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This may seem obvious, but at my birthday scavenger hunt, one of my friends wore flats (shoes), which made racing around the city difficult (and she ultimately ended up just quitting). Weather can be a factor in scheduling your scavenger hunt, so make sure people know to dress appropriately, especially when it comes to comfortable shoes. Then decide how long you want the hunt to last - pick an end time and place, and deduct points for every minute a team is late. Pick a location that works best for your group size and theme personally, I think it's more fun (and safer) if you can do everything on foot and not have to drive anywhere (unlike the University of Chicago's scavenger hunt, which is perhaps the world's craziest, most difficult scavenger hunt ever invented - it spans several states and even goes into Canada). It's best to schedule the event AT LEAST two weeks beforehand, though a month or more is better. Also, with themes you can have participants to dress up in crazy costumes (and if Halloween has taught us anything, it's that dressing up = instant party enhancer). Having a theme will not only tie everything together in one appealing package, it will help you come up with better clues and items to include in the hunt. Other theme ideas include a nature-themed scavenger hunt (you'd look for items out on the trail - though be sure to be considerate ), a food-based scavenger hunt, or a bachelorette/girls night out party. Self serving? Yes - but it's my birthday and I'll do what I want to. For my birthday hunt, I chose myself as a theme.