15 Rainbow Scavenger Hunts | Inspiration Laboratories

If you love rainbows and you love scavenger hunts, then you will love this collection of rainbow scavenger hunts I’ve gathered from around the web. Which one will you try first?

Rainbow Scavenger Hunts

Indoor Scavenger Hunts

These hunts were conducted indoors but you could take them outside, too.

Hands On As We Grow creates a rainbow scavenger hunt with printable clues.

The Iowa Farmer’s Wife shares a rainbow beads scavenger hunt over at Melissa & Doug.

This colorful scavenger hunt with Easter eggs from The OT Toolbox uses reading colors as a primer for the hunt.

Outdoor Scavenger Hunts

These hunts were conducted outside. Some of them could be modified for indoor use.

I am Momma Hear Me Roar has a color scavenger hunt searching for items in nature to add to a paint palette.

Fun Littles creates a sticky color scavenger hunt with nature objects.

Take a color walk like Go Explore Nature. (Great suggestion for letting kids help design the hunt.)

Tinkerlab goes on a rainbow photo scavenger hunt.

Hiding colorful toys outside is just the beginning of the scavenger hunt rainbow games at Fit Kids Clubhouse.

Follow the yarn to the treasure in this rainbow yarn scavenger hunt from Lindsay and Drew.

Organize paint chips for this outdoor color match from Inner Child Fun.

5 Variations of a Rainbow Toy Hunt

Create a giant rainbow in this rainbow toy hunt from Coffee Cups and Crayons.

Draw the colors on paper first in this slightly smaller rainbow toy hunt from Hands On As We Grow.

Add literacy to the hunt (like the picture above) to practice learning colors.

Make a color wheel hunt like Toddler Approved.

Focus on one color at a time in this color scavenger hunt from the Artful Parent.

More Rainbow Activities

Create rainbows in milk in this fun science activity.
Learn how to make a real rainbow with items around the house.
Try these rainbow texture explorations for toddlers.

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This post was originally published on February 26, 2014.