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Website Scavenger Hunt

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Perhaps you have recently launched a new website for your business, and you want to see if your viewers are paying attention and know how to navigate through your site.  What better way to drive some traffic to your site AND add a little bit of fun to it by running a contest with your users??

How would this all work? First, you would need to start by making a call out on your website for the contest and to get people to enter in their contact information to enter the contest, as well as provide users confirmation on when the contest would take place.  Once you have gathered everybody’s cell phone numbers, you can use an easy-to-use tool like TextClues in order to create an easy text message scavenger hunt across your website.  All you would need to do is enter the cell phone #s that have chosen to enter the contest, create a few scavenger hunt questions across your website and away you go!  The individual that completes the scavenger hunt first would win the prize :) TextClues has a dashboard which can specifically tell you when an individual has completed a scavenger hunt, and at what time, so you do not need to track any of this information on your own.

Here’s an example of how you could create a scavenger hunt contest across your site:

Clue: Welcome to the launch of our new website :) What year was our company founded? Reply with answer.
Answer: 2005
Clue: Correct! Where is our office located? (just # and street address)
Answer: 1234 Rainbow Way
Clue: Perfect! What is our top selling product?
Answer: Books
Clue: Fantastic! How fast can we ship our product to you within the United States?
Answer: 2 days, two days
Clue: What is our slogan?
Answer: Doing it right
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And the questions can continue for various other sections of your site…

Benefits of using TextClues and creating a scavenger hunt for your site:
– Creates some interest and traffic to your site
– Allows users to familiarize themselves with your site
– Allows you to collect some demographic information on the traffic to your site
– TextClues can display *everything* that the individual has inputted into the system before they get a right answer, so you can see how easy it is for people to navigate through your site and potentially make changes to your site based on user experience
– No need to create your own scavenger hunt form to collect all the answers from the user since TextClues will already do it for you!

TextClues is the perfect tool for this type of activity on your site.  Try it today and you won’t be disappointed on the results it will provide to you and your business.

Birthday Road Rally using Text Messages

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Here’s a fun idea for a birthday party for a crowd old enough to have cars (or those with willing parents).  You can set up a text message road rally using TextClues.

First everyone needs to start from the same location and this will be more fun in groups.  Also everyone will need a cell phone – just don’t text and drive! Here we go:

Clue: Welcome to Tracy’s road rally 2012! Head to the shopping mall and get a picture by the fountain.  Check the mall map, what store is at 4D?

Answer: Body Shop

Clue: Head down to the beach. How many wooden posts are there for volleyball nets?

Answer: 40

Clue: Drive to the public pool. How many feet deep is the shallow end?

Answer: 4.5

Clue: Go to the library. How many bookcases are there in the lower level?

Answer: 27

Clue: Head to the pizza pizza. What kind of pizza is combo 7?

Answer: Hawaiian

Clue: Drive over to the Walmart parking lot. What color is the sign on the east corner?

Answer: Orange

Clue: The next stop is the high school. What month was the school founded (find the plaque).

Answer: March

Clue: Make your way to Gateway Park. Who is the oak tree at the entrance dedicated to?

Answer: Deborah Wright

Clue: Next stop is the train station. How many stairs head underground?

Answer: 83

Clue: Go to the church. What color are the 4 flowers around the back on the northwest side?

Answer: Purple

Winning Message: You completed the car rally! Head back home for the birthday cake!

You can also use our randomize feature to send each group these text clues in a different order.

Sound like fun? Try our free demo to make your own text message road rally.

Father’s Day Gift Idea

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Special occasions always seem to creep up upon us, and Father’s Day is no exception.  With Father’s Day being only a few days away, you may be starting to panic if you haven’t already thought up a gift to give to your dad. With a tool like TextClues, you should have no fear! TextClues will help you make a personalized gift (aka a scavenger hunt!) for your dad in minutes!! What will it involve?
– A cell phone
– Some scavenging on your dad’s part
– A trip down memory lane for the both of you

You can make it a bit more of a surprise for your dad by having the scavenger hunt end with something that he may find useful, something that he has been wanting for a while but hasn’t had a chance to buy, or even just a personalized card from yourself :)

Here’s an example to get you started with your Father’s Day gift today!

Clue: Happy Father’s Day! Let’s start easy. How old am I this year? Reply with answer.
Answer: 15
Clue: Great job! Where did we go on vacation last year?
Answer: NYC, New York, New York City
Clue: Yup, was pretty fun! Now, go to the place in the house that has a photo from that trip. Your next clue awaits! (paper clue would be found at the photo: What sport were you apart of when you were in university?)
Answer: Football
Clue: We’ll have to go throw one around later tonight with this great weather. What’s your favorite food?
Answer: Chicken
Clue: Yup, mom’s making your favorite meal right now :) Final question! What have you wanted to buy the last month?
Answer: Golf clubs
Clue: That’s right! Go find mom to find your new gift :D Happy Father’s Day!!

Use TextClues for your scavenger hunt gift for your dad and he won’t be disappointed! It only costs $15 for 100 clues so you can create many many scavenger hunts for all occasions (and not just for Father’s Day!) At the end of this hunt, your dad will be asking for more so the extra clues will be sure to come in handy ;) Try it today.

Father’s Day Scavenger Hunt Ideas

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Here’s an example of a Father’s Day text message scavenger hunt that you can send your dad on his special day. Just make sure he has his cell phone handy.

Clue: What’s your favorite bbq food?

Answer: Steak

Clue: Go check out back on the bbq. How many steaks are cooking?

Answer: Four, 4

Clue: Should be tasty! What’s your favorite beer?

Answer: Heineken

Clue: Go check in the fridge. There’s a few waiting for you! What sport is playing on the tv?

Answer: Baseball

Clue: Should be a great game. Look under the couch for your card. Reply ‘done’ when you’ve read it.

Answer: Done

Clue: How many types of potato chips are on the table?

Answer: Three, 3

Clue: What color are the napkins?

Answer: Red

Clue: Go look in the kitchen. What’s cooking in the oven?

Answer: Baked potatoes, potatoes

Clue: Now go down to the basement for a surprise. What is it?

Answer: Baseball cap

Winning Message: Happy Father’s Day!! Go watch the game and relax, steaks will be ready soon :)

Create your own text message scavenger hunt with our demo.

How to Make a Father’s Day Scavenger Hunt

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Father’s Day is coming up and this year you should give him a gift that shows how much you care. A gift he will be telling all his friends about and one that he won’t ever forget. Scavenger hunts make great creative and memorable gifts and are perfect for father’s day. Using TextClues you can send the clues and receive the answers automatically over text messages… now that’s something he will never forget!

The scavenger hunt you create for your dad should have prizes based of his hobbies and and interests.  The clues can be based on his habits around the house. If your dad likes to fix things around the house get him a few new tools. If he likes playing sports get him some new or upgraded equipment. The clues can lead him to the spots where he likes to spend time around the house.

Here’s a simple example hunt that you can modify for your own Dad:

Clue: Happy Father’s Day Dad! What tool is sitting in the seat where you like to eat? Reply with the answer

Answer: Hammer

Clue: Alright now what’s hiding on the grate where you cook your world famous steak?

Answer: Screw Driver, screwdriver

Clue: Last but not least. What’s lying down in the spot where you sit and read?

Answer: Drill, Power Drill

Winning Message: Congratulations you found all your gifts. Happy Father’s Day Dad, thanks for always being there for me.

You can customize the clues and prizes to fit you own Dad and give him a gift he won’t forget. If you don’t want to give him so many small gifts and want to focus on one big gift then you can make a slight adjustment. In the places the clues lead to leave a question written on a note rather than a prize. The answer to the question will be the answer for the scavenger hunt. For example you can ask him what’s his favorite band, movie, book, actor or vacation spot.

Whatever you do have fun! And don’t forget you can try our TextClues demo here.

Bachelorette or Girl’s Night Out

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It’s a girls night out – perhaps a bachelorette party or even just a night out on the town and you and the girls want to make things interesting ;) Why not make a little game/hunt out of the outing? It’s a hassle to have to carry a pen and paper out to a lounge/bar/restaurant however we all know that we MUST carry our cell phones and cameras on a girl’s night out/bachelorette party to capture the moments of the night (although, perhaps some of the photos may be a “what happens this night, stays amongst the group” kind of night :) TextClues is the perfect tool to use for your night out – all you need is your cell phone and away you go :)

How would this work? Start by thinking of different things you girls might want to capture and find of the night.  Once you have this in place, all you need to do is set up the clues on the easy-to-use TextClues screens, schedule the hunt for when you want it to occur, enter in the phone numbers of your friends, and away you go ;)

Here’s just a little example of how you would use the tool for your night out :)  We’ll assume that you are already at the venue that the party is to take place.

Clue: Welcome to Girls Night Out, Addition 1 of many. We’ll start easy – Head to the bar, each girl buys a shot, and get someone to take a photo of you girls. Type “done” once complete.
Answer: Done
Clue: Perfect! Next, one of the girls has to find a guy to dance with her. Take a photo to capture this. Type “done” once complete.
Answer: Done
Clue: Great! Get one or more girls to get on the stage or podium and dance away ;) Take a photo to capture this. Type “done” once complete.
Answer: Done
Clue: Head back to the bar. Get the bartender to make you girls a special drink. Take a photo WITH the bartender. Type “done” once complete.
Answer: Done
Clue: Time to head back on to the dance floor! Find a guy to give you a kiss on the cheek. Take a photo to capture this. Type “done” once complete.
Answer: Done
Clue: Great job! Now enjoy the rest of the night and make it one you’ll always remember :)

When you and the girls get back home, you’ll have all of your photos to re-live the night and remember how much fun you guys all had going out. Or, if it is for a bachelorette party, the bride-to-be will have photos to always remember this night out :) TextClues can help make this a night to always remember, so try it out today and you won’t regret it!

Birthday Scavenger Hunt

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You can use Text Clues to create for a fun birthday party scavenger hunt for a group of kids. Everyone will need a cell phone so they can receive text messages.

Clue: Welcome to the birthday scavenger hunt! First question, who’s birthday is it? Reply with the answer

Answer: Jacob

Clue: Yes. How old is he turning?

Answer: 11, eleven

Clue: Go into the kitchen and get your balloon. Pop it and find the next clue inside. Reply with the answer.

Answer: blue

Clue: Get your shoes on and run around the block. When you get back to the house reply: done

Answer: done

Clue: Now head to the back yard and jump 10 times on the trampoline. When you’re finished reply: done

Answer: done

Clue: Go to the back yard. Grab the hula hoop and twirl it around your waist 20 times. When you’re finished reply: done

Answer: done

Clue: Go to the front yard. Play the bean bag game until you get them all into the hole. When you’re finished reply: done

Answer: done

Clue: Go to the garage and play a game of twister. When you’re finished reply: done

Answer: done

Clue: How many trees are there around the house.

Answer: 4, four

Winning Message: Congratulations you won! Head back to the kitchen for some ice cream cake!

You can also use our shuffle feature to make sure each participant gets the clues in a random order. Try our free demo to see how you can send a birthday text message scavenger hunt.

Brain Teasers and TextClues

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Does your family love a challenging puzzle or brain teaser? Well if they do why not make a fun activity, with some friendly competition, that everyone can enjoy! I’m talking about making a brain teaser quiz completed using text messages.

First you need a list of brain teasers and puzzles to ask the participants.  There are some great websites that provide riddles off all difficulties for free. A few of the most popular sites include:

Go through these sites and you’ll find lots of fun clues that you’ll be able to use.  When you have a good list ready you can create a quiz to be sent to the whole family over their mobile phones! It will send a text message with the puzzle, riddle or brain teaser and they have to try and text back the correct answer. If they get the answer correct then the next riddle is sent automatically. They will have three chances to get the correct answer before being given the answer and the next riddle.

You can score the answers as follows:

     Answer on:      Points Awarded:
     Guess 1      3
     Guess 2      2
     Guess 3      1

Once everyone is done with their quiz you can see easily online how many guesses each person took for each puzzle. So tally up all the points and determine the winner! This is a great activity for a games night and making teams will just add to the fun.

Give it a try using TextClues and let us know how much fun you had. Or test out a few riddles using the demo to see it work for yourself.

A Scavenger Hunt Down Memory Lane

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Here’s an idea for a text message scavenger hunt that takes your significant other or someone close to you down memory lane. All they need is a cell phone and you can send them a special scavenger hunt that shows how much they mean to you.

Clue: Are you ready for a trip down memory lane? Go hop in the car and look on the passenger seat. Where were we when that that picture was taken?

Answer: Hawaii

Clue: Wow that was so much fun! Chateau Gonflable Remember when we learned how to surf for the first time? Drive down to chestnut street and park at our old high school. What sport did I always come watch you play?

Answer: football

Clue: Those were good times. What was our music teacher’s name?

Answer: Mr. Jacobson

Clue: He was a riot! What instrument did I love to play?

Answer: Flute

Clue: Alright get back on chestnut and drive east to the pool we used to lifeguard at during the summer. Who was the head life guard?

Answer: Jeff

Clue: Jeff was awesome. That was such a laid back job. What color was my skin after my first day back then?

Answer: Red

Clue: Ya I got pretty burnt :) Alright, head back home. But take a detour to the park where we first kissed. What street is it on?

Answer: O’Connor, O’Connor street

Clue: When you get back walk around to the backyard. Who used to always come over for a beer out here.

Answer: Davis

Clue: We really should invite him over to catch up! Now head inside the house. What kind of flowers did you get me that are out in the hall?

Answer: Lilies

Clue: Now go into the dining room. Where did we get the wooden figurine by the table?

Answer: Jamaica

Winning Message: Now come up to the kitchen. I made something special for you :)

To see how to create your own trip down memory lane try out our free demo!

Anniversary Scavenger Hunt

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Anniversaries – They come once every year and each year, you want to make it that much more special for your significant other.  What more would your significant other want than the fact that you:

  • Actually remembered your anniversary
  • Took the time to plan something out
  • Tried to relive some of the fond moments and memories you guys have spent together

Absolutely nothing! ;) Now, what activity can incorporate all of the above into a fun/romantic/sweet gift for your significant other? A scavenger hunt of course! Now, with a text messaging scavenger hunt tool like TextClues, creating and Toboggan Gonflable executing scavenger hunts has never been easier.  Your partner will think you’ve spent lots of hard time and effort to make this special gift for them, but it’ll only be between you and me that we know that TextClues has helped to make the experience that much more easy to accomplish.

What do you need to do before starting your scavenger hunt?

  1. Think of some facts that are special and important to the both of you that you can include into the scavenger hunt
  2. Think of where you want the hunt to lead to at the end of it all
  3. Decide whether you want to incorporate little prizes in between the hunt

 Once you’ve got all the above collected, you are ready to go.

 Here’s a fun example!

 Clue: Hi baby! Happy Anniversary :) Let’s start with something easy. Where did we first meet?

Answer: The Plant Lounge, Plant Lounge, lounge, a lounge

Clue: Good job. Where did I take you on our first date?

Answer: Goon’s Seafood, Goon’s Seafood Restaurant

Clue: Yes! Delicious wasn’t it? ;) Head to the cabinet where you keep all your favorite treats. Whats inside?

Answer: Chocolate

Clue: Yup just for you :) Head to the front door for another surprise

…

This can continue on with a few more clues, or you can simply leave a bouquet of flowers outside the door, or you can be standing outside the door ready to give your loved one a kiss :) Your significant other will be so happy of the thought you put into their gift.

 

With TextClues, you can be creating a scavenger hunt like the above within minutes! Try it out today, and you and your significant other won’t regret it ;)