Photo scavenger hunt ideas for parties and team days

Updated 2026-11-01 by Scan & Snap

A photo scavenger hunt is a game where people or teams photograph items from a list within a time limit. Divide into teams of 3 to 6, set a 30 to 60 minute limit, give points for each prompt, and collect the photos in one shared album so you can judge them together. Here are lists for different groups.

For adult birthday parties

• The guest who's known the birthday person longest
• Recreate a photo from their school days
• Someone doing their signature dance
• The whole group pretending to be surprised
• A stranger singing happy birthday (ask first)
• The birthday person's favourite drink
• Something older than the birthday person
• A human pyramid (safely)
• Your team's best album cover
• Everyone wearing one guest's glasses

For Christmas parties

• The best festive jumper
• Your team around a Christmas tree
• A boss wearing a paper hat
• Someone under the mistletoe with a pet or a plant
• The worst cracker joke, with reactions
• A recreation of a nativity scene
• Something in the room that's sparkly
• Your best Home Alone face
• Someone asleep by 9pm (or pretending)
• The team singing a carol

For team building and work events

• Team photo with someone from another department
• Your team spelling out the company's initials
• The most creative use of a lanyard
• A photo with the longest-serving person present
• Your team recreating a famous painting
• Everyone jumping at the same moment
• A view nobody else would notice
• The most unlikely meeting room
• A new team mascot
• Your team's product launch pose

Stay away from prompts that single someone out for their age, looks or how much they've had to drink. People should be able to take part without feeling exposed.

For a town or city

• A statue, copying its pose
• Something the oldest in your team remembers from childhood
• A street sign containing a team member's name
• A local shopkeeper (with permission)
• The best view in town
• Something that costs under €1
• Public art
• A door you'd love to own

How to score it

1. Give one point for simple prompts, and three for hard ones.
2. Add a bonus for the best photo in each round, chosen by the judges.
3. Ask each team to enter its team name in the name box when uploading. That way you can tell whose photos are whose.
4. Set a firm finishing time, and take off a point for every minute a team is late.
5. Show the winners on a TV. The live slideshow can run photos as they come in.

Collecting the photos

Create a free QR code album and put the code on the printed list. For small groups, 50 photos will often be enough. With several teams and lots of prompts, you'll need a paid plan, which removes the photo limit. Use one album per game, so you don't have to sort through other events' pictures.