• Head out on a haunted hunt next Halloween.halloween image by Nicolas D from Fotolia.com
  
  There are loads of ways to celebrate Halloween. While many people opt to simply don costumes and go door to door on a quest for free sweets, others seek a less typical way to enjoy some spooky merriment. To set your Halloween celebration apart from the rest, plan a video scavenger hunt. By arming participants with video cameras and sending them on a hunt around town, you can create an organized Halloween challenge to thrill your friends.
  
  

Jack-o'-Lantern Specifics

• Jack-o'-laterns are a ubiquitous presence on and around Halloween. Ask video scavenger hunters to find some of these festive creations featuring specific images. For example, list a jack-o'-lantern featuring a cartoon character or creepy cat on your list. As players head around town, they will pay a bit of extra attention to these commonplace Halloween items.
  
  

Spooky Spiders

• Much to the chagrin of arachnophobiacs, spiders are common in Halloween decor. Include a decorative spider on your list of sought-after items. To make the challenge more difficult, set a specific size requirement that dictates that the decorative spider must be either very small or very large to qualify. For example, you could challenge searchers to seek a spider smaller than a quarter or larger than a team member's head. To prove that they have found a spider that fits the specified dimensions, the team members need to place one of these reference objects next to the creepy crawler.
  
  

Creepy Coffin

• On All Hallows Eve, ghouls and goblins vacate the caskets, leaving these receptacles for the dead open to new inhabitants. Ask scavenger hunt participants to locate an empty coffin during their hunt. To make the challenge even more intriguing, offer extra points if they capture a video of a group member lying down to rest in this den of the dead.
  
  

Parade of Pets

• While humans organize Halloween celebrations, many pets willingly take part. Ask hunters to capture images of pets dressed as various things. As they traverse the town, they will keep their eyes open for four-legged holiday celebrants.
  
  

Empty Street

• Finding streets full of costumed children is hardly a challenge on Halloween. Locating a street devoid of trick-or-treating tikes is much more difficult. Challenge your video scavenger hunters to capture footage of a vacant street while completing their Halloween scavenger hunt.
  
  

Business Involvement

• Individuals are not the only ones who enjoy Halloween festivities. Some businesses opt to get in on the fun as well. Place a Halloween-themed business marquis on your scavenger hunt list, encouraging hunters to seek out a business sign that refers to the creep-tastic holiday.