Treasure Hunt Ideas

Free treasure hunt

An easy indoor treasure hunt

We have created 20 treasure hunt clues for locations and objects around the house for you to use for free in treasure hunts you are making. The numbering is given so that you can reference clues but you don't need to do all of them or do them in this order.

Simply choose some clues, put the first one aside (to give to the hunters) and hide the rest in any order. Give the hunters the first clue to set them off.

If you need more clues take a look at our list of free treasure hunts or treasure hunt ideas.

Free treasure hunt clues

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Clue: 1=A, 2=B. Answer: teapot
If A = 1
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Clue: mirror writing. Answer: umbrella
Clue: anagram. Answer: freezer
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Clue: word search. Answer: IN THE SOFA

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CHALLENGE | CLUES | DETECTIVE | ENCRYPTION | ENIGMA |
HIDDEN | HUNT | MAP | RIDDLE | SCAVENGER | SEARCH |
SHERLOCK | TRACE | TREASURE
Clue: capital letters. Answer: IN A SAUCEPAN
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Clue: maze. Answer: WITH THE IRON
Clue: image. Answer: A Harry Potter book
Clue: jigsaw. Answer: COFFEE TABLE
Jigsaw – cut along the lines to create the 20 jigsaw pieces that have to be put back together to reveal the clue.

The answer is revealed by reading the letters touching the grey line.

The other letters are red-herrings, but also help determine which way up the pieces go, making it a little easier to put together.
Clue: first letters. Answer: lamp
Clue: pictogram. Answer: fish tank
Clue: pictogram. Answer: dog bed
Clue: pictogram. Answer: cat bowl
Clue: mathematics. Answer: DESK
Clue: 'what am I' riddle. Answer: vase
My first is in VET but not in PET
My second is in TRAIN but not in TOURING
My third is in SIGHT and also in SEE
My fourth is in PEAR but not in PAIR
I hold something pretty.
What am I?
Clue: letter pile. Answer: SHOWER
Clue: A=B. Answer: FRUIT BOWL
If A = B, B = C … Z = A
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Clue: riddle question. Answer: sink
What is the opposite of ‘float’?
Clue: link words. Answer: clock
_ _ _ _ _ work
_ _ _ _ _ face
_ _ _ _ _ wise
Clue: circular text. Answer: microwave
Clue: link word. Answer: cup
EGG_ _ _
WORLD _ _ _
TEA _ _ _
_ _ _ CAKE

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