We had an absolute hoot last night doing a Zoom scavenger hunt with a group of about 20 people.
It was well organized: The emcee would call out the item, noting if it was a "hard" or "easy" one (the "hard" ones were worth more points). Then we all went scrambling to find the item within the 30-second time limit (you got a full minute for the "hard" items). As soon as you located the item, you "raised your hand" using the Zoom tool and held it up so everyone could see.
One fellow acted as the timer, and two scorekeepers kept track of the points each player earned.
The items were both common (e.g., a take-out menu) and offbeat (e.g., a salt lamp). The "feather" item sent me rushing out to the backyard with a flashlight, checking under the bird feeders. It didn't occur to me until the next day that I could easily have retrieved a goose feather from the always-shedding down quilt!
The "empty toilet paper roll" had me rooting through a trash can full of snotty tissues and used dental floss. One participant confessed that she even ripped half a roll of toilet paper right off the roll to qualify!
There was a great deal of scrambling around, laughter, and creativity. For the "apple" item, one woman argued that her iPhone should qualify (the judges said no). One man, out of breath after repeatedly running up and down the steps to retrieve items, said that's it: he's selling his house and buying a one-story home!
We oldsters had a bit of an advantage as some of the items were a flip phone, a fire extinguisher, a box of Band-Aids and a G-rated movie (all of which we had). In the end, though, a young couple who had just put their infant to bed took the top prize: a $20 Amazon gift card.
This same group will be holding a Zoom Bingo competition later this month, and we are greatly looking forward to being part of it.
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