Printable birthday scavenger hunts · ages 3 to 8
A treasure hunt written for your house.
Tell us your child’s name and the spots in your home you want to use. In a few minutes you get rhyming clue cards, a host checklist and a certificate, ready to print.
- 30 to 45 minutes of screen-free play
- Print at home on Letter paper
- Delivered in minutes
From form to first clue in about ten minutes
Tell us about the party
Your child’s name and age, a theme, and 6 to 10 spots around your home. The last spot is where the cake or prizes wait.
We write the hunt
Every clue is a rhyme that leads to your next spot. Got a spot we haven’t seen before, like Grandma’s piano? We write a new rhyme for it.
Print, cut and hide
The host guide tells you exactly where each card goes. A tiny “parent check” on every card means you never mix them up, and Host Mode on your phone walks you through it.
Sixteen adventures to pick from
Everything in the Dino Fossil Recovery bundle
A host guide, a read-aloud briefing, rhyming clue cards and a certificate, all with your child’s name. Real Deep Space Expedition pages, made for Maya’s 6th birthday:
Host guide
Your secret checklist: which card hides where, and where the prize goes.
Story briefing
A story letter to read aloud that kicks off the adventure, addressed to your child.
Clue cards
4 × 6 inch rhyming cards, two per page, with dashed cut lines and big read-aloud type.
Certificate
A themed certificate with your child’s name and a special title for the big finish.
Every order comes with a private Host Mode link, with a tab for each thing you get. The Hunt tab walks you through hiding the cards, then runs the hunt with you one tap at a time, so you can keep the fun going instead of juggling paper. The Play Kit tab has pretend-play scenarios, lines to say and games, and the Party tab keeps your planning checklist.
- Your child’s name, theme and hiding spots, already filled in
- “They’re stuck” button with three gentle hints
- Play Kit tab: 8 pretend-play scenarios per kit, a “Surprise me” button and quick games
- Party tab: a checklist from the invitations to the thank-you cards
- Quick challenges between clues: stomp, roar, moonwalk
- A big-finish script for handing out the certificate
- Works in any phone browser. Nothing to download
- Prefer paper? The printed Host Guide is still in your PDF
Dino Dig Lab
- A wall full of signs with your child’s name: door signs, big station signs, open/closed and pay-here counter signs, store hours and shelf labels
- 7 Wipe & Play activity pages to reuse with a dry-erase marker: clean-up time, tracing, matching, counting, I spy, a maze and invent-a-treat
- Two hands-on toys made for the theme: things that spin, slide, lift or go on your head
- A whole shop to set up: welcome poster, menu board, specials, order slips and play money
- Flat props kids can hold: maps, X-rays, wanted posters, treasure cards and stickers
- ID badges, check-up forms, tickets, passports and a certificate
Every theme has its own kit. Switch the theme above to see the others.
Party printables in the same theme
Made with your child’s name. Add your party details and the invitations come filled in.
- Invitations and thank-you cards
- Cupcake toppers and favor tags
- A HAPPY BIRTHDAY banner that spells your child’s name
- Food tent cards and water bottle labels
Eleven pretend places to set up at home
Print, cut and tape them up around a play kitchen, a shelf or a corner of the room. Every kit is made with your child’s name: a long shop sign, station and counter signs, shelf labels, 7 wipe-clean activity pages, a cash register, play money, order forms and a menu to run it all. $7.99 each, with play ideas in Host Mode. Add your child’s age: 2 to 4 year olds get a little-kids version with thicker cut lines, bigger pictures and order forms they fill in by circling pictures.
Handprint keepsakes
Eight handprint, footprint and fingerprint crafts per holiday, each with a little poem, a light dotted guide showing where to press (plus a set with no outlines) and a finished example to copy. Your child’s name, age and the month are printed on every page, so they’re ready to frame or send to Grandma. Includes 2 handprint cards, cut-out add-ons and a “These Little Hands” poem page. $5.99 each. Or get the Memory Handprint Book: a handprint page for every month of the year, with a cover and a “look how I’ve grown” page, for $7.99.
Build your party bundle
Everything for the party, one price
$24.97 value: the hunt, its play kit and party printables
- Custom hunt with your child’s name and your home’s own spots
- Matching play kit with hands-on toys and a shop to set up
- Matching invitations, cupcake toppers, favor tags, a name banner and more
- Delivered to your inbox in minutes
+ Host Mode includedHunt, play kit and party tabs on your phone- Your child’s name on every page
- 6 to 10 of your home’s own spots
- Host guide, briefing, cards and certificate
+ Host Mode includedStep-by-step phone guide for party day- Invitations and thank-you cards
- Cupcake toppers, favor tags and food cards
- A HAPPY BIRTHDAY banner with your child’s name
- Host Mode party checklist on your phone
- The kit that matches your theme
- Hands-on toys, a shop to set up and signs with your child’s name
- Host Mode play ideas: scenarios, lines to say and games
Prefer Etsy? Ready-made theme packs are in our Etsy shop.
Try a mini hunt free
Get a 4-clue picture hunt by email and play it today. Every card shows a picture of the next spot, so even 3-year-olds can follow along.
We’ll also send the occasional party idea. Unsubscribe anytime.
Before you print
Is anything shipped to me?
No. You get a PDF to print at home on regular Letter paper, in color or black and white.
How fast will I get it?
Usually within a few minutes of checkout. It shows on screen and arrives by email, so it works even the morning of the party.
What if my house doesn’t have a spot on the list?
Type any spot you like, such as “the hammock” or “Dad’s guitar”, and we’ll write a rhyme for it. We skip anything unsafe for little kids, like the oven.
How many kids can play?
One trail works well for 2 to 10 kids. For bigger groups, read each clue aloud and let a different child find each card.
Can my 3-year-old do it?
Yes. For ages 3 to 5, every clue card also shows a picture of the next spot, so kids who can’t read yet can solve it themselves while a grown-up reads the rhyme.
What is Host Mode? Do I need an app?
Host Mode is a private page for your phone that comes with every order, with a tab for each thing you get. For a hunt it shows where each card goes, what to say in character, quick challenges and hints if the kids get stuck. For a play kit it has pretend-play scenarios, lines to say and games, and for a party pack a planning checklist. It opens in your phone’s browser from the link in your email, so there’s nothing to install.
What if something looks wrong?
Reply to your order email and we’ll fix it and send a new PDF free.