Indoor Scavenger Hunt Clues

Sixteen riddles for a hunt around the house — kitchen, living room, bathroom and laundry — each with its answer, so you can hide the cards in minutes.

Make printable cards from these clues

Opens the card maker with all 16 clues filled in (, 24 points in all). Edit any card, choose a find-it list or a clue trail, set the number of teams and print the cards and answer key.

Every answer below is a place in an ordinary home, so the set works as a find-it list (players hunt for all sixteen spots) or as a clue trail, where each card is hidden at the answer to the one before it. Skip any clue that does not fit your home: an apartment without a pantry can drop that card and the trail still works.

The 16 clues and answers

#	Clue	Answer	Points
1	I am cold inside and bright when you peek. I keep the milk fresh for most of the week.	Fridge	1
2	Wet towels hang on me after a bath. Look along my bar for the next part of the path.	Towel bar	1
3	I fill up with water, I spin and I churn. Dirty socks go in, and clean ones return.	Washing machine	2
4	I tick off every minute but never leave my nail on the wall. Look just below me.	Wall clock	2
5	I am full of stories with covers and spines. Look between the books for the next lines.	Bookshelf	1
6	Muddy shoes wipe their feet on me before they come inside. Look underneath me.	Front doormat	1
7	I seat three or four, and coins slip between my cushions. Feel along my seams.	Sofa	1
8	Four legs, a back and no arms: I wait at the table for dinner. Check under my seat.	Dining chair	2
9	I am soft and square, and I hold your head up all night.	Bed pillow	1
10	The remote, the mugs and the magazines sit on top of me, right in front of the sofa.	Coffee table	1
11	I wear a shade but never go outside. Look underneath me.	Table lamp	2
12	Coats and bags hang on me in a row by the door.	Coat hooks	1
13	Soup cans and cereal boxes stand on my shelves.	Pantry	2
14	Dirty clothes wait inside me until laundry day.	Laundry basket	1
15	I am the big dark screen in the living room. Look behind the stand I sit on.	TV stand	2
16	I roar along the carpet and swallow the dust. Check around my handle.	Vacuum cleaner	3

Setting up an indoor hunt

Walk the route first. Put every card where a child can reach it without climbing, and keep cards away from the stove, knives and cleaning products. Only two clues in this set point into the kitchen (the fridge and the pantry).
Hide cards backwards. In a trail, start from the finish: hide the last card at the answer of the second-to-last clue, and so on. The hiding list in the card maker tells you which card goes where.
Close rooms you want left alone. Tell players which doors are out of bounds before you start.
Several teams? The card maker starts each team at a different stop of the same loop, so two teams are not searching the same cupboard at once.

How the printable cards work

Loading this set gives you one numbered player card per clue and a separate answer key. Played as a clue trail, the key adds a hiding list for the places; played as a find-it list, each team can print a tick-box checklist instead. Nothing is uploaded: the hunt is saved in your browser.

Planning the hunt

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Questions

What are good indoor scavenger hunt clues?

Clues that describe an everyday object by what it does or how it looks, such as the fridge, the bookshelf or the laundry basket, so players can work them out without help.

How many clues do I need for a hunt around the house?

We suggest eight to twelve stops for a party; this set has 16 so you can leave out rooms you do not want searched.

Can I print these clues?

Yes. Press Make printable cards to open them in the card maker, then print the numbered clue cards and the separate answer key.

Do the clues work for adults?

They are written for mixed ages. For a harder hunt use the clues for teens and adults.

More clue sets

Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Clues16 clues · We sit outside in summer, all around one table. Look under the chair nearest the house.Scavenger Hunt Clues for Kids16 clues · Time for bed! Look under the pillow where you rest your head.Scavenger Hunt Clues for Adults and Teens16 clues · I decide whether the house is warm or cold, yet I never feel a thing.Christmas Scavenger Hunt Clues32 clues · I stand in the corner every December and hold up the shiny things. Look at the back of my stand, on the floor, away from the lights.Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt24 clues · Coats pile up on me when the guests arrive. Look under the top jacket.

All sets on one page: scavenger hunt clues with answers.