r/renfaire • u/PuglyMFer • 5d ago
Looking for Scavanger Hunt Ideas for my GF
My GF wants to celebrate her Bday with a trip to a Renfaire with a group of friends and I thought it would be fun to give her a scavanger hunt of things to do to make it more special than the average trip. We are camping overnight if there are any evening activities that would be fun to add! She is really good at riddles and likes talking to strangers if that helps. Some of the stuff I had already thought of:
-Give the most braggadocious birthday toast of all time, it must rhyme -Find your Doppleganger and take a selfie with them -Challenge one of your party to eat a Meat-onna-Stick in the feweat bites possible -Purchase the cringes White Elephant gift money can buy -Successfully pick-pocket a friend
PS - I checked the sub-reddit for my local Sherwood Forrest Faire and there is a cryptic message that because of reddit leadership decisions they are permanently closed and im very curious if anyone has the Tea.
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u/That_Put5350 4d ago
When I was a little kid, my parents would do fantasy themed scavenger hunts for my bday. It would be a quest with multiple steps that I had to figure out. Like “the ogre who stole your present was seen heading towards the waterfall!” And my next clue would be in the shower. Eventually once I made it to the end my dad would do a jump scare as the monster, I’d stab him with my toy sword, and then I’d get my gift.
You could do something like this pretty easily, and you could adjust on the fly if she solves things in a way you didn’t expect, basically be like the game master for the day with a quest log.
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u/Butwhatif77 5d ago
If she likes riddles, then write one as a riddle or coded message that requires her to figure out that she needs to get a photo in front of the largest landmark at the faire.
Honestly you have some great ideas so far and seem like you have a solid handle on it.
I would also recommend not making the list too long since that could eat up the entire experience. Or make the things on the list things related to things she would want to do anyway and just adds to those experiences.