A Halloween hunt

Hide the treats around the house, and turn your home into a Halloween scavenger hunt.

Free6 lessons5 minutesWith Tek

6 short films with Tek, each about a minute long. After each one, your kid does a step on paper or at home. Every lesson plays free on this page, with no account.

Free here until October 31. After that, this course is in Kubrio's kid app with the rest.

Your turn!

Name your game and write the reason. At home, write it on a card.

What the film says (Lesson 1 of 6)

Hi, I'm Tek! Today you make a scavenger hunt game. A whole house, full of hidden things!
Every hunt starts with a reason. Why is your hero searching?
Open Game Design. Name your game, then write the reason. Tap an idea, or make up your own.
Lost toys before bedtime. Getting ready for a party. Looking for a surprise!
At home, it works the same way. Write the reason on a card, and read it out before the hunt starts.
Your turn. Name your game, and write why your hero is searching. Then press Next.

Every lesson

Lesson 1 · 0:44
Why is your hero searching?
Your turn: Name your game and write the reason. At home, write it on a card.
Watch lesson 1
What the film says
1. 0:00
  Hi, I'm Tek! Today you make a scavenger hunt game. A whole house, full of hidden things!
2. 0:07
  Every hunt starts with a reason. Why is your hero searching?
3. 0:13
  Open Game Design. Name your game, then write the reason. Tap an idea, or make up your own.
4. 0:20
  Lost toys before bedtime. Getting ready for a party. Looking for a surprise!
5. 0:27
  At home, it works the same way. Write the reason on a card, and read it out before the hunt starts.
6. 0:34
  Your turn. Name your game, and write why your hero is searching. Then press Next.
Lesson 2 · 0:45
Draw the hero and three things
Your turn: Draw your hero, three things to hide, and a cat if you like. At home, pick three small things.
Watch lesson 2
What the film says
1. 0:00
  Who searches, and what do they find? Open Art.
2. 0:05
  Draw your hero first. Then draw three things to hide. The key is ready made, so that's four things to find!
3. 0:13
  Pick things that are small enough to hide. A crown, a teddy, a bunny.
4. 0:19
  Want a twist? Draw a sneaky cat. It walks around one room and gets in the way.
5. 0:26
  At home, pick three small things, like a sock, a toy car, and a spoon. And ask someone to be the cat!
6. 0:35
  Your turn. Draw your hero, three things, and a cat if you like. Then press Next.
Lesson 3 · 0:42
Build the house room by room
Your turn: Build a house with four rooms or more. At home, draw a map with one box per room.
Watch lesson 3
What the film says
1. 0:00
  Time to build the house! Open Build. The first tab is Rooms.
2. 0:06
  Pick a room, then tap a plus next to the house. Pop! The room appears.
3. 0:12
  Hallway, living room, kitchen, bedroom. Each new room joins the house with a door.
4. 0:19
  A house can have up to eight rooms. More rooms, more places to search.
5. 0:25
  At home, draw a map of your house on paper. One box for each room, and a gap for each door.
6. 0:32
  Your turn. Build a house with four rooms or more. Then press Next.
Lesson 4 · 0:49
Furniture makes hiding spots
Your turn: Put a hiding spot in every room. At home, draw the hiding spots on your map.
Watch lesson 4
What the film says
1. 0:00
  An empty room has nowhere to hide. Let's fill it!
2. 0:05
  Open the Furniture tab. Pick a piece, then tap a spot inside a room.
3. 0:11
  Tap a piece again to turn it. Now the bed faces the other way!
4. 0:16
  Look for the words "Hides things". A bed, a sofa, a bookshelf, a fridge. Those are your hiding spots.
5. 0:25
  Keep the doorways clear, so your hero can walk through.
6. 0:30
  At home, walk around with your map and draw the hiding spots. Under a cushion, in a shoe box. Ask a grown-up which spots are OK.
7. 0:40
  Your turn. Put a hiding spot in every room. Then press Next.
Lesson 5 · 1:00
Hide, lock, and let the cat walk
Your turn: Hide all four things, lock one door, and turn on the cat. At home, hide them for real with a paper key.
Watch lesson 5
What the film says
1. 0:00
  Now the fun part. Open Hide things!
2. 0:04
  Pick a drawing, then tap the furniture it hides in. The crown goes behind the books. The teddy goes under the bed.
3. 0:13
  Hide the key too. Then tap Lock a door, and tap a doorway. Now that room needs the key!
4. 0:20
  Put something behind the locked door, and hide the key outside it. The player finds the key first.
5. 0:27
  Turn on Sneaky cat. If the cat catches your hero, the last thing they found goes back to its spot!
6. 0:35
  Check the list. Three green ticks, and your house is ready.
7. 0:40
  At home, hide your things for real, with a paper key. Put a locked sign on one door. If the cat tags you, put back the last thing you found.
8. 0:50
  Your turn. Hide everything, lock one door, and add the cat. Then press Next.
Lesson 6 · 0:58
Play it, then share it
Your turn: Build three houses, find everything in Playtest, pick the music, and launch. At home, let your family hunt.
Watch lesson 6
What the film says
1. 0:00
  Your house is ready. Play it! Open Playtest.
2. 0:05
  Tap the floor to walk. Tap furniture to search it. Find all four things to win.
3. 0:12
  Too easy? Go back to Build, and hide things in trickier spots. Too hard? Move one closer.
4. 0:19
  Make it bigger. Tap New house. When your hero finds everything, they walk out the front door, and into the next house!
5. 0:28
  A game needs three houses to launch. Pick the music in Sound, then launch it for your family.
6. 0:35
  At home, swap places. Your family hunts, and you watch. Then they hide, and you hunt!
7. 0:43
  Your turn. Build three houses, find everything in Playtest, pick the music, and launch your game.
8. 0:51
  You made a scavenger hunt game!