This alphabet scavenger hunt was the perfect activity to do when we were stuck at home indoors. It actually occupied my 7 year old and 4 year old for over an hour with only minimal help from me! Win!
Materials Needed:
- Sticky Notes
- Marker
- Objects from around the house
What to Do:
Ask participants to find objects around the house that begin with each letter of the alphabet. That’s it! Because your kids will inevitably ask you for help, here is a list of words that begin with each letter that you may have lying around the house.
Words for Each Letter of the Alphabet
- A: apple, applesauce, airplane, astronaut, alligator, ax, ant
- B: ball, banana, boat, brick, box, bag, bed, bear, bat
- C: car, cookie, cake, cat, cob, cow, candy
- D: dog, dragon, drum, dime, doll, duck, dump truck
- E: elephant, ear, eye, egg, elf
- F: frog, feather, fish, flower, flamingo, fire, flashlight
- G: giraffe, game, girl, goat, ghost, gift, goose, gorilla, guitar
- H: helicopter, hammer, heart, hat, hand, horse, heart, house
- I: ice cream, ice, inch, island, insect,
- J: joker, jacket, jam, jewel, jet
- K: ketchup, knife, knot, kazoo, kiwi, koala, kangaroo, key, kettle
- L: lizard, lion, leopard, ladder, lamb, leaf, leg, lock, lips, lemon, light
- M: mouse, mail, map, mat, match, mitten, man, money
- N: nickel, nail, net, nest, nose, nut
- O: Oreos, octopus, orange, onion
- P: pan, pen, Pokemon, pig, pet, pink, pot, pizza, pumpkin, pear, pretzel
- Q: quarter, queen, quilt, quartz, quail, question mark
- R: reptile, rabbit, rake, rat, red, ring, rocket, rose, rainbow, rhino, robot
- S: scissors, snake, strawberry, star, stop sign, sun, snail
- T: teacup, ten, tomato, toad, tiger, table, tail, toy, telephone, tractor, tooth, turtle, tree
- U: Uno, umbrella, utencils, underwear, uniform, unicorn, ukulele
- V: vase, vine, vest, vegetable, van, volcano, violin
- W: whistle, wand, walrus, whale, white, watermelon, wolf, worm
- X: x-ray, xylophone
- Y: yoyo, yellow, yam, yak, yolk
- Z: zebra, zero, zig zag, zipper
More Educational Activities to do at Home
Here are some more simple and educational activities you can do at home:
- Paper Towel Roll & Pom Pom Challenge * ages 3+
- Spray Bottle Alphabet Game * ages 3+
- Pool Noodle Obstacle Course * ages 2+
And don’t forget to check out our NEW book – 100 Easy STEAM Activities is full of fun games and creative projects to learn early concepts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math with materials you already have around the house!
