Graveyard Scavenger Hunt Ideas

Photo courtesy of: Petter Palander

Be sure to lay a few ground rules like:

• Do not disturb anyone visiting someone's grave.

• Do not remove or move any flowers placed on someone's grave.

• No grave rubbings, as this can damage the markers and prevent future visitors from reading them. Grave rubbing is done when someone lays a piece of paper over the lettering and rubs with a pencil, crayon, etc.

GRAVEYARD SCAVENGER HUNT LIST

Have your participants try to obtain videotape, digital or Polaroid photos of each of the items on the graveyard scavenger hunt list.

Grave markers often have pictures on them. Find markers with each of the following:

__________Anchor

__________Cross

__________Cross and crown

__________Dolphin

__________Dove

__________Flower

__________Heart

__________Lamb

__________Lily

__________Praying child

__________Star of David

__________Teddy Bear

Grave markers come in various shapes and styles. Find grave markers that are shaped as follows:

__________Cross Headstone

__________Double headstone with 2 vases

__________Double heart monument

__________Garden memorial boulder

__________Headstone with vase

__________Memorial bench

__________Memorial tree stump

__________Obelisk

Grave markers sometimes tell more than just the person's name and age. Find markers with each of the following:

__________Beloved husband and father

__________Beloved wife and mother

__________Forever in our hearts

__________In memory of

__________Our loving parents

__________Rest in peace

__________Sleeping with the angels

Grave markers, tombstones, or mausoleums that have the following:

__________Earliest birthday you can find

__________Oldest tombstone you can find

__________Same birthday as a team member

__________Shortest life span you can find

__________Longest life span you can find

__________Longest last name you can find

__________"Saint" appears on it

__________Shortest last name you can find

__________Someone from another country

__________Someone who served in military you can find

__________Photos of as many different mausoleums as you can find


Designate a time and meeting place for the teams to return to. The first team to obtain the photos of the items, make it back within the allotted time, and has the most points will be the winner.

SCORING

• Each photo collected is worth 1 point.
  
• The first team to finish shall receive 5 bonus points.
  
• For each minute a team is late, they will be penalized 1 point.