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.

Movie Theme Trivia Game for a Family Reunion

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If you’re trying to plan some fun activities for a family reunion, how about organizing a fun  trivia game based on movies we’ve all seen. With an easy-to-use and ready made tool like TextClues you can easily involve everyone in the fun as long as they have a mobile phone. Great for small or large groups and all ages. Everything can be set up beforehand and on the day you can relax and enjoy the fun.

A movie theme trivia game is a great way to involve the whole family in a fun activity. To get your trivia game started, think about whether you want everyone to play as individuals or you could also divide them up into teams, depending on the age groups.

 

First, decide on how many questions you’d like your trivia game  to include and start jotting down some ideas. You can include movie categories based on the people attending your reunion. Lots of kids means more questions geared towards that age group, older family members would more likely remember some of the old classics, you choose your own questions. If you decide on teams, mix up the age groups so everyone has a chance to answer the questions.
Next, think of some prizes for the winners, either an individual prize or enough for the members of a team.  Movie tickets would be a good choice, maybe packaged in gift bags.

Here are a few suggestions for clues to get your trivia game started:
Clue: Which of the witches was killed when Dorothy’s house landed in Oz?
Answer: Wicked Witch of the East, Witch of the East

Clue: What is the name of the character played by Drew Barrymore in E.T.?
Answer: Gertie

Clue: What’s the name of Sid’s dog in Toy Story?
Answer: Scud

It’s easy to personalize your movie questions for your own family.  I hope you have got some good ideas for your next family reunion.

Organizing a large or small group trivia game with a movie theme can be easily made with the TextClues service. With TextClues :

  • you can monitor the trivia game from any device that is connected to the internet
  • You can enter as many mobile phone numbers as you want
  • You can track how many wrong answers a team had and base scoring on these numbers
  • The participants can enjoy an entirely unique activity where all clues and answers are completed via text messages

To see the TextClues service work on your phone try out the demo for free!

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!

American Sports Quiz

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TextClues is a great way to conduct an American Sports quiz for your friends or family using text messaging. The sports questions can be easy or hard. As each question is answered correctly each participant is texted another question until all the text questions have all been answered correctly. At the end you can text them where to find their prize. The prize provides some buzz and excitement to the quiz as well as motivation to get the right answer ! !


For example I recently used TextClues with my 2 youngest sons to create some excitement for the 2 Yankees tickets I had just bought for them. By asking a few simple text questions I was able to generate some excitement for the tickets, see below. This way rather Structure Gonflable than simply giving them the tickets they felt they had earned them, a win-win and they also hopefully learned some interesting facts about the Yankees in the process which they may not have known – maybe they cheated by getting some of the answers from Google – but still it was a lot of fun. Check it out ! !
Question: What was the full name of the team that won the World Series last year?
Answer: St Louis Cardinals
Question: What year did the Yankees last win the World Series?
Answer: 2009
Question: How many World Series have the Yankees won?
Answer: 27
Question: Who was the MVP the last time the New York Yankees won the World Series?
Answer: Hideki Matsui
Question: Who is the Manager of the New York Yankees?
Answer: Joe Girardi
Question: Where do the Yankees currently stand in the Eastern Division of the American League, answer using a number
Answer: 3
Question: What team is currently in top spot in the Eastern Division, answer using the name of the city
Answer: Baltimore
After answering all the questions correctly the following text message was sent: Congratulations, you’ve won a ticket to Saturday’s Yankee game, collect from Dad ! !

With TextClues, you can be creating a great sports quiz with text messaging like the above within minutes! Try it out today.

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

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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 ;)

Bike Ride Scavenger Hunt

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Looking for a way to add some excitement to one of your family bike rides? Then you should think about using a TextClues scavenger hunt for some family friendly fun.

First you’ll have to find a good bike path with some landmarks along the way. These landmarks will be used in the clues of the scavenger hunt. If you can’t remember enough landmarks or want to look for specifics you could ride the trail before hand or take a ride in the car to come up with some good clues.

Next you’ll want to come up with prizes. A good idea is having a treat near the end of the bike ride for everyone to enjoy. You could stop off at the local ice cream joint or popsicle stand.

Here’s an example hunt to get the ideas flowing for your own fun day out.

Clue: Time for our ride! Head from the house Toboggan Aquatique Gonflable and along the trail that leads over the river. Whats the name of the first street you cross?

Answer: Jones Street, Jones

Clue: Great! Now turn left down Jones street until you see the house with the green doors. What’s the name of the trail that leads down beside the house?

Answer: Oak Trail, Oak

Clue: That’s right! Continue down Oak Trail until it ends and then turn left. What is the first building you see?

Answer: Dairy Queen

Clue: You made it! Now head inside for some ice cream treats with you dad.

To see the TextClues service work on your phone try out the demo for free!

An Amazing Race using Text Messages

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Here’s an idea for a fun activity for a group of friends: set up an Amazing Race using TextClues. First, split everyone into teams. The leader of each team needs a cell phone to answer the text message challenges. You’ll want to have clues that lead the teams on an amazing race all over the city.

Before you start the race, you’ll want all the teams to compete in a contest to determine who gets a head start. This can be a trivia game or each team can dress up in matching costumes Parcours Obstacle Gonflable and you judge which team looks the best. Based on the scores, you can stagger the teams so that one leaves every 5 minutes, so they don’t all race off at the same time. You can schedule all the text hunts to start at the same time but just don’t give them the envelope with the first clue until they leave.

It’s up to you whether you want all the teams to have clues in the same order, but we do have a “shuffle” button if you want to randomize the clues for each team.You’ll want to come up with a scoring system. Each team has three tries for each clue, so you can give them 3 points if they get it right on the first try, 2 points on the second try, or 1 point on the third try. Finally, there should be a bonus for the time taken for each team to finish the amazing race and get back to the starting point. You could make this a percentage bonus to prevent teams from just guessing everything wrong but finishing first.

Here are some ideas for clues you could use:

Clue: Welcome to the 2012 Amazing Race. Check for the first clue in your envelope. (Inside the envelope you have the clue: Head west 10 blocks. What year was the church built?)

Answer: 1967

Clue: Head north to the park. Mike will be waiting for a game of bean bag toss. He’ll tell you the answer when you finish the game.

Answer: Mike is awesome

Clue: Good job. Now head to the fair trade coffee house where we always meet up with Liz. On the wall they have a picture of a plantation from what country?

Answer: Brazil

Clue: Head to the high school track and meet Jen. You guys will have to run some laps :) She’ll tell you the answer when you finish your sprints.

Answer: Jen rocks

Clue: How many tennis courts are on the other side of the school?

Answer: three, 3

Clue: Head south 6 blocks until you reach a park. What’s it called?

Answer: Jacob’s Park

Clue: Head to the baseball stadium. How many years has it been open?

Answer: 34

Clue: Use the pay phone to call Mike. Everyone on the team has to talk to him to make sure you’re all still there.

Answer: Subway

Clue: Yes hop on the subway and take it north 3 stops. Head into the shopping mall. What’s the name of the hair dresser up on the third floor.

Answer: Antonio’s

Winning Message: Alright you’re done! Now run back to the start of the race before the others make it back!

 

Try our demo to see how to create a text message amazing race.

Shopping Mall Scavenger Hunt

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Looking for a fun activity for a group of kids or teens? Well a Mall Scavenger Hunt provides family friendly fun at a very affordable price. There are a few different types of mall scavenger hunts. Have a read and pick your favorite.

The first is called a budget scavenger hunt. Each group is given a imaginary budget
and needs to come up with the best “purchases” for a certain scenario. They don’t
actually buy anything but instead write down what they found and can only “spend”
their imaginary budget. The scenarios can be fun like: A trip to the rain forest, a day
on the beach, climbing mount Everest or if you were trapped on a desert island.

Another fun idea is called the A-Z scavenger hunt. Here the Jeux Gonflables groups need to find an item starting with all the letters of the alphabet. You can give them a chart that has all the letters of the alphabet, a place to write the store name and a place to write the
product name.

The last option is a classic clue scavenger hunt around the mall. For this type you’ll have to head to the mall the day or morning before the hunt to come up with a list of clues. Walk around and look for interesting and funny features in the mall (storefronts, advertisements or mall features). Then ask questions about these features in the scavenger hunt.

Whenever you’re making a scavenger hunt you should consider how the TextClues service can make it that much more special. It allows you to complete the scavenger hunt entirely using text messages. See how it works using the demo.