ideas include…

Cornhole
Ring Toss
Spray Paint Twister
Bean Bag Toss
Capture the Flag
Glow-in-the-Dark Bowling
Ladder Golf Game
Yard Yahtzee
Scrabble
Puzzles
Bananagrams
Geocaching

A few of these games are bigger and will require a little trunk room if traveling on a camping vacation. That is why many of our printable games collections are perfect for your travel activities.

If you are looking for a list of Lawn Games, take a look at our list of outdoor games, Minute to Win it outdoor games, and DIY yard games.

Camping Games Printable

How about incorporating some non-traditional games? From Minute to Win it Camping Games to card games, there are plenty of ways to have fun in the great outdoors. What makes non-traditional games the way to go? They are not only enjoyable but since they are so unique, they are impressionable creating memories of fun.

It’s easy to print out this friends and family Camping Games Printable, gather everything you need from the supply list, and have 14 creative games to play when camping with family and friends. They’re great for both kids and adults!

Face the Cookie

In this fun minute to win it game, each person is given a cookie with the goal of getting it from their forehead to their mouth without dropping it. This game is perfect for those that like time limits.

Spoons

This traditional game is all about speed. You need a deck of cards and a fun concoction. Players quickly pick up and pass cards in an attempt to get 4 of a kind. When someone gets four of a kind, they grab a spoon. Everyone grabs a spoon leaving someone without, and earning them a letter. The last person to spell out SPOONS wins!

Fire Tender

Sitting in a circle, teams try to sneak a stick or other fire starting item from in front of the blindfolded “fire tender” without being caught. The team with the most sticks at the end of the game is the winner.

Pass the Water

This water minute to win it game is perfect for a hot day, the goal is to have the most water in your bucket before the game ends. But be careful, keeping the water in the cup (and staying dry) is not as easy as it sounds!

Scavenger Hunt

Nothing is more exciting than a scavenger hunt in the dark! Work together to collect everything on your list before the other teams using your flashlight.

You can also check out our Camping Treasure Hunt with Scavenger Hunt Riddles.

Sardines

You might remember this game from summer camp! Play this backwards version of hide-n-seek by looking for the person hiding. Last one to find the hidden “sardine” becomes the sardine. Just try not to laugh and give your hiding spot away!

Charades

Like the traditional game, teams will take turns acting out camping terms on the cards to earn a point and win. Bragging rights are on the line, so teammates but not be afraid to shout out your guesses.

Sleeping Bag Races

Ready for a relay race? Hop to the finish line the fastest, using your sleeping bag to win. You can also substitute trash bags if you’re worried about getting your bed dirty. First team to finish declares victory.

Flashlight Tag

Pick a person to be “it” and let the fun begin! Players will try to avoid being “tagged” with the beam of light from the flashlight or risk being out. Last one standing wins!

I’m Going on a Camping Trip

This throwback to the childhood “Going on a Bear Hunt” game is all about memory. the First play lists something they would take camping… even if it is silly like a pineapple. Each player names something that they will take on their camping trip. Then the person after them lists the items from before and adds their item to the list.

Pass the Banana

It’s time to get sneaky with this hilarious game. Sitting in a circle, players have to pass the fruit without the person in the middle of the circle seeing them.

The best thing about many of these new camping game ideas is that they can be played using common items found at a campsite like spoons, a tent, sleeping bag, flashlight, water, cookies and more. Very little items need to be back and the ones that you do need to purchase, are low-cost and can fit in a duffle bag! They will not take up room in your trunk to pack.

Camping Games PDF

Ready to bring the entertainment on your next camping trip? I know you’re going to love these printable camping games for kids and adults! They’re fun, laughing inducing activities that are easy to plan and quick to pull together with very little money out of pocket. Careful, you might be assigned the entertainment coordinator for all parties and events. (That’s okay, we can make this an easy task with plenty of party & outdoor games.)

Download and print this Camping Games PDF. Thirteen of of the best family friendly camping games with camping scavenger hunt and camping charades cards. These will have the entire family laughing.

This set comes with a supply list using common items found at a campsite so you can easily make sure it is on your camping packing list. Plus the set includes camping games directions to keep you organized.

You could also pair these camping games, with a camping scavenger hunt! Race around the campground on your own treasure hunt. Rhyming clues will lead you to find the treasure. This product is also found in the Frugal Coupon Living store.

Free Printables

Not ready to buy? Sample some of our free printables too including our Camping Packing List & Camping Printables. You also can pick up our flashlight scavenger hunt, available in the camping games packet!

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More Camping Ideas

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Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

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April 18, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Want an outdoor night game for the kids? This printable Flashlight Scavenger Hunt can be used for camping at night or backyard fun after dark. Additionally, you can download and save this full list of nine additional outdoor scavenger hunts for kids to create family traditions and memories year-round.

Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

If 2020 has taught us anything it has been to create family traditions and to be more creative with our time. Thinking outside the box has taught us to make new memories.

Did you know? Memories are created when something different happens. Have you noticed how quickly the days and weeks fly by when you are in the same old routine. When you change up that daily routine and add in something different, you have created a memory in your child’s mind. It is a bump in the road on their walk of life and creates something they look back on – that can be good or bad. Why not create more bumps in the road that are good.

One way to change up a routine week or weekend night is to add in a Flashlight Treasure Hunt.

Outdoor Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

Take your traditional family game night out of the box with this Night Scavenger Hunt idea for kids. This scavenger hunt is very basic. What makes it fun for Family Camping or Backyard Entertainment is that it’s out of the norm. You child will love waiting for the the sun to set and pulling out their flashlight. You can take this scavenger hunt on a trail, to a campsite or use in your own yard.

This flashlight hunt is a free printable. Participants can be of all ages. The outdoor scavenger hunt checklist makes it easy for younger kids, just have an older kid guide them on what the words say. They can direct the flashlight beam of light toward the object and then check the box.

For a fun twist, it’s easy to turn this into a photo scavenger hunt too, just take along your camera or cell phone and make a checkmark when you capture the item in a photo. If you want to adapt this outdoor scavenger hunt at night to teens, take this challenge at twilight when the light is just right. Turn this into a photo scavenger hunt. While the kids will finish this treasure hunt rather quickly, you can vote on best photographs for the win! If the mall feels like the wilderness (filled with wild animals – aka teens) also consider our photo scavenger hunt for teens at the mall.

When taking the flashlight scavenger hunt challenge, make your evening family activity even more fun, trying paring this adventure with even more fun by adding in S’mores Campfire Cones or learn How to Color Flames in a Fire (in our overnight camping tips.)

Use on an overnight camping trip or slumber party.

Print the Free Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Ideas

What this flashlight scavenger hunt fun? We have plenty of other outdoor Scavenger Hunt Ideas. These outdoor scavenger hunts for kids can be brought to the beach, the park, the neighborhood, etc.

Get outside!

Outdoor Scavenger Hunts for Kids Printables

Night Games for Kids

Like I said earlier, staying home and in the outdoors provides plenty of opportunities to create new family traditions and new family memories. Take a look at some of the outdoor night games for kids including how to play flashlight tag, gloweyball, glow sardines, kick the can, ghost in the graveyard and night statues. You might recognize some of your favorite childhood games twisted into backyard games with your kids.

Print these directions and a list of game ideas for the next page you want to create in your kids metal book of memories.

Print Outdoor Night Games for Kids with Instructions

Flashlight Scavenger Hunt Printable

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We have plenty of other ideas that might interest you! First, are you taking this Flashlight Tag on a camping trip or just to the backyard? Take a look at both our…

This also goes great with other parties and games. Consider these ideas…

If you are planning a large gathering – playing outdoors with family, neighborhood friends, youth group, camp or even an outdoor birthday party, take a look at these Backyard Games PDF. Includes directions and supply list as well as a blank Scavenger Hunt Template. Pin to Pinterest.

Outdoor Games Directions & Supply List Printable

Free Beach Scavenger Hunt Printable and Sand Bucket Beach Craft

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April 12, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Summer, Travel

On your beach vacation, be sure to download a free Beach Scavenger Hunt printable and beach craft. Keep the kids busy with a sand bucket & cute outdoor treasure hunt!

Okay, we all know vacations aren’t always relaxing. Often family vacations are echoed with “what’s next?!” While the sand and waves are really fun, it’s possible you will hear cries of “I’m bored” or my favorite “I don’t know what to do!” If you are looking for activities for the beach, take a look at this fun list of beach activities for the kids (and kids at heart!)

What are some fun things to do at the beach?

Summer is the perfect time of year to head to the beach. If you are looking for fun beach activities, we have a really good checklist of ideas for kids of all ages. From games, to water play, contests and more, you will have so much fun you might have to set a timer to remind you to reapply sunscreen! It’s easy to burn when you are distracted!

Some of our favorite activities include…

Beach Games: Beach games are perfect for using common items you already have in the sand. Ideas include beach Frisbee golf, water relays, beach bowling and more. They are beach activities that will fill the entire day and give someone the claim of victory!
Sand Castle Contest: Divide in teams and see who can build the best sand castle. The whole team can look for natural decorations like seashells, seaweed and more.
Sand Pictionary: Use the sand to play Pictionary. Divide in teams. Teammates will draw pictures in the sand while their team tries to guess. Items can include an ocean animal, objects found on the beach and more.
Fly at Kite: We all know about kites but how often do you get the perfect day to do this outdoor activity? The beach is perfect for giving the right amount of wind to fly a kite.
Beach Crafts: Using sea shells and other beach items, turn your finds into art work. You can also upcycle trash found on the beach for a fun beach craft. Ideas include water bottle jelly fish, sand Play-doh and more.
Beach Party: While on your beach vacation, have a beach themed party. This can include a pirate party, kid’s baby shark party, adult white party, or even a teen glow in the dark neon party.
Minute to Win It Games with Water: Enjoy these water games for kids that last only 60 seconds.
Have a Beach Treasure Hunt: Divide in groups for a team building scavenger hunt. Use a beach scavenger hunt list to find items commonly found on the beach.

If you are headed to the beach this summer, consider this free printable Beach Scavenger Hunt for the kids. It will busy them for awhile. Consider filling as well, their bucket with a snack and drink while they look! This is also good for red flag days when the sea is rough and you can’t get in the ocean.

Beach Tip: consider shipping beach toys from amazon to your beach vacation home. Alternatively, when you arrive at your rented beach house, see if toys were left behind. Many houses end up with renters leftover beach items and supplies. You can also hit the dollar store when you arrive at the beach and leave behind any beach supplies you do not want to cart back home.

Beach Scavenger Hunt Printable Craft

Ready to create this beach scavenger hunt for your trip? Get this free printable, laminate and add to your sand bucket. It’s a perfect activity for the kids and will keep the busy in the sun!

Supplies

Many of these beach craft supplies you might have at home. This is a general list of items we used but you do not necessarily need anything more than a bucket, pencil and the printable beach treasure hunt checklist.

White Cardstock
Corner Punch (we used Martha Stewart)
Pencil
Glue Gun or Adhesive Spray
String or Twine
Beach Pail
Optional Supply Idea: Fill pail with water bottle sunscreen and a snack.

Beach Scavenger Hunt PDF

We have plenty of beach checklists and outdoor scavenger hunts but the the beach treasure hunt printable is on us. Just for you to instantly download create your treasure hunt craft.

The beach house scavenger hunt checklist includes…

beach ball
sand castle
pail
beach chair
umbrella
shell
pink shirt
shovel
red swim shorts
beach towel
seaweed
pretty rock
seagull
flip flops
sunglasses
float

For this list of beach scavenger hunt ideas, anything that can be collected is added to the sand bucket. If it can not be picked up, a check is placed beside the beach item checklist or a photo is taking (more on a photo beach scavenger hunt below.)

This is a free beach scavenger hunt printable. Get this Beach Scavenger Hunt and all of Frugal Coupon Living’s Free Printables. Enter your name and email address and we will send you a link and password for access to your free downloads.

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Directions

It’s very easy to create this craft once you have your beach scavenger hunt digital download.

Open the printable scavenger hunt in your PDF viewer.

Place card stock in your printer.

Push Print.

You may out the square and trim the corners with a Corner Punch (we used a Martha Stewart punch. It’s a fun craft too to have on hand.)

At this stage, you have the option to laminate your printable to keep it water proof.

Use a glue gun or adhesive spray to stick the beach scavenger checklist to your beach pail.

Tie the pencil with twine to the bucket.

We think a fun option is to fill pail with a few beach items. Consider adding a water bottle, sunscreen and a snack. Everyone knows the sun makes you crave a tasty beach snack.

Beach Photo Scavenger Hunt

This scavenger hunt is perfect for young kids but you can easily convert it into a beach scavenger hunt for adults, teens or youth. Turn this checklist into a Beach Photo Scavenger Hunt.

Race to see who can find the items first. In order to put a check by the beach item, teams must take a photograph of the item. This can be done with a camera or cell phone.

Leave a comment below. On your next adventure, be sure to share what ocean activities you did and add your own ideas too.

Happy fun in the sun and enjoy your beach travels!

More Beach Fun

If you are hitting the beach, we have a huge list of beach tips and ideas. In addition to the beach scavenger hunt free printable, take a look at our our Beach Tips and Tricks for creative ideas to keep your trip flawless and efficient. For something improved and updated, also enjoy these Beach Hacks from a Floridian! Pin to Pinterest.

Are you looking for more fun activities during the summer? Don’t forget our Visual Summer Bucket List for Kids. Bucket lists are perfect for organizing a family and giving a visual checklist of summer fun for kids and adults. Pin to Pinterest.

If you love treasure hunts for kids, take a look at this huge list of Scavenger Hunt Ideas. Hundreds of scavenger hunt clues and riddles that are perfect for any season including summer, winter, spring, fall and holidays including birthdays, back to school, Christmas and more. So many fun ideas for perfect scavenger hunt at home or during travel. You can also grab our printable set of year-round scavenger hunts and use them as each holiday and season arrives. This is the best package to cover you for every major holiday. Pin to Pinterest.

The beach scavenger hunt checklist was originally published June 4, 2016. Updated April 12, 2022.