Romantic Scavenger Hunt for Valentine's Day

Gender: Male and/or Female

Looking to give your special girl or guy a gift that offers romance galore, a hint of mystery, and a truly personal touch?

You don’t have to spend a fortune to give them something they’ll treasure. In fact, you could spend less than $20 and give them the experience of a lifetime by sending them on this romantic scavenger hunt.  Whether you’re celebrating a special anniversary, a birthday or you just want to show them how much they mean to you, this very special day is something they’ll remember forever.

Best of all, you can customize your scavenger hunt to reflect the meaningful moments in your relationship, providing both an exciting adventure and a trip down memory lane, as you both revisit places that have significance for the two of you.

Unlike an ordinary scavenger hunt, the romantic version isn’t a frantic race to the finish-line.  You can take as much time as you want to complete it, enjoying a fun experience guaranteed to bring you closer together.

YOU WILL NEED:

• Access to a car to get from one scavenger hunt location to the next
• Up to 10 pieces of notepaper and matching envelopes (for writing scavenger hunt clues)
• Strong double-sided tape, ribbon or other means of affixing envelopes containing clues
• Up to 10 wrapped chocolates and/or 10 roses (optional, but this is a nice touch to include with each envelope)
• A piece of white cardboard, a marking pen and a pair of scissors (for writing down the final clue, which is cut into seven pieces)
• A helpful movie store clerk
• A helpful music store clerk

TIPS:

1) The scavenger hunt should take between two and three hours to complete, although it could take more or less time, depending on the number of steps you include in your version, the distance between your destinations, and how well you hide your clues! If you are taking them to a restaurant or booking tickets for a specific event, make sure you have enough time to complete the hunt without feeling rushed. Remember, it’s better to give yourselves too much time than too little: you can always relax and have a drink somewhere before going on to the main event.

2) Be sure to tell your partner a few days in advance that you plan to spend the day with them.  If they have kids or pets, make care arrangements for them so there are no interruptions to your special day.

3) Give yourself enough time that morning to place all the clues in the right places.  Depending on how far the different destinations are from one another, you might need to give yourself as much as an hour to prepare everything before meeting up with your partner.

4) You can personalize this scavenger hunt any way you want by adding, deleting or changing clues.  Different clues might include:

• Going to the house we’ve always said we would live in one day
• Going to our favorite hangout
• Going to the place where we shared our first dance
• Going to the place where we made up after our first fight
• Going to the place where I first told you I loved you

Be creative, and tailor the experience to the relationship that you both share, and the personality of your partner.

Scavenger Hunt Clues